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Registered Nursing at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a registered 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 registered nursing program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. In 2021, 203 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss.

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

Southern Miss Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Southern Miss Registered Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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 Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 175
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 189
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 306
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 563
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 763
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 794
862
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,209
Best Registered Nursing Schools 1,317
1,631

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 203 students earned a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Southern Miss. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. The typical registered 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 registered 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 registered 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 also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 570 $73,840

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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