2025 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Ranked #2 in popularity, nursing is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,163 bachelor's degrees in nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nursing School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The nursing bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nursing students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nursing to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nursing in Mississippi

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for nursing students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

282 Annual Graduates

$69,353 Median Starting Salary

$26,400 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat University of Mississippi if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of University.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program earn around $69,353 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of Mississippi

2

Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS

357 Annual Graduates

$74,422 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Mississippi University for Women if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing. MUW is a small public university located in the remote town of Columbus.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program earn an average of $74,422 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Mississippi University for Women

3

Mississippi College
Clinton, MS

96 Annual Graduates

$69,572 Median Starting Salary

$22,372 Median Student Debt

Mississippi College is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in nursing. MC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Clinton.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program report average early career income of $69,572.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Mississippi College

4

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

168 Annual Graduates

$70,068 Median Starting Salary

$13,477 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in nursing has to take a look at University of Southern Mississippi. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population.

Soon after graduation, nursing bachelor's recipients generally earn about $70,068 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of Southern Mississippi

5

William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS

149 Annual Graduates

$73,469 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Soon after graduating, nursing bachelor's recipients typically earn around $73,469 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from William Carey University

6

Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS

36 Annual Graduates

$85,255 Median Starting Salary

Alcorn State is a small public university located in the rural area of Alcorn State.

Bachelor's recipients from the nursing degree program at Alcorn State University get $12,736 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Alcorn State University

7

Delta State University
Cleveland, MS

46 Annual Graduates

$68,221 Median Starting Salary

Delta State University is a small public university located in the remote town of Cleveland.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program state that they receive average early career earnings of $68,221.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Delta State University

8

Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

29 Annual Graduates

$69,794 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program earn about $69,794 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Belhaven University

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	9,015
Georgia	224	3,954
Tennessee	220	3,180
North Carolina	213	3,488
Virginia	213	3,096
South Carolina	195	1,605
Kentucky	187	2,530
Alabama	184	2,607
Louisiana	171	1,963
Arkansas	167	1,371
West Virginia	147	774

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Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	1,163

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication Sciences	216
Health & Medical Administrative Services	132
Health Sciences & Services	123
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	97
Public Health	80
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	60
Allied Health Professions	46
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	33
Other Health Professions	21
Dental Support Services	20

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.