English & writing at Southern Miss

Southern Miss graduates about 50 English & writing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 397th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a solid program at 46 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 103 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 72% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $39,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.