Economics at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 economics 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Southern Miss Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics 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 economics major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	672

Economics Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Southern Miss in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 4% more women than 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 economics.

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

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,470	$45,530
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Economics Professors	40	$96,740
Economists	40	$75,450

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.