Nursing at University of Mississippi

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and has a total student population of 21,014.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Ole Miss Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Ole Miss Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Ole Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #227 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Ole Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Mississippi.

Ole Miss Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Ole Miss are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Mississippi with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	205
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Ole Miss Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Ole Miss, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Mississippi with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	82
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	292
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	62
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	18
Nursing Practice	8
Nursing Science	2

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Medical Science
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Registered Nurses	29,860	$58,490
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,010	$94,800
Nurse Practitioners	2,930	$109,700
Nursing Instructors and Professors	570	$73,840
Nurse Anesthetists	310	$163,320

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

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