Nursing at University of Southern Mississippi

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 203 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Southern Miss.

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

Southern Miss Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Southern Miss does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Southern Miss Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
	35
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	57
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	93
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	103
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	148
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	206
Most Popular Nursing Schools	222
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	360
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	517
	539
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	606
Best Value Nursing Schools	711
	1,522

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Southern Miss. This makes it the #212 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #103 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Southern Miss Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Miss is $55,957. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 203 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from Southern Miss in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	166
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Southern Miss Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at Southern Miss awarded 45 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Southern Miss, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 31 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	203
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	45
Nursing Practice	28
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	14
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	4
Nursing Science	3

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	29,860	$58,490
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,010	$94,800
Nurse Practitioners	2,930	$109,700
Nursing Instructors and Professors	570	$73,840
Nurse Anesthetists	310	$163,320

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.