2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 graduate tuition & fees at USM graduate schools is $9,998 for Mississippi residents and $11,998 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.27% from last year. The following tables show the 2025 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at USM.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
USM 2025 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearMississippi ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2021$8,896$8,786$110$10,896$10,786$110
2022$9,204$9,094$110$11,204$11,094$110
2023$9,450$9,340$110$11,450$11,340$110
2024$9,618$9,508$110$11,618$11,508$110
2025$9,998$9,888$110$11,998$11,888$110
USM 2025 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearMississippi ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$488$600
2022$506$618
2023$513$625
2024$529$641
2025$550$662
2025 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2021$10,937$3,527$9,600$4,614
2022$10,950$3,726$9,612$4,884
2023$11,338$3,812$9,900$5,120
2024$11,664$4,980$9,868$5,196
2025$11,920$5,090$10,322$5,308

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at University of Southern Mississippi offers 171 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 25 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's5014
Doctorate (Research)221
Post-BS Certificate72
Post-MS Certificate52
Total17125
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At USM, there are 13,170 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 2,977 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 1,018 male and 1,959 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.52 to 1. University of Southern Mississippi offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 1,614 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native642
Asian601545
Black or African American667180487
Hispanic16360103
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,6435421,101
Two or More Races882365
Race/Ethnicity Unknown431330
Total 2,9771,0181,959

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