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Geography at University of Southern Mississippi

Geography at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study geography, 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 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 Geography section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Geography Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Geography (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
  • Master’s Degree in Geography

Southern Miss Geography Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Geography Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of geography master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from Southern Miss, 80% 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 geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into

A degree in geography 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
Managers 1,230 $82,230

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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