University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
22
Avg Grad Earnings
$39,442/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
61/100
Tuition (In-State)
$9,618/yr
Out-of-state: $11,618/yr

All Programs at University of Southern Mississippi

22 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.

Program DW Score Earnings AI Risk ROI
Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration 87 $70,068/yr High 17.7x
Industrial Production Technologies 76 $75,493/yr Moderate 18.6x
Business Administration 74 $38,757/yr High 12.1x
Human Resources Management and Services 72 $44,709/yr High 12.2x
Finance and Financial Management Services 72 $39,444/yr Very High 15.9x
Architectural Engineering Technologies 70 $76,114/yr High 16.2x
Accounting and Related Services 70 $40,764/yr Very High 12.9x
Criminal Justice and Corrections 69 $36,315/yr Moderate 10.8x
Marketing 68 $40,496/yr Very High 14.7x
Teacher Education 68 $38,766/yr High 9.2x
Health and Physical Education/Fitness 66 $39,049/yr Moderate 11.5x
Human Development & Family Studies 60 $31,020/yr High 9.8x
History 56 $30,684/yr High 9.0x
Liberal Arts and Sciences 53 $37,800/yr Low 8.8x
Public Health 53 $28,363/yr High 7.9x
Social Work 52 $28,262/yr Moderate 9.8x
Data Processing 51 $37,734/yr High 8.8x
Psychology, General 50 $28,130/yr High 8.5x
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management 49 $26,619/yr High 5.9x
Biology, General 49 $24,195/yr High 12.5x
Journalism 40 $29,591/yr Very High 11.6x
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 33 $25,354/yr Very High 5.6x

About This Data

DegreeWorth analyzes 22 bachelor's degree programs at University of Southern Mississippi using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.