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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$3,510 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,828 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 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.

The Best Value 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 value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS
$3,003 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Coahoma Community College the best value school in Mississippi for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Coahoma Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarksdale.

Coahoma Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,003 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Coahoma Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,250.

Coahoma Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #5.

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$3,160 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi list. ICC is a small public school located in the remote town of Fulton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ICC are $3,160 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from ICC take out $14,784 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 15 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holmes Community College are $3,510 per year. 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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$3,140 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi Delta Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote town of Moorhead, Mississippi Delta Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi Delta Community College are $3,140 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Mississippi Delta Community College take out is $11,985.

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$3,380 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi list. SMCC is a small public school located in the town of Summit.

SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from SMCC carry an average student debtload of $10,253.

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#6

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS
$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Hinds Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hinds Community College are $3,750 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Hinds Community College take out is $20,352.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

NWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at NWCC take out is $9,500.

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$3,380 Average Tuition & Fees

Copiah-Lincoln Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Copiah-Lincoln Community College are $3,380 per year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Copiah-Lincoln Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,250.

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$3,150 Average Tuition & Fees

East Central Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Mississippi ranking. East Central Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Decatur.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Central Community College are $3,150 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at East Central Community College take out is $7,896.

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#10

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS
$3,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Pearl River Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Poplarville.

Pearl River Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Pearl River Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,780.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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