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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,553 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Mississippi with 2,838 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Miss are $9,204 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southern Miss is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in Mississippi.

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#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Delta State University are $8,360 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Delta State University is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Mississippi.

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#3

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ole Miss are $9,048 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ole Miss is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Mississippi.

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Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the # 4 spot on the list. MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MUW are $7,756 a year.

MUW also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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#5

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Alcorn State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Alcorn State is a small public school located in the remote area of Alcorn State.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Alcorn State are $8,395 a year.

Alcorn State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 7,364
Kentucky 6,395
Tennessee 6,004
Louisiana 3,502
Florida 21,209
Arkansas 2,882
North Carolina 7,425
West Virginia 1,771
Georgia 7,112
South Carolina 3,296
Virginia 6,775

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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