by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Education is a major offered under the education program of study at University of Southern Mississippi. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in education, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Southern Miss paid an average of $600 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $488 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,786 | $10,786 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
education who receive their doctor’s degree from Southern Miss make an average of $67,660 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% lower than the national average of $74,488.
Southern Miss does not offer an online option for its education doctor’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.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in education in 2019-2020, 58.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.5%.
Around 41.7% of education doctor’s degree recipients at Southern Miss in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 12 |
| Instructional Media Design | 2 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 5 |
*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.
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