Public Relations at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a PR school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's PR program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,509 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Public Relations Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in PR

Southern Miss Public Relations Rankings

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PR Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Public Relations Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations from Southern Miss in 2018-2019, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in PR each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a PR master's degree from Southern Miss, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the PR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Advertising

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in PR 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
Public Relations Specialists	1,430	$52,840
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	220	$93,890
Communications Professors	150	$54,940
Advertising and Promotions Managers	100	$77,770

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.