Clinical/Medical Social Work at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study clinical/medical 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.

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

Southern Miss Clinical/Medical Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical/Medical Social Work

Southern Miss Clinical/Medical Social Work Rankings

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Clinical/Medical Social Work Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Clinical/Medical Social Work from Southern Miss in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in clinical/medical social work each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical/medical social work master's degree from Southern Miss, 64% 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 clinical/medical social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Clinical/Medical Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical/medical 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
Healthcare Social Workers	1,070	$48,080
Substance Abuse Social Workers	840	$41,470
Social Work Professors	50	$72,830

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.