General Business Administration and Management at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying general business administration and management, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. In 2021, 176 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business Administration and Management section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southern Miss does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

Southern Miss General Business Administration and Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Southern Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business Administration and Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	27
	103
	171
	345
	358
	411
	506
	736
	739
	785
	894
	900
	1,228
	1,235

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Southern Miss. This makes it the #411 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 176 students earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern Miss. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Southern Miss are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	128
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Southern Miss General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

Of the 58 students who earned a master's degree in General Business Administration and Management from Southern Miss in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Southern Miss, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	45
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Transportation/Mobility Management

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Administrative Services Managers	2,780	$80,410
Industrial Production Managers	1,800	$97,780
Management Analysts	1,590	$73,520
Sales Managers	1,350	$108,100

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.