by our College Data Analytics TeamMarine Biology is a concentration offered under the ecology, evolution and systematics biology major at University of Southern Mississippi. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biological oceanography, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Southern Miss paid an average of $600 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $488 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,786 | $10,786 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
Online degrees for the Southern Miss biological oceanography master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southern Miss Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.4% of the biological oceanography students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 69.4%.
Around 28.6% of biological oceanography master’s degree recipients at Southern Miss in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
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