Which University of Southern Mississippi major has the lowest debt?

Marketing graduates leave with a median of $18,781 in federal loans, the lowest among 21 University of Southern Mississippi bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Southern Mississippi cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,998 a year, and $11,998 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $21,708 a year.

How many University of Southern Mississippi programs report graduate pay?

22 bachelor's programs at University of Southern Mississippi report first-year pay, and 21 of them also report federal debt.

University of Southern Mississippi Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Hattiesburg, MS
10,075 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

22 University of Southern Mississippi bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Architectural Engineering Technology pays the most in the first year ($76,114), and Biology the least ($24,195). The median program pays $37,767.

In-state tuition and fees$9,998Per year. Out-of-state $11,998

Average net price after aid$21,708Per year

Graduation rate49%Within 6 years

Admission rate99%Of applicants

All 22 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Mississippi" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Mississippi. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Mississippi
1	Architectural Engineering TechnologyAbout 56 graduates a year	$76,114	$66,146	$25,000	1st of 1
2	Industrial TechnologyAbout 69 graduates a year	$75,493	Not reported	$31,250	1st of 3
3	NursingAbout 168 graduates a year	$70,068	$72,090	$25,125	4th of 8
4	Human ResourcesAbout 34 graduates a year	$44,709	$50,793	$22,865	1st of 1
5	AccountingAbout 45 graduates a year	$40,764	$53,464	$20,200	4th of 6
6	MarketingAbout 68 graduates a year	$40,496	$60,278	$18,781	4th of 4
7	FinanceAbout 28 graduates a year	$39,444	$64,962	Not reported	3rd of 4
8	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 127 graduates a year	$39,049	$47,967	$23,770	1st of 6
9	Teacher EducationAbout 212 graduates a year	$38,766	$39,104	$24,250	4th of 10
10	Business AdministrationAbout 206 graduates a year	$38,757	$50,509	$24,508	7th of 11
11	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 144 graduates a year	$37,800	Not reported	$28,438	2nd of 6
12	Data ProcessingAbout 26 graduates a year	$37,734	Not reported	$28,743	1st of 1
13	Criminal JusticeAbout 49 graduates a year	$36,315	$45,264	$21,125	2nd of 6
14	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 83 graduates a year	$31,020	$41,738	$32,062	1st of 2
15	HistoryAbout 36 graduates a year	$30,684	$38,468	$25,455	1st of 2
16	JournalismAbout 21 graduates a year	$29,591	$48,425	$26,000	2nd of 3
17	Public HealthAbout 44 graduates a year	$28,363	$34,209	$28,375	1st of 2
18	Social WorkAbout 72 graduates a year	$28,262	$41,536	$30,700	3rd of 4
19	PsychologyAbout 167 graduates a year	$28,130	$36,600	$22,685	2nd of 10
20	Arts ManagementAbout 3 graduates a year	$26,619	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 2
21	Parks and RecreationGraduates a year not reported	$25,354	Not reported	$29,460	1st of 1
22	BiologyAbout 98 graduates a year	$24,195	$52,007	$23,213	4th of 9

Program names link to the program's own page, and Mississippi ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Mississippi programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Architectural Engineering Technology$76,114
Industrial Technology$75,493
Nursing$70,068
Human Resources$44,709
Accounting$40,764

Lowest median debt

Marketing$18,781
Accounting$20,200
Criminal Justice$21,125
Psychology$22,685
Human Resources$22,865

Largest programs

Teacher EducationAbout 212 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 206 graduates a year
NursingAbout 168 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 167 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 144 graduates a year

Common questions

Architectural Engineering Technology graduates earn a median of $76,114 in their first year, the most of 22 University of Southern Mississippi bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Mississippi rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels