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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi

15 Colleges
$31,828 Avg Salary
$13,977 Avg Student Debt

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Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Mississippi to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Holmes Community College the best school in Mississippi for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Holmes Community College take out $17,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coahoma Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi list. Coahoma Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarksdale.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Coahoma Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,250.

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Out of the 15 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

On average, practical nursing graduates from ICC take out $14,784 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

The excellent programs at Hinds Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Mississippi. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school located in the town of Raymond.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Hinds Community College take out is $20,352.

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Out of the 15 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Delta Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Moorhead, Mississippi Delta Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Mississippi Delta Community College take out is $11,985.

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Northeast Mississippi Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the town of Booneville, Northeast Mississippi Community College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Northeast Mississippi Community College take out $14,290 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Southwest Mississippi Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. SMCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Summit.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from SMCC carry an average student debtload of $10,253.

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#8

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

Pearl River Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi list. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Poplarville.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Pearl River Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,780.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at NWCC take out is $9,500.

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi ranking. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Copiah-Lincoln Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,250.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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