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Online Programs at University of Southern Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi is a Public, 4 years located in Hattiesburg, MS. It offers total 171 programs and, of that, 25 programs are offered via distance education (online classes). For the academic year 2022-2023, 3,954 students have enrolled online exclusively out of 13,526 total enrollment (the rate of online enrollment is 29.23%). University of Southern Mississippi is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $9,618 for Mississippi residents and $11,618 for out-of-state where the average tuition & fees over colleges that offer online programs/courses is $14,033.
Total 3,954 students have enrolled online exclusively out of 13,526 total students.
The school offers 171 major programs and, of that, 25 programs are available via online education.

2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at Southern Mississippi 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 next table shows the 2024 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 University of Southern Mississippi Cost of Attendance page.

University of Southern Mississippi 2024 Tuition & fees
Year	Undergraduate		Graduate
Year	Mississippi Residents	Out-of-State	Mississippi Residents	Out-of-State
2020	$8,896	$10,896	$8,896	$10,896
2021	$8,896	$10,896	$8,896	$10,896
2022	$9,204	$11,204	$9,204	$11,204
2023	$9,450	$11,450	$9,450	$11,450
2024	$9,618	$11,618	$9,618	$11,618

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at University of Southern Mississippi is $397 for Mississippi residents and $481 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 2.56% from last year.

The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $529 for Mississippi residents and $641 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 2.56% from last year.

The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at University of Southern Mississippi.

University of Southern Mississippi 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
Year	Undergraduate		Graduate
Year	Mississippi Residents	Out-of-State	Mississippi Residents	Out-of-State
2020	$366	$450	$488	$600
2021	$366	$450	$488	$600
2022	$379	$463	$506	$618
2023	$385	$469	$513	$625
2024	$397	$481	$529	$641

Offered Online Programs

University of Southern Mississippi offers 162 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 20 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).

You can view all major programs at University of Southern Mississippi at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.

	Number of Online Programs	Number of Total Programs
Bachelor's	3	72
Master's	11	50
Doctorate (Research)	1	22
1 Year Certificate	1	6
Post-BS Certificate	2	7
Post-MS Certificate	2	5
Total	20	162

Online Student Population

There are 13,526 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at Southern Mississippi. Of that, 3,954 students have enrolled online exclusively.

In addition, 6,490 students have joined to some online courses and 3,082 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.

The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.

Online Student Population at University of Southern Mississippi
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	13,526	10,258	3,268
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	3,954	2,222	1,732
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	6,490	6,072	418
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	3,082	1,964	1,118