Offered Programs at USM
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
Cert., BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
171
Total Number of Online Programs
25
Total Number of Completers
3,959
University of Southern Mississippi offers 171 programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 76 Bachelor's, 50 Master's, 22 Doctorate (research), 11 1-Year Certificate, 7 Post-BS Certificate, 5 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 25 programs are available through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 4 Bachelor's, 14 Master's, 1 Doctorate (research), 2 1-Year Certificate, 2 Post-BS Certificate, 2 Post-MS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 3,959 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from University of Southern Mississippi.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 2,526 Bachelor's, 840 Master's, 362 Doctorate (research), 122 1 Year Certificate, 90 Post-BS Certificate, and 19 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by USM.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Bachelor's 76 4 2,526 Master's 50 14 840 Doctorate (research) 22 1 362 1 Year Certificate 11 2 122 Post-BS Certificate 7 2 90 Post-MS Certificate 5 2 19 Total 171 25 3,959
The following table shows the best programs at University of Southern Mississippi based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $54,900 Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician $52,600 Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration $42,700 Accounting $39,000 Business Administration and Management $34,000
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $93,800 Public Health $55,000 Business Administration and Management $54,300 Accounting $49,300 Social Work $36,600
The following table lists the popular programs at University of Southern Mississippi based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Elementary Education and Teaching 212 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 168 $54,900 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 108 - Industrial Technology/Technician 69 - Construction Management 58 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Library and Information Science 125 - Public Health 66 $55,000 Social Work 62 $36,600 Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 43 - Computer and Information Sciences 35 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 61 - Nursing Practice 47 - Education 40 - Business Administration and Management 36 -
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at USM by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
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13 completers - Operational Oceanography ✕ 13 -
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
✔ (1 completers)10 completers - Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✔ 10 -
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Social Sciences
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8 completers - Geography ✕ 2 - Sociology ✕ 6 -
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Business
✔ 91 completers -
Business/Commerce ✕ 6 - Business Administration and Management ✕ 50 - Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management ✕ 4 - Finance ✕ 17 - Hospitality Administration/Management (other) ✔ 1 - Marketing/Marketing Management ✕ 13 - Fashion Merchandising ✕ 0 - Total 122
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Architecture
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10 completers - Interior Architecture ✕ 10 -
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Communication and Journalism
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49 completers - Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 16 - Journalism ✕ 14 $30,700 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication ✕ 0 - Communication Management and Strategic Communications ✕ 19 -
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Computer and Information Sciences
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84 completers - Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 56 - Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician ✕ 28 -
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Education
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200 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 3 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 172 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 24 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 1 -
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Engineering
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34 completers - Computer Engineering ✕ 10 - Ocean Engineering ✕ 4 - Polymer/Plastics Engineering ✕ 20 -
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Engineering Technology
✔ (1 completers)99 completers $52,600 Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician ✕ 28 $52,600 Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician ✕ 1 - Industrial Technology/Technician ✔ 70 - Computer Engineering Technology/Technician ✕ 0 -
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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8 completers - Foreign Languages and Literatures ✕ 8 -
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Work and Family Studies
✔ (1 completers)79 completers - Family Systems ✔ 79 -
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Legal Studies
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11 completers - Legal Assistant/Paralegal ✕ 11 -
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English Language and Literature
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44 completers $21,000 English Language and Literature ✕ 44 $21,000
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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153 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 112 - General Studies ✕ 41 -
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Library Science
✔ (1 completers)38 completers - Library and Information Science ✔ 38 -
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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121 completers $29,500 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 101 $29,500 Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography ✕ 20 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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11 completers - Mathematics ✕ 11 -
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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9 completers - Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✕ 9 $33,300
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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157 completers - Sport and Fitness Administration/Management ✕ 21 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 136 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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5 completers - Philosophy ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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33 completers - Chemistry ✕ 19 - Chemistry (other) ✕ 0 - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 6 - Oceanography, Chemical and Physical ✕ 5 - Physics ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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172 completers $21,000 Psychology ✕ 172 $21,000
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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116 completers $26,100 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 65 - Forensic Science and Technology ✕ 51 -
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Human Services
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69 completers - Social Work ✕ 69 $26,400
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Social Sciences
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55 completers - Anthropology ✕ 8 - Economics ✕ 0 - Econometrics and Quantitative Economics ✕ 5 - Geography ✕ 5 - International Relations and Affairs ✕ 0 - Political Science and Government ✕ 21 - Sociology ✕ 16 -
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Visual and Performing Arts
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106 completers - Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 27 - Dance ✕ 8 - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 17 - Fine/Studio Arts ✕ 9 - Intermedia/Multimedia ✕ 32 - Music ✕ 10 - Music Management ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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343 completers - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 62 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 0 - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist ✕ 6 - Public Health ✕ 44 - Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy ✕ 16 - Dietetics/Dietitian ✕ 16 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 170 $54,900 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) ✕ 29 -
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Business
✔ (1 completers)438 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 173 $34,000 Research and Development Management ✔ 17 - Accounting ✕ 61 $39,000 Finance ✕ 34 - Hospitality Administration/Management (other) ✕ 11 - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✕ 16 $42,700 International Business/Trade/Commerce ✕ 4 - Marketing/Marketing Management ✕ 56 $32,400 Marketing (other) ✕ 9 - Fashion Merchandising ✕ 2 - Construction Management ✕ 51 - Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) ✕ 4 -
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History
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37 completers -
History ✕ 37 - Total 2,526
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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0 completers - Environmental Science ✕ 0 -
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Communication and Journalism
✔ (1 completers)8 completers - Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 5 - Public Relations/Image Management ✔ 3 -
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Computer and Information Sciences
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57 completers - Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 57 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (6 completers)117 completers - Education ✔ 22 - Curriculum and Instruction ✕ 16 - Educational Leadership and Administration ✔ 0 - Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✕ 8 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✕ 0 - Special Education and Teaching ✔ 3 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities ✔ 3 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 10 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✔ 17 - Foreign Language Teacher Education ✕ 22 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 4 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✔ 12 -
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Engineering
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14 completers - Polymer/Plastics Engineering ✕ 14 -
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Work and Family Studies
✔ (2 completers)33 completers - Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies ✔ 13 - Family Systems ✔ 20 -
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English Language and Literature
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5 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 5 -
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Library Science
✔ (1 completers)108 completers - Library and Information Science ✔ 108 -
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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16 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 6 - Biomedical Sciences ✕ 4 - Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography ✕ 6 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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2 completers - Mathematics ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
✔ (1 completers)41 completers - Sport and Fitness Administration/Management ✕ 29 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✔ 12 -
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Physical Sciences
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27 completers - Chemistry ✕ 5 - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 3 - Oceanography, Chemical and Physical ✕ 19 -
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Psychology
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32 completers - Psychology ✕ 14 - Counseling Psychology ✕ 18 -
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
✔ (1 completers)7 completers - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✔ 7 -
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Human Services
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74 completers - Social Work ✕ 74 $36,600
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Social Sciences
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10 completers - Anthropology ✕ 2 - Geography ✕ 3 - Political Science and Government ✕ 5 -
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Visual and Performing Arts
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20 completers - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 2 - Music ✕ 18 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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91 completers - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 27 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 1 - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist ✕ 8 - Clinical/Medical Social Work ✕ 13 - Public Health ✕ 42 $55,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ (2 completers)145 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 95 $54,300 Transportation/Mobility Management ✔ 6 - Accounting ✕ 14 $49,300 Business/Managerial Economics ✕ 12 - Human Resources Development ✔ 18 -
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History
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3 completers -
History ✕ 3 - Total 840
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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8 completers - Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 8 -
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Computer and Information Sciences
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6 completers - Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other) ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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204 completers - Education ✕ 82 - Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✕ 117 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✕ 1 - Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education ✕ 4 -
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Engineering
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14 completers - Polymer/Plastics Engineering ✕ 14 -
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English Language and Literature
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8 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 8 -
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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7 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 4 - Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography ✕ 3 -
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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1 completers - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 1 -
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Physical Sciences
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6 completers - Chemistry ✕ 4 - Oceanography, Chemical and Physical ✕ 2 -
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Psychology
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15 completers - Psychology ✕ 15 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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0 completers - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 0 -
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Social Sciences
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6 completers - Development Economics and International Development ✕ 6 -
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Visual and Performing Arts
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19 completers - Music Performance ✕ 19 -
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (1 completers)53 completers - Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other) ✕ 8 - Nursing Science ✔ 8 - Nursing Practice ✕ 37 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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12 completers - Human Resources Development ✕ 12 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
✕
2 completers -
History ✕ 2 - Total 362
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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4 completers - Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Foreign Language Teacher Education ✕ 4 -
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Library Science
✔ (1 completers)59 completers - Library and Information Science ✔ 59 -
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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16 completers - Sport and Fitness Administration/Management ✕ 16 -
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Business
✔ (1 completers)8 completers - Business Administration and Management ✔ 5 - Business/Managerial Economics ✕ 3 -
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History
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0 completers -
Public/Applied History ✕ 0 - Total 90
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (2 completers)6 completers - Education ✔ 4 - Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✕ 1 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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13 completers -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ✕ 0 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing ✕ 13 - Total 19
