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Physics at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in physics.

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

Southern Miss Physics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physics

Southern Miss Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Physics Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in physics from Southern Miss in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
High School Teachers 8,920 $47,190
Natural Sciences Managers 180 $101,240
Physicists 100 $101,420
Physics Postsecondary Professors 70 $84,430

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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