General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study general human resources management/personnel administration, take a look at what University of Southern Mississippi has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,509. Of the 505 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern Mississippi in 2019, 54 of them were general human resources management/personnel administration majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Southern Miss does offer online education options in HR management for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Southern Miss General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR management 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 HR management major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration. 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 Online General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	25
Most Popular General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Most Popular General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	72
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	127

HR Management Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 54 students earned a bachelor's degree in HR management from Southern Miss. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men. The typical HR management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR management 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 HR management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Human Resources Development

Careers That HR Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR management 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
Human Resources Specialists	2,740	$52,030
Training and Development Specialists	1,330	$55,590
Human Resources Managers	850	$90,680
Business Professors	500	$94,150
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	310	$50,870

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

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