5-Year Employment in Mississippi

 

The university has access to data examining the employment success of USM graduates along with those from the other public institutions in the state for a comparative benchmark.  As shown in the table comparing USM to the averages for the eight public Institutions of Higher Education in Mississippi, the data for Southern Miss was consistently above the state-wide average over the five-year period for both students classified residents and non-residents who were employed in the state after graduation.

Five-Years Employment in Mississippi for AY 2005 Baccalaureate Graduates (in Percentage)
Non-Mississippi Resident
Mississippi Resident
1st-Year
Employment
2nd-Year
Employment
3rd-Year
Employment
4th-Year
Employment
5th-Year
Employment
1st-Year
Employment
2nd-Year
Employment
3rd-Year
Employment
4th-Year
Employment
5th-Year
Employment
University of Southern MS
34.9%
20.3%
19.5%
17.4%
15.4%
80.4%
71.4%
67.6%
65.6%
64.3%
IHL System
25.2%
16.3%
14.6%
12.9%
11.5%
75.6%
68.1%
64.7%
61.6%
60.2%

 

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