The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Hattiesburg conferred 457 bachelor's degrees and 93 master's degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 153 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 152 bachelor's degrees in elementary education and teaching and 147 bachelor's degrees in general business administration and management.
The university enrolled 14,509 students for 2017-18, including 11,920 in undergraduate programs and 2,589 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | 147 | 45 | 12 | 204 | |
| Accounting | 75 | 23 | - | 98 | |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 66 | - | - | 66 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 55 | - | 8 | 63 | |
| Finance, General | 25 | - | - | 25 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | 23 | - | - | 23 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | - | 14 | 2 | 16 | |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management | 16 | - | - | 16 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 15 | - | - | 15 | |
| Human Resources Development | - | 14 | - | 14 | |
| Fashion Merchandising | 13 | - | 1 | 14 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, Other | 11 | - | 1 | 12 | |
| Marketing, Other | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Transportation/Mobility Management | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 457 | 105 | 24 | 586 | 17.6 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 153 | - | - | 153 | |
| Public Health, General | 61 | 45 | - | 106 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 48 | 31 | - | 79 | |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | - | 52 | - | 52 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 18 | 9 | - | 27 | |
| Nursing Practice | - | 20 | - | 20 | |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
| Clinical/Medical Social Work | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | - | - | 8 | 8 | |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Nursing Science | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 307 | 171 | 13 | 491 | 14.7 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 152 | - | - | 152 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 23 | 9 | - | 32 | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | - | 24 | 1 | 25 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 12 | 12 | - | 24 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | 23 | - | 23 | |
| Education, General | - | 16 | 7 | 23 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 18 | 1 | - | 19 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | - | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | - | 11 | - | 11 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 205 | 144 | 12 | 361 | 10.8 |
| Psychology, General | 133 | 52 | - | 185 | |
| Counseling Psychology | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Psychology total | 133 | 58 | - | 191 | 5.7 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 90 | 7 | - | 97 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 19 | 30 | 4 | 53 | |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 39 | - | - | 39 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 148 | 37 | 4 | 189 | 5.7 |
| Music Management | 46 | - | - | 46 | |
| Music, General | 19 | 22 | - | 41 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 24 | 6 | - | 30 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 23 | - | - | 23 | |
| Dance, General | 13 | - | - | 13 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 7 | - | - | 7 | |
| Music Performance, General | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 132 | 34 | - | 166 | 5 |
| Social Work | 57 | 88 | - | 145 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 57 | 88 | - | 145 | 4.3 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 75 | 4 | - | 79 | |
| Forensic Science and Technology | 42 | - | - | 42 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 117 | 4 | - | 121 | 3.6 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 119 | - | - | 119 | |
| General Studies | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 121 | - | - | 121 | 3.6 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 84 | 9 | - | 93 | |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 9 | 16 | - | 25 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 93 | 25 | - | 118 | 3.5 |
| Family Systems | 67 | 19 | - | 86 | |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | - | 25 | - | 25 | |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 69 | 44 | - | 113 | 3.4 |
| Journalism | 47 | - | - | 47 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 28 | 13 | - | 41 | |
| Advertising | 9 | - | - | 9 | |
| Public Relations/Image Management | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 84 | 15 | - | 99 | 3 |
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | 58 | - | - | 58 | |
| Industrial Technology/Technician | 22 | - | - | 22 | |
| Computer Engineering Technology/Technician | 7 | - | - | 7 | |
| Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 92 | - | - | 92 | 2.8 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 22 | 6 | - | 28 | |
| Geography | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 | |
| Anthropology | 8 | 6 | - | 14 | |
| Sociology | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Development Economics and International Development | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| Economics, General | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| Social Sciences total | 63 | 24 | 1 | 88 | 2.6 |
| Library and Information Science | 16 | 41 | 19 | 76 | |
| Library Science total | 16 | 41 | 19 | 76 | 2.3 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 24 | 13 | - | 37 | |
| Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician | 30 | - | - | 30 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 54 | 21 | - | 75 | 2.2 |
| Chemistry, General | 16 | 7 | - | 23 | |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 4 | 14 | - | 18 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 10 | 3 | - | 13 | |
| Chemistry, Other | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Physics, General | 6 | 4 | - | 10 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 47 | 28 | - | 75 | 2.2 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 44 | 10 | - | 54 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 44 | 10 | - | 54 | 1.6 |
| History, General | 28 | 7 | - | 35 | |
| Public/Applied History | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| History total | 28 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 1.1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 28 | - | 3 | 31 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 28 | - | 3 | 31 | 0.9 |
| Mathematics, General | 20 | 5 | - | 25 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 20 | 5 | - | 25 | 0.8 |
| Operational Oceanography | - | - | 21 | 21 | |
| Military Technologies and Applied Sciences total | - | - | 21 | 21 | 0.6 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 20 | - | - | 20 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | 20 | - | - | 20 | 0.6 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 17 | - | - | 17 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 17 | - | - | 17 | 0.5 |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | 5 | 11 | - | 16 | |
| Engineering total | 5 | 11 | - | 16 | 0.5 |
| Interior Architecture | 9 | - | - | 9 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | 9 | - | - | 9 | 0.3 |
| Philosophy | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 3 | - | - | 3 | 0.1 |
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