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Educational Administration at University of Southern Mississippi

Educational Administration at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

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

Southern Miss Educational Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education Admin

Southern Miss Educational Administration Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #189 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Educational Administration Master’s Program

71% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of education admin master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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In the education admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

If you plan to be a education admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 27
General Educational Leadership & Administration 8

Careers That Education Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in education admin 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
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators 2,770 $77,330
Postsecondary Education Administrators 1,650 $95,160
Preschool Education Administrators 380 $43,190
Education Administrators 130 $82,830

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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