Social Work at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what University of Southern Mississippi has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. In 2021, 64 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss.

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

Southern Miss Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Southern Miss Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Southern Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	92
Best Value Social Work Schools	123
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	159
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
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In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in social work from Southern Miss. This makes it the #159 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Southern Miss Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Miss is $27,534. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southern Miss Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at Southern Miss awarded 60 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 8% better 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 master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Healthcare Social Workers	1,070	$48,080
Social and Community Service Managers	920	$47,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	840	$41,470
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	600	$36,790

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.