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Allied Health Professions at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study Allied Health Professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Southern Mississippi sits in Hattiesburg, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 1 allied health professions graduations were recorded at University of Southern Mississippi.

Online Class Availability at University of Southern Mississippi

Distance learning is available at University of Southern Mississippi. Among 13,170 students, 4,140 (31%) studied exclusively online and 5,550 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Allied Health Professions Rankings at University of Southern Mississippi

These rankings give you a sense of how University of Southern Mississippi’s Allied Health Professions program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Mississippi	#None of 15
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#None of 325
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#None of 1,196
Best Value	Mississippi	#None of 17
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#None of 352
Best Value	Nationwide	#None of 1,196

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Allied Health Professions graduates at University of Southern Mississippi, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Allied Health Professions graduates at University of Southern Mississippi are 100% women (1) and 0% men (0).

Allied Health Professions Master’s Program at University of Southern Mississippi

Among the 1 master’s allied health professions degrees awarded at University of Southern Mississippi, 100% were women (1) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Allied Health Professions master’s degree recipients at University of Southern Mississippi.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of Allied Health Professions master’s degree recipients at University of Southern Mississippi, higher than the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Allied Health Professions Concentrations at University of Southern Mississippi

This Allied Health Professions program at University of Southern Mississippi includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Athletic Training	1

Highest-Paying Careers for Allied Health Professions Graduates

Graduates of the Allied Health Professions program at University of Southern Mississippi go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Allied Health Professions majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$153,819
Surgical Assistants	$141,004
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$137,802
Respiratory Therapists	$128,345
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$119,042
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$116,229
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$115,968
Emergency Medical Technicians	$105,175
Hearing Aid Specialists	$96,168

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.