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Sports Management at University of Southern Mississippi

Sports Management at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a sports management school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sports management 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 Sports Management section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Sports Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management
  • Master’s Degree in Sports Management

Southern Miss Sports Management Rankings

The sports management major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sports Management. 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.

Sports Management Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Sports Management Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of sports management bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sports management at Southern Miss are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sports management bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Southern Miss Sports Management Master’s Program

42% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of sports management master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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Of the students who received a sports management master's degree from Southern Miss, 67% 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 sports management.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 29
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Sports Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in sports management 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
Coaches and Scouts 1,370 $51,120
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1,250 $32,090
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 150 $62,070

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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