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2023 Most Popular 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.

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 & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from NWCC carry an average student debt load of $9,221.

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

Of the 84 students majoring in practical nursing at Pearl River Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Pearl River Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,039.

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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 & nursing assistants schools in Mississippi. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Of the 76 students majoring in practical nursing at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 95% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Holmes Community College take out an average of $9,213 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#5

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 # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in practical nursing at Hinds Community College, 2% are male and 98% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Hinds Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,856.

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#6

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

With a ranking of #6, Jones County Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Jones County Junior College is a small public school located in the distant town of Ellisville.

Of the 66 students majoring in practical nursing at Jones County Junior College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Jones County Junior College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,494.

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Meridian Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Meridian.

About 95% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at MCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,397.

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

Of the 24 students majoring in practical nursing at Northeast Mississippi Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Northeast Mississippi Community College carry an average student debt load of $13,798.

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Itawamba Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & 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.

Practical Nursing majors at ICC take out an average of $11,351 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Mississippi Delta Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Moorhead, Mississippi Delta Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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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 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.

  • 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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