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University of Southern Mississippi MA in History

History is a program of study at University of Southern Mississippi. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in history, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in History from Southern Miss Cost?

Southern Miss Graduate Tuition and Fees

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 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

Does Southern Miss Offer an Online MA in History?

Online degrees for the Southern Miss history master’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.

Southern Miss Master’s Student Diversity for History

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 7 master’s degrees in history handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 42.9% of the history students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.3% of the history master’s degrees at Southern Miss in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MA in History Focus Areas at Southern Miss

History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
History	7

References

*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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.