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Hattiesburg, MS

University of Southern Mississippi

https://www.usm.edu

Repayment outcome

72.6%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$23,100–$53,200

middle 50% · median $36,200

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$12,423

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$16,600

Sticker price

before any aid

$18,781

Default rate

12.0%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Education$67,660
  2. Engineering Tech$52,107
  3. Computer Science$51,563
  4. Interdisciplinary$36,848
  5. Business$33,993
  6. Journalism.$32,391
  7. History$32,162
  8. Criminal Justice$28,960
  9. Public Admin$28,236
  10. Legal Studies$28,055
  11. Biology$27,476
  12. Parks & Fitness$26,353
  13. Family Sciences$23,340
  14. Visual & Performing Arts$22,771
  15. Psychology$22,094
  16. Health Professions$21,312
  17. English & Literature$20,140
  18. Social Sciences$20,140
  19. Liberal Arts$18,154

Academics

Acceptance

66.3%

Avg SAT

1,082

Enrollment

12,371

What students study

19 fields offered

Business

17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Health Professions13.2%
  2. 03Education12.7%
  3. 04Psychology6.5%
  4. 05Visual & Performing Arts5.1%
  5. 06Interdisciplinary5.0%
  6. 07Criminal Justice4.6%
  7. 08Communications4.6%
  8. 09Social Sciences3.7%
  9. 10Biology3.5%
  10. 11Engineering Tech3.3%
  11. 12English & Literature3.0%
  12. 13History2.7%
  13. 14Family Sciences2.7%
  14. 15Public Admin2.2%
  15. 16Computer Science2.2%
  16. 17Physical Sciences1.9%
  17. 18Foreign Languages1.6%
  18. 19Parks & Fitness1.5%
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