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Hospitality Management at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying Hospitality 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.

University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 12 hospitality management degrees were awarded at University of Southern Mississippi.

Online Class Availability at University of Southern Mississippi

Distance learning is available at University of Southern Mississippi. Of 13,170 students, 4,140 (31%) studied exclusively online and 5,550 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Hospitality Management Rankings at University of Southern Mississippi

Rankings can help you compare University of Southern Mississippi’s Hospitality Management program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Mississippi	#2 of 3
Best Value	Mississippi	#3 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#30 of 72
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#48 of 72
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#119 of 210
Best Value	Nationwide	#123 of 209

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Hospitality Management graduates at University of Southern Mississippi, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Hospitality Management graduates at University of Southern Mississippi are 67% women (8) and 33% men (4).

Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program at University of Southern Mississippi

Of the 11 bachelor’s hospitality management graduates at University of Southern Mississippi, 64% were women (7) and 36% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Hospitality Management bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Southern Mississippi.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of Hospitality Management bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Southern Mississippi, lower than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Hospitality Management Concentrations at University of Southern Mississippi

The Hospitality Management program at University of Southern Mississippi offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Other Hospitality Management	12

Highest-Paying Careers for Hospitality Management Graduates

Those who complete Hospitality Management program at University of Southern Mississippi work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Hospitality Management majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$170,172
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Gambling Managers	$140,375
Security Management Specialists	$128,654
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$113,637

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.