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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

3 Schools Ranked
$60,505 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Best Nursing Graduate 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 3 schools in Mississippi to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
48 Total Awards
$9,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best school in Mississippi for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Ole Miss. During the 2020-2021 year, about 28% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
1 Total Awards
$8,605 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delta State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. This small public school is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Delta State University. During the 2020-2021 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
114 Total Awards
$9,450 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. This fairly large public school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 114 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

One thing to take note of is that Southern Miss does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 63% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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