Marketing at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study marketing, 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 2021, 65 marketing 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 Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Marketing Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Marketing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing

Southern Miss Marketing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the marketing 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 marketing major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marketing. 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
	62
	78
	85
	95
	97
	221
	230
	430
	460
	622

How Much Do Marketing Graduates from Southern Miss Make?

The median salary of marketing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Miss is $33,050. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $41,682 for all marketing students.

Marketing Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Marketing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of marketing bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marketing 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 marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Marketing

Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	57
Other Marketing	8

Related Majors

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

Careers That Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in marketing 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,470	$45,530
Sales Managers	1,350	$108,100
Marketing Managers	610	$93,930
Business Professors	500	$94,150
Advertising and Promotions Managers	100	$77,770

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.