Human Resource Management at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study human resource management, 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. Of the 447 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern Mississippi in 2021, 28 of them were human resource management majors.

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

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR
• Master’s Degree in HR
• Doctorate Degree in HR

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 HR for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR 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 HR major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource 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
	10
	12
	17
	165
	228
	268
	340

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in HR from Southern Miss. This makes it the #166 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in HR, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Southern Miss HR Graduates

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Miss is $28,919. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,491 for all HR students.

HR Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 HR majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southern Miss Human Resource Management Master’s Program

The HR program at Southern Miss awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Southern Miss, 73% 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

If you plan to be a HR major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	28
Human Resources Development	15

Related Majors

• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• International Business
• Hospitality Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists	2,740	$52,030
Training and Development Specialists	1,330	$55,590
Human Resources Managers	850	$90,680
Business Professors	500	$94,150
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	310	$50,870

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.