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University of Southern Mississippi PhD in General English Literature

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$50,439 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is English. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General English Literature is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at University of Southern Mississippi. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in English, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in English from Southern Miss Cost?

$8,896 Average Tuition and Fees

Southern Miss Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Southern Miss paid an average of $600 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $488 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,786$10,786
Fees$110$110

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in English From Southern Miss?

$50,439 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

English who receive their doctor’s degree from Southern Miss make an average of $50,439 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% lower than the national average of $51,967.

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Does Southern Miss Offer an Online PhD in English?

Online degrees for the Southern Miss English doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southern Miss Online Learning page.

Southern Miss Doctorate Student Diversity for English

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
38.5% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 13 doctor’s degrees in English handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 38.5% of the English students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 59.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the English doctor’s degree recipients at Southern Miss in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White13
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in English Focus Areas at Southern Miss

General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
English13

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*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.

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