University of Southern Mississippi BS in Marine Biology

20 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Marine Biology is a concentration offered under the ecology, evolution and systematics biology major at University of Southern Mississippi. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biological oceanography, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biological Oceanography from Southern Miss Cost?

$8,896 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Southern Miss Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Southern Miss was $450 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $366 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,786	$10,786
Fees	$110	$110
Books and Supplies	$1,400	$1,400
On Campus Room and Board	$10,937	$10,937
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,527	$3,527

Learn more about Southern Miss tuition and fees.

Does Southern Miss Offer an Online BS in Biological Oceanography?

Southern Miss does not offer an online option for its biological oceanography bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southern Miss Online Learning page.

Southern Miss Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biological Oceanography

20 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

55.0% Women

5.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 20 bachelor’s degrees in biological oceanography handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biological oceanography in 2019-2020, 55.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 5.0% of biological oceanography bachelor’s degree recipients at Southern Miss in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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*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.