Nursing at Southern Miss
Southern Miss graduates about 168 nursing majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 263rd of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 51 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×). Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Southern Miss
Where nursing happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 49 · Dorm 9 · Chapel 7 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Library 2.
Nearby in the nursing ranking
Other strong majors at Southern Miss
- Health & pre-med fields 58 · #279
- Education 56 · #307
- Public policy & social work 54 · #217
- History 53 · #312
- Biology 50 · #392
- Environmental science 50 · #320
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Miss with every school we score in nursing. 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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