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Finance at University of Southern Mississippi

Every finance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the finance program at University of Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,509 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 23 finance 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 Finance section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Finance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Southern Miss Finance Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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
Most Popular Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 354
Most Popular Finance Schools 383
Best Finance Schools 509
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 551
Most Focused Finance Schools 590

Finance Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Finance Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in finance from Southern Miss in 2019, 78% were men and 22% were women.

Southern Miss Gender Breakdown of Finance Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance 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 finance.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Finance Majors at University of Southern Mississippi
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
General and Operations Managers 23,850 $77,800
Financial Managers 3,670 $101,840
Loan Officers 2,400 $65,360
Personal Financial Advisors 760 $102,820
Chief Executives 730 $112,310

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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