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Business & finance at Southern Miss

Southern Miss graduates about 465 business & finance majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 440th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a light program at 44 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 101 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 47% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.77×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year46518% of the class
Courses in the catalog101more than 47% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$54,0000.77× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate99%whole school

Around Southern Miss

Cook Library
Cook Library - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Owings-Mcquagge Hall
Owings-Mcquagge Hall - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Bennett Auditorium on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Ha
USM Bennett AuditoriumPhoto: Dudemanfellabra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
USM Campus, Hattiesburg
Student Union - The Hub (3298934722)Photo: hattiesburgmemory · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 49 · Dorm 9 · Chapel 7 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Cornell College 45
  2. Hanover College 45
  3. Knox College 45
  4. Goucher College 45
  5. Northern Kentucky University 44
  6. University of Akron 44
  7. University of Wisconsin–Stout 44
  8. Lindenwood University 44

Other strong majors at Southern Miss

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Miss with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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