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

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$115,233 Avg Salary

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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

Check out the online nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Mississippi.

#1

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Alcorn State University the most popular online school in Mississippi for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Alcorn State University Report

#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Delta State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Mississippi. Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Delta State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Southern Mississippi

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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

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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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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