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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

5 Schools Ranked
$12,321 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree 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 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.

Top Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
31 Total Awards
$11,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Mississippi. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the fairly large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

Southern Miss does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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 in Mississippi.

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#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
3 Total Awards
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s value ranking, Delta State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Delta State University is a small public school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 per year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Delta State University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Delta State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Full Delta State University Report

#3

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
10 Total Awards
$25,892 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in University, Mississippi, the large public school handed out 10 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ole Miss are $25,892 a year.

Ole Miss does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.

Ole Miss also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #3.

Full University of Mississippi Report

#4

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi
2 Total Awards
$7,756 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi University for Women. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

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

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MUW. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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

Full Mississippi University for Women Report

#5

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
4 Total Awards
$8,395 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, the small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alcorn State are $8,395 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Alcorn State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.

Alcorn State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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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