2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 313,362 nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 2,731 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,980 and $22,180 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $105,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree nursing students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing in Mississippi (With Aid)

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$163,407 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 30 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Southern Mississippi

#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nursing at Ole Miss

#3

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$7,525 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing students in 2019-2020.

MUW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MUW are $7,525, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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