Online Program Overview

University of Southern Mississippi is a four-years, public school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $9,618 for Mississippi residents and $11,618 for other students on average.

It offers 162 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 20 programs - 1 Certificate, 3 Bachelors, 11 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameUniversity of Southern Mississippi
Typefour-years, public
Address118 College Drive # 0001, Hattiesburg, MS
Online Students3,954 Enrolled Online Exclusively
6,490 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$9,618
Out-of-State$11,618
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$9,618
Out-of-State$11,618
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Online Degree Programs
Total20 Programs
Certificate1 Programs
Bachelors3 Programs
Masters11 Programs
Doctorate1 Programs
Post-Graduate4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Southern Mississippi . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $9,618 and $11,618 for non-Mississippi residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $9,618 and $11,618 for out-of-state students.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $392 for Mississippi residents and $476 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $522 for Mississippi residents and $634 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
Tuition & feesCost Per Credit HourTuition Change Chart
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$8,896$8,896$9,204$9,450$9,618
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$10,896$10,896$11,204$11,450$11,618
Graduate (In-State)$8,896$8,896$9,204$9,450$9,618
Graduate (Out-of-State)$10,896$10,896$11,204$11,450$11,618
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$366$366$379$385$392
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$450$450$463$469$476
Graduate (In-State)$488$488$506$513$522
Graduate (Out-of-State)$600$600$618$625$634
Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Southern Mississippi offers 162 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 20 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 3 Bachelors, 11 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs1NOT OFFERED3 1114
Overall Programs6NOT OFFERED72 502212
The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
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Education
Engineering Technology
Work and Family Studies
Library Science
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Business

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Southern Mississippi, there are 13,526 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 10,444 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,954 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,490 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment13,526
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,954
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses6,490
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,082
By student location, out of a total of 3,954 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,589 Mississippi Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,326 students living in the U.S. States other than Mississippi, and 39 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,954
Mississippi Resident2,589
Other State In U.S.1,326
Outside of U.S.39
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,954
Undergraduate2,222
Graduate1,732
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,222
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,207
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking15

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