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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Mississippi

15 Colleges
$31,828 Avg Salary
$9,839 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 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 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Mississippi Community College the most popular school in Mississippi for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. NWCC is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Senatobia.

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#2

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

Out of the 15 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Jones County Junior College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

The excellent programs at Hinds Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Mississippi. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Raymond.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

The excellent programs at Pearl River Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Mississippi. Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Poplarville.

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Holmes Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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Meridian Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Meridian, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Northeast Mississippi Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Mississippi ranking. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Booneville.

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Southwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Summit, SMCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Itawamba Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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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