by our College Data Analytics TeamFamily, Consumer & Human Sciences is a program of study at University of Southern Mississippi. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in family, consumer and human sciences, 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Southern Miss was $600 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $488 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,786 | $10,786 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Southern Miss offers online option in its family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southern Miss Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.8% of the family, consumer and human sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.7%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences at Southern Miss in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 20 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 12 |
*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.