University of Southern Mississippi Online Learning

Online courses are an excellent option for busy students, and some - especially older students and those who work full-time - may even wish to get their entire degree online. Keep reading to find out more about your online learning opportunities at University of Southern Mississippi. On this page you will find:

• Online Bachelor’s Degrees
• Online Master’s Degrees
• Online Student Breakdown
• Combined Student Totals
• Undergraduate Degree Seekers
• Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers

Online Bachelor’s Degrees at Southern Miss

Southern Miss offers 3 online bachelor's degrees. During the most recent year for which data is available, 117 students obtained their bachelor's degree in one of these fields:

Online Bachelor’s Degree	Number of Grads
Industrial Production Technology	55
Library & Information Science	30
Other Business, Management & Marketing	32

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at Southern Miss is $11,094. Part time students pay $463 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our Southern Miss tuition and fees page.

Online Master’s Degrees at Southern Miss

You can get an online master's degree in 9 different fields at Southern Miss. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.

Online Master’s Degree	Number of Grads
Business Administration & Management	7
Criminal Justice & Corrections	3
Educational Administration	8
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	11
Human Development & Family Studies	9
Human Resource Management	11
Library & Information Science	67
Special Education	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss is $11,094. Part time graduate students pay $618 per credit hour.

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at Southern Miss?

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 14,002 students took at least one online class at University of Southern Mississippi. Of these students, 11,203 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 84 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 2,715 were graduate students.

All Online Students at Southern Miss

Of the 14,606 students at University of Southern Mississippi, 95.86% (14,002) took at least one class online. About 45.47% (6,641) took all of their courses online. Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at University of Southern Mississippi for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	14,002	6,641
2018-2019	9,842	2,633
2017-2018	9,956	2,539
2016-2017	9,434	2,230
2015-2016	6,685	1,732

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at Southern Miss

In 2019-2020, 11,348 undergraduate students attended University of Southern Mississippi. Of these students 98.72% (11,203) took at least one class online. 41.60% (4,721) of undergraduate degree seekers took classes exclusively online. Those who took all of their classes online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at University of Southern Mississippi for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	11,203	4,721
2018-2019	8,575	1,650
2017-2018	8,584	1,577
2016-2017	8,205	1,328
2015-2016	5,519	865

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at Southern Miss

Of the 103 undergraduate non-seekers at University of Southern Mississippi, 81.55% (84) took at least one class online. About 51.46% (53) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at University of Southern Mississippi for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	84	53
2018-2019	18	15
2017-2018	3	3
2016-2017	5	4
2015-2016	14	11

Online Graduate Students at Southern Miss

During the 2019-2020 academic year, 3,155 graduate students attended University of Southern Mississippi, and 86.05% (2,715) were enrolled in at least one online class. 59.18% (1,867) of these students took classes exclusively online. Those graduate students who only took online courses were originally from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at University of Southern Mississippi for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	2,715	1,867
2018-2019	1,249	968
2017-2018	1,369	1,867
2016-2017	1,224	898
2015-2016	1,152	856

Related Schools

If you’re considering University of Southern Mississippi, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Central Michigan University
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
• SUNY Plattsburgh
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Utah State University

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