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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

7 Schools Ranked

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Mississippi to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
226 Total Awards
$12,235 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found William Carey University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Mississippi. William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 226 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi
32 Total Awards
$10,980 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Belhaven University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Mississippi. Belhaven University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 32 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
660 Total Awards
$9,048 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Mississippi helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Mississippi. Located in University, Mississippi, the large public school awarded 660 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
9 Total Awards
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Delta State University is a small public school situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. It awarded 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
4 Total Awards
$8,395 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Alcorn State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
147 Total Awards
$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern Mississippi came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 147 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
237 Total Awards
$9,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. This large public school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 237 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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