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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

15 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Holmes Community College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Holmes Community College take out an average of $20,036 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Coahoma Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Coahoma Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarksdale.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Coahoma Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,254.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Hinds Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,717.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at ICC accumulate an average of around $19,245 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mississippi Delta Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Moorhead, Mississippi Delta Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Mississippi Delta Community College take out an average of $16,098 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Southwest Mississippi Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. SMCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Summit.

Practical Nursing majors at SMCC take out an average of $15,101 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Northeast Mississippi Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Booneville, Northeast Mississippi Community College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Northeast Mississippi Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,637.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from NWCC carry an average student debtload of $13,702.

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#9

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

Pearl River Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Poplarville.

Practical Nursing majors at Pearl River Community College take out an average of $17,684 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Meridian Community College

Meridian, MS

Meridian Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the town of Meridian.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $15,342 in student debt.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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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