General Economics at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what University of Southern Mississippi has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Southern Miss.

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

Southern Miss General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Southern Miss General Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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
	545
	574

General Economics Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southern Miss, about 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Development Economics & International Development

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Economics Professors	40	$96,740
Economists	40	$75,450

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.