Engineering at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

Southern Miss Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #200 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Southern Miss are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern Miss Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Southern Miss, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	29
Computer Engineering	5

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Industrial Engineers	1,830	$82,040
Industrial Production Managers	1,800	$97,780
Civil Engineers	1,450	$85,880
Cost Estimators	1,120	$60,360
Mechanical Engineers	1,110	$85,570

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

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