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Nursing at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. 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

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southern Miss offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

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: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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 Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 70
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 Master’s Degree Schools 211
Most Popular Nursing Schools 222
225
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 254
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 321
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
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 831
905
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,000
Best Nursing Schools 1,251
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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.

Earnings of Southern Miss Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Miss is $55,957. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

79% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 203 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Southern Miss in 2020-2021, 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.

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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.

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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

82% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 45 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Southern Miss, about 18% were men and 82% were 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.

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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.

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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

The following nursing concentations are available at University of Southern Mississippi. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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