University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a four-year, public school located in Hattiesburg, MS.
It offers 84 graduate programs - 50 Master's, 21 Doctorate, 8 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,998 for in-state and $11,998 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,977 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 13,170 students at USM. USM offers online graduate programs and 1,614 out of 2,977 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find USM's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,998 for Mississippi residents and $11,998 for out-of-state students. It offers eighty-four (84) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Southern Mississippi |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 118 College Drive # 0001, Hattiesburg, MS |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,098 students
1,614 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,998
Out-of-State$11,998 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 84 Graduate Programs
50 Master's, 21 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Southern Mississippi
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Southern Mississippi with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $9,998 and $11,998 for non-Mississippi residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $550 for Mississippi residents and $662 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,888 | $11,888 |
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| Fees | $110 | $110 |
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| Cost per Credit | $550 | $662 |
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| Books & Supplies | $852 |
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| Room & Board | $11,920 (On-Campus) / $10,322 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,090 (On-Campus) / $5,308 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $27,860 | $29,860 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,480 | $28,480 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $8,896 | $9,204 | $9,450 | $9,618 | $9,998 |
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| Out-of-State | $10,896 | $11,204 | $11,450 | $11,618 | $11,998 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Southern Mississippi offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 84 major areas - 50 Master's (14 online programs), 21 Doctorate (4 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 898 students have been conferred Master's degree and 305 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 898 | 305 | 108 | 41 |
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| Men | 297 | 116 | 43 | 4 |
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| Women | 601 | 189 | 65 | 37 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | 66 |
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Graduate Student Population
USM graduate schools have a total of 3,098 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,024 male and 2,074 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,444 full-time and 1,654 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,614 students enrolled through online exclusively and 386 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,697 White, 673 Black, and 67 Asian students are attending at University of Southern Mississippi. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
50 grad students are younger than 22 and 691 students are older than 65. It has 1,463 students aged between 22 and 30 and 773 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,098 |
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| Men | 1,024 |
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| Women | 2,074 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,098 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,444 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,654 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,098 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 9 |
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| Asian | 67 |
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| Black | 673 |
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| Hispanic | 161 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 1,697 |
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| Two or more races | 86 |
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| Un-Known | 54 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,098 |
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| 21 & Under | 50 |
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| 22-24 | 728 |
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| 25-29 | 735 |
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| 30-34 | 438 |
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| 35-39 | 335 |
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| 40 & Over | 691 |
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Online Population
At University of Southern Mississippi graduate schools, 1,614 students enrolled online exclusively and 386 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,977 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,614 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 386 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 977 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,614 |
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| Mississippi Resident | 947 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 638 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 29 |
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