2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at Southern Mississippi graduate schools is $9,618 for Mississippi residents and $11,618 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 1.47% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Southern Mississippi.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
Southern Mississippi 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearMississippi ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$8,896$8,786$110$10,896$10,786$110
2021$8,896$8,786$110$10,896$10,786$110
2022$9,204$9,094$110$11,204$11,094$110
2023$9,450$9,340$110$11,450$11,340$110
2024$9,618$9,508$110$11,618$11,508$110
Southern Mississippi 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearMississippi ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$488$600
2021$488$600
2022$506$618
2023$513$625
2024$529$641
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$10,937$3,336$9,600$4,346
2021$10,937$3,527$9,600$4,614
2022$10,950$3,726$9,612$4,884
2023$11,338$3,812$9,900$5,120
2024$11,664$4,980$9,868$5,196

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at University of Southern Mississippi offers 162 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 20 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's5011
Doctorate (Research)221
Post-BS Certificate72
Post-MS Certificate52
Total16220
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At Southern Mississippi, there are 13,526 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 3,268 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 1,112 male and 2,156 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.52 to 1. University of Southern Mississippi offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 1,732 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native826
Asian802951
Black or African American737204533
Hispanic1465393
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,8566161,240
Two or More Races882563
Race/Ethnicity Unknown561343
Total 3,2681,1122,156