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Nursing at Mississippi Delta Community College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, take a look at what Mississippi Delta Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi Delta Community College sits in Moorhead, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 41 nursing degrees were awarded at Mississippi Delta Community College.

Online Class Availability at Mississippi Delta Community College

Many students take online classes at Mississippi Delta Community College. Of 1,978 students, 374 (19%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 480 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Mississippi Delta Community College

Use these rankings to compare Mississippi Delta Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Mississippi	#2 of 23
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#10 of 529
Best Value	Nationwide	#70 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Mississippi Delta Community College

Those who finish Mississippi Delta Community College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$52,181
2 years	$56,931
3 years	$60,463
4 years	$61,622
5 years	$74,327

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Mississippi Delta Community College take home a median $61,622, compared with $29,623 for all Mississippi Delta Community College graduates — about 108% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Mississippi Delta Community College stands at $15,909.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Mississippi Delta Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Mississippi Delta Community College are 88% women (36) and 12% men (5).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Mississippi Delta Community College

Among the 41 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Mississippi Delta Community College, 88% were women (36) and 12% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Mississippi Delta Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	21
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Mississippi Delta Community College, higher than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Mississippi Delta Community College

This Nursing program at Mississippi Delta Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	41

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Mississippi Delta Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.