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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Mississippi

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$6,867 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,912 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 2,838 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Schools

#1

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS
$3,003 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Coahoma Community College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Coahoma Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarksdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coahoma Community College are $3,003 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Coahoma Community College take out is $20,875.

Full Nursing at Coahoma Community College Report

$3,140 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi Delta Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the town of Moorhead, Mississippi Delta Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mississippi Delta Community College are $3,140 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Mississippi Delta Community College take out is $15,250.

Full Nursing at Mississippi Delta Community College Report

$3,160 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Itawamba Community College is a great value for nursing students. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at ICC take out is $15,286.

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$3,380 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Mississippi list. SMCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Summit.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $3,380 per year.

Full Nursing at Southwest Mississippi Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Meridian Community College is a great value for nursing students. MCC is a small public school located in the town of Meridian.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $3,574 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at MCC take out is $14,750.

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$3,430 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Northwest Mississippi Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWCC are $3,430 per year. Nursing majors at NWCC take out an average of $16,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Nursing at Northwest Mississippi Community College Report

$3,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Holmes Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Holmes Community College are $3,510 a year. Nursing majors at Holmes Community College take out an average of $21,282 in student loans while working on their egree.

Holmes Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Schools in Mississippi list.

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$3,150 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, East Central Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. East Central Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Decatur.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at East Central Community College are $3,150 a year. Nursing majors at East Central Community College take out an average of $12,759 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Nursing at East Central Community College Report

#9

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Mississippi list. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hinds Community College are $3,750 a year. While working on their degree, nursing majors at Hinds Community College accumulate an average of around $20,271 in student debt.

Full Nursing at Hinds Community College Report

#10

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS
$3,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Pearl River Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in Mississippi ranking. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Poplarville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pearl River Community College are $3,500 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Pearl River Community College take out is $13,542.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,112
Virginia 6,775
North Carolina 7,425
Florida 21,209
Tennessee 6,004
Kentucky 6,395
South Carolina 3,296
Louisiana 3,502
Arkansas 2,882
Alabama 7,364
West Virginia 1,771

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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