Colleges in Hattiesburg Mississippi

County: Forrest

Incorporated: 1884

Elevation: 161 feet

Land Area: 49.3 square miles

Population Density: 1055 people per square mile

Population: 51,993

Population change since 2000: 16.10%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (49.3%), Black (47.3%), Hispanic (1.4%), Two or more races (0.8%), Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries (City): United States (9.5%), Irish (6.6%), English (6.2%), German (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), French (2.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulfport, MS (64.7 miles , pop. 71,127)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (103.1 miles , pop. 484,674)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (377.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631)

Nearest cities: West Hattiesburg, MS (1.9 miles ), Petal, MS (1.9 miles ), Purvis, MS (3.7 miles ), Sumrall, MS (4.0 miles ), New Augusta, MS (4.3 miles ), Seminary, MS (4.5 miles ), Ellisville, MS (4.5 miles ), Richton, MS (4.7 miles )

Hattiesburg Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

House age significantly above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

Number of college students significantly above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

High school or higher: 79.10%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.90%

Graduate or professional degree: 11.50%

Colleges/Universities in Hattiesburg:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

Full-time enrollment: 12,541, Location: 2701 HARDY ST BOX 5001, Public, Website: WWW.USM.EDU, Offers Doctor's degree

WILLIAM CAREY COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 1,869, Location: 498 TUSCAN AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.wmcarey.edu, Offers Master's degree

ANTONELLI COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 178, Location: 1500 N 31ST AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: antonellic.com

JOHNS COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL

Location: 102 BROAD ST, Private, for-profit

PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FORREST COUNTY CTR

Location: 5448 US HWY 49 S, Public, Website: www.prcc.cc.ms.us)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Hattiesburg:

JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE

about 20 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, Full-time enrollment: 4,072

PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 42 miles, POPLARVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,433

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 44 miles, PERKINSTON, MS, FT enrollment: 6,329

MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 80 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,455

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA

about 80 miles, MOBILE, AL, FT enrollment: 9,082

BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 86 miles, MOBILE, AL, FT enrollment: 2,758

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

about 87 miles, JACKSON, MS, FT enrollment: 5,955