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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

15 Colleges
$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 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 2023 rankings named Holmes Community College the best school in Mississippi for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Holmes Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,213.

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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.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Out of the 15 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Hinds Community College take out $12,856 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at ICC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,351.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Delta Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote town of Moorhead, Mississippi Delta Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Southwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SMCC is a small public school located in the town of Summit.

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Northeast Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Booneville, Northeast Mississippi Community College is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Northeast Mississippi Community College accumulate an average of around $13,798 in student debt.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at NWCC accumulate an average of around $9,221 in student debt.

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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. Located in the remote area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Pearl River Community College take out an average of $9,039 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Meridian Community College

Meridian, MS

With a ranking of #10, Meridian Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Meridian.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $7,397.

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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 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

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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