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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$3,675 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Mississippi. With 1,030 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Mississippi to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for practical 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.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Our analysis found Coahoma Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Coahoma Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,353 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Coahoma Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at ICC take out an average of $11,351 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

ICC also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Holmes Community College are $3,510 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Holmes Community College take out an average of $9,213 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Holmes Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list.

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Out of the 15 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Delta Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mississippi Delta Community College is a small public school located in the town of Moorhead.

Mississippi Delta Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the town of Summit, SMCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMCC are $3,600 a year.

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#6

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Raymond.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hinds Community College are $3,750 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Hinds Community College accumulate an average of around $12,856 in student debt.

Hinds Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. NWCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Senatobia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWCC are $3,460 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at NWCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,221.

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With a ranking of #8, Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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East Central Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the rural area of Decatur, East Central Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Central Community College are $3,565 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at East Central Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $4,659.

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#10

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

Pearl River Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Pearl River Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Poplarville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pearl River Community College are $3,500 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Pearl River Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,039.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
Virginia 1,793
Louisiana 1,508
West Virginia 465
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, practical nursing & nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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