by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at University of Southern Mississippi. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in accounting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,786 | $10,786 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
accounting who receive their master’s degree from Southern Miss make an average of $49,729 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $56,422.
Southern Miss does not offer an online option for its accounting master’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.
About 70.6% of the students who received their Master’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in accounting at Southern Miss in 2019-2020, 17.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 53 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 10 |
| Human Resource Management | 7 |
*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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