Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of Southern Mississippi

Every speech pathology and audiology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the audiology program at University of Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. In 2021, 42 audiology 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 Speech Pathology & Audiology section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Speech Pathology & Audiology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Audiology
• Master’s Degree in Audiology

Southern Miss Speech Pathology & Audiology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks audiology programs across the country. The following shows how Southern Miss performed in these rankings.

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 audiology major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Speech Pathology & Audiology. 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 Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools	23
Most Focused Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
	79
Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Degree Schools	81
	127
Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools	134

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in audiology from Southern Miss. This makes it the #59 most popular school for audiology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Audiology Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 audiology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss. Of these graduates, 2% were men and 98% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in audiology 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 audiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Miss Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 audiology majors earned their master's degree from Southern Miss. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a audiology master's degree from Southern Miss, 87% 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 audiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services

Careers That Audiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in audiology 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
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,650	$64,560
Audiologists	110	$60,960

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.