Data Processing at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying data processing, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. In 2021, 29 data processing majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Data Processing section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Data Processing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Processing

Southern Miss Data Processing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks data processing programs across the country. The following shows how Southern Miss performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The data processing major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Data Processing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
	7
Best Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Data Processing Schools	21
Best Value Data Processing Schools	29
Best Data Processing Schools	31
	34
Most Focused Data Processing Schools	46

How Much Do Data Processing Graduates from Southern Miss Make?

The median salary of data processing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Miss is $38,705. This is less than $46,032, which is the national average of all data processing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Data Processing Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the data processing majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss Data Processing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in data processing from Southern Miss. About 79% were men and 21% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in data processing at Southern Miss are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in data processing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in data processing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Data Processing

If you plan to be a data processing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Data Processing Technology	29

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That Data Processing Grads May Go Into

A degree in data processing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Computer Workers	670	$81,280
Computer Operators	350	$39,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.