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Journalism at Southern Miss

Southern Miss graduates about 23 journalism majors a year. That puts it 165th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $41,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.71×).

48/100Solid#165 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year23under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$41,0000.71× the same major nationally
Research in the field$264Ka 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 journalism 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 journalism ranking

  1. University of Alaska Anchorage 49
  2. Canisius University 49
  3. Morgan State University 48
  4. Indiana University Indianapolis 48
  5. Ohio Wesleyan University 48
  6. Kennesaw State University 48
  7. SUNY Brockport 48
  8. Minnesota State University Moorhead 47

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 journalism. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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