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Graduate Programs at Southern Mississippi

Graduate Program 72 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 12 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 3,268
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2024 Tuition & Fees $11,618

Graduate Programs Overview

University of Southern Mississippi offers 72 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 12 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 3,268 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at Southern Mississippi and 1,732 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $9,618 for Mississippi residents and $11,618 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at University of Southern Mississippi.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (50 programs)
Doctorate - Research (22 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (11 programs)
Doctorate - Research (1 programs)
Tuition & Fees$9,618 Mississippi residents
$11,618 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment3,268 graduate students
1,732 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at Southern Mississippi

It offers 72 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's, Doctorate and Post-MS Certificate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree5011
Post Master's Degree52
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship221
Total7212

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $9,618 for Mississippi residents and $11,618 for students from other States at University of Southern Mississippi. The 2024 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.47% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2021202220232024
In-State$8,896$9,204$9,450$9,618
Out-of-State$10,896$11,204$11,450$11,618
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] University of Southern Mississippi Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At University of Southern Mississippi, 3,268 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 1,112 male and 2,156 female students. By attendance status, there are 1,462 full-time and 1,806 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total3,2682,1561,112
Full-time1,462898564
Part-time1,8061,258548
[Chart] University of Southern Mississippi Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of Southern Mississippi, 1,732 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 418 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 3,268 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total3,268
Online Exclusively1,732
In Some Online Classes418
Not In Online Classes1,118
[Chart] University of Southern Mississippi Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs