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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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 undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Mississippi Community College the most popular school in Mississippi for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from NWCC take out $13,702 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pearl River Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Poplarville.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Pearl River Community College accumulate an average of around $17,684 in student debt.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Mississippi. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Holmes Community College take out $20,036 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#5

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hinds Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the town of Raymond.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Hinds Community College take out $24,717 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

Jones County Junior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Jones County Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Ellisville.

Women make up 91% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Jones County Junior College take out an average of $17,530 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Meridian Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. MCC is a small public school located in the town of Meridian.

Of the 44 students majoring in practical nursing at MCC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at MCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,342.

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Northeast Mississippi Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote town of Booneville, Northeast Mississippi Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in practical nursing at Northeast Mississippi Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Northeast Mississippi Community College accumulate an average of around $15,637 in student debt.

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Itawamba Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

Of the 42 students majoring in practical nursing at ICC, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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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With a ranking of #10, Mississippi Delta Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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.

About 94% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Mississippi Delta Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,098.

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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.

  • 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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