2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at Southern Mississippi is $9,618 for Mississippi residents and $11,618 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 1.47% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Southern Mississippi.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at University of Southern Mississippi Cost of Attendance page.
University of Southern Mississippi 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Mississippi ResidentsOut-of-StateMississippi ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$8,896$10,896$8,896$10,896
2021$8,896$10,896$8,896$10,896
2022$9,204$11,204$9,204$11,204
2023$9,450$11,450$9,450$11,450
2024$9,618$11,618$9,618$11,618

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at University of Southern Mississippi is $392 for Mississippi residents and $476 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 1.49% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $522 for Mississippi residents and $634 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 1.44% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at University of Southern Mississippi.
University of Southern Mississippi 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Mississippi ResidentsOut-of-StateMississippi ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$366$450$488$600
2021$366$450$488$600
2022$379$463$506$618
2023$385$469$513$625
2024$392$476$522$634

Offered Online Programs

University of Southern Mississippi offers 162 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 20 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at University of Southern Mississippi at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's372
Master's1150
Doctorate (Research)122
Post-BS Certificate27
Post-MS Certificate25
Total20162

Online Student Population

There are 13,526 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at Southern Mississippi. Of that, 3,954 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 6,490 students have joined to some online courses and 3,082 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at University of Southern Mississippi
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total13,52610,2583,268
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,9542,2221,732
Enrolled Some in Online Classes6,4906,072418
Not Enrolled in Online Classes3,0821,9641,118
Online Student Population by Student Location at University of Southern Mississippi
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,9542,2221,732
Mississippi Residents2,5891,641948
Other State in U.S.1,326566760
Outside of U.S.391524
Unknown000