Human Resource Management at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study human resource management, take a look at what University of Southern Mississippi has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in HR.

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

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR
• Doctorate Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southern Miss does offer online courses in HR for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in HR, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in HR from Southern Miss. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Southern Miss, 73% 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists	2,740	$52,030
Training and Development Specialists	1,330	$55,590
Human Resources Managers	850	$90,680
Business Professors	500	$94,150
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	310	$50,870

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.