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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

3 Schools Ranked
$92,080 Avg Student Debt

A nursing student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Mississippi to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
7 Total Awards
$8,854 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Alcorn State University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Mississippi. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, the small public school handed out 7 doctor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
202 Total Awards
$9,450 Average Tuition & Fees
$100,357 Avg Student Debt

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Mississippi. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 202 students in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from Southern Miss accumulate an average of $100,357 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
13 Total Awards
$8,605 Average Tuition & Fees
$55,821 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 3 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 public institution located in Cleveland, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $55,821 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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