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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

5 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the best school in Mississippi for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southern Miss does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delta State University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that Delta State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
$9,048 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Online graduate courses are available at Ole Miss, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Mississippi Report

#4

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi
$7,756 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MUW. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
$8,395 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alcorn State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Alcorn State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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