Accounting at University of Southern Mississippi

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

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

Southern Miss Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Southern Miss Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Southern Miss, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at University of Southern Mississippi. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	20

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	12,230	$38,130
Accountants and Auditors	5,460	$62,850
Financial Managers	3,670	$101,840
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,040	$39,250
Financial Analysts	530	$74,230

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.