by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Mississippi. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Ole Miss paid an average of $1,388 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $484 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,718 | $24,989 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from Ole Miss make an average of $83,858 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the Ole Miss nursing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ole Miss Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 86.7% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Around 20.5% of nursing master’s degree recipients at Ole Miss in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 66 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 83 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 34 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17 |
| Allied Health Professions | 11 |
| Medical Science | 7 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 25 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.