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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,553 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Mississippi. With 262 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $9,204 per year.

Southern Miss did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Full Nursing at University of Southern Mississippi Report

#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Delta State University are $8,360 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Delta State University is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Mississippi.

Full Nursing at Delta State University Report

#3

University of Mississippi

University, MS

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Mississippi helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Mississippi. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ole Miss are $9,048 per year.

Ole Miss did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. MUW is a small public school located in the remote town of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MUW are $7,756 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MUW is ranked #5 for overall quality for nursing in Mississippi.

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#5

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Alcorn State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Alcorn State is a small public school located in the rural area of Alcorn State.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alcorn State are $8,395 per year.

Full Nursing at Alcorn State University Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 3,074
Georgia 1,685
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Kentucky 2,017
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Arkansas 299
West Virginia 184

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

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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