by our College Data Analytics TeamBiology Studies is a concentration offered under the general biology major at University of Southern Mississippi. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biological sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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 average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| 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 |
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Online degrees for the Southern Miss biological sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southern Miss Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.4% of the biological sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.3% of the biological sciences bachelor’s degrees at Southern Miss in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 24 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 78 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
*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.
