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Undergraduate Journalism at University of Southern Mississippi

Here is an overview of this program at University of Southern Mississippi. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. At its best it places at #2 out of 2 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

University of Southern Mississippi Undergraduate Journalism Rankings

College Factual rates University of Southern Mississippi highly for journalism, placing at #184 out of 203 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Schools	184 of 203
Best Journalism Schools in Mississippi	3 of 3
Best Journalism Schools in the Southeast Region	37 of 46

Undergraduate Journalism Degrees at University of Southern Mississippi

Here is each degree level granted in journalism at University of Southern Mississippi, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	14

University of Southern Mississippi Journalism Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Southern Mississippi handed out 14 bachelor’s degrees in journalism.

Bachelor’s Rankings

University of Southern Mississippi ranks competitively among schools offering journalism at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #2 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi	2
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	35
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160

Salary of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Journalism students who finish a bachelor’s at University of Southern Mississippi report a median salary of $41,330 a year. This is below $51,802, the median for all majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Student Debt of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at University of Southern Mississippi, journalism graduates take on a median debt of $26,000 in student loans. This is above $25,231, the typical median for all majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

University of Southern Mississippi Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,094	$11,888
Fees	$110	$110

Learn more about University of Southern Mississippi tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 7% of journalism bachelor’s degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

The largest share of journalism bachelor’s degree graduates at University of Southern Mississippi were Black or African American. Roughly 57% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s in journalism.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License More about our data sources and methodologies.