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Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree 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.

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.

The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Mississippi. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

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

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University of Mississippi

University, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alcorn State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public school with a small student population.

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Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges 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 5 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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