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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Mississippi

23 Colleges
$64,912 Avg Salary
$20,448 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Mississippi to see which 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi University for Women the most popular school in Mississippi for nursing students. Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public college with a small student population.

Nursing majors at MUW take out an average of $22,680 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

University of Mississippi

University, MS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Mississippi is a great place for nursing students. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Ole Miss carry an average student debt load of $20,930. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $286.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great place for nursing students. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at Southern Miss accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $192.

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#4

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Carey University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at William Carey University accumulate an average of around $31,695 in student debt.

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#5

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

The excellent programs at Hinds Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Mississippi. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school located in the town of Raymond.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at Hinds Community College accumulate an average of around $20,271 in student debt.

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Meridian Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in Mississippi ranking. MCC is a small public school located in the town of Meridian.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $14,750 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College accumulate an average of around $17,000 in student debt.

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#8

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Nursing majors at MC take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $235, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #9, Holmes Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Holmes Community College carry an average student debt load of $21,282.

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Southwest Mississippi Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in Mississippi ranking. SMCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Summit.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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