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Nursing at Southwest Mississippi Community College

If you plan to study Nursing, consider the program at Southwest Mississippi Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Southwest Mississippi Community College sits in Summit, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 83 nursing degrees were granted at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Online Class Availability at Southwest Mississippi Community College

Distance learning is available at Southwest Mississippi Community College. Among 1,758 students, 158 (9%) studied exclusively online and 669 (38%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Southwest Mississippi Community College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Mississippi	#4 of 23
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#45 of 529
Best Value	Nationwide	#171 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Southwest Mississippi Community College

Graduates of Southwest Mississippi Community College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$53,725
2 years	$54,035
3 years	$54,630
4 years	$58,930
5 years	$69,411

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Southwest Mississippi Community College report median earnings of $58,930, compared with $34,897 for all Southwest Mississippi Community College graduates — about 69% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Southwest Mississippi Community College comes in at $21,057.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Southwest Mississippi Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Southwest Mississippi Community College are 88% women (73) and 12% men (10).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Southwest Mississippi Community College

Of the 83 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Southwest Mississippi Community College, 88% were women (73) and 12% were men (10).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	47
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	30
Asian	2
Two or More Races	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Southwest Mississippi Community College, lower 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 Southwest Mississippi Community College

The Nursing program at Southwest Mississippi Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	83

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Southwest Mississippi Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks 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.