Nursing schools in Mississippi
27 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 26 with a federal record and 1 listed only by the state board, with NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.
Nursing graduates by year
| Year | Completions |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 3283 |
| 2015 | 3356 |
| 2016 | 3429 |
| 2017 | 3444 |
| 2018 | 3343 |
| 2019 | 3562 |
| 2020 | 3461 |
| 2021 | 3647 |
| 2022 | 3347 |
| 2023 | 3408 |
| 2024 | 3707 |
Map
Nursing schools (26)
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Alcorn State University
Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 78.05% (2024) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 92.31% (2024) -
Belhaven University
Bachelor'sCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2024) -
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
Practical nursing
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Blue Mountain Christian University
RN, bachelor’s degreeCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2024) - Coahoma Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 88% (2024)
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 91.3% (2024) - Delta State University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2024)
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East Central Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2024) -
East Mississippi Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2024) -
Hinds Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 98.27% (2024) -
Holmes Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 98.29% (2024) -
Itawamba Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 98.82% (2024) -
Jones County Junior College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2024) -
Meridian Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 98.29% (2024) -
Mississippi College
Bachelor'sMaster's
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 93.33% (2024) -
Mississippi Delta Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 90.24% (2024) -
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2024) -
Mississippi State University
RN, entry-level master’sCCNE
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Mississippi University for Women
Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateACENCCNE
RN, associate degree NCLEX 97.5% (2024) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2024) -
Northeast Mississippi Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 98.73% (2024) -
Northwest Mississippi Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 99.2% (2024) -
Pearl River Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 96.77% (2024) -
Southwest Mississippi Community College
LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2024) -
University of Mississippi
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNECOA
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 99.1% (2024) -
University of Southern Mississippi
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNECOA
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2024) -
William Carey University
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 98.8% (2024)
More board-approved programs (1)
Programs the Mississippi board of nursing approves at schools that report no nursing awards to IPEDS, as the board lists them.
| School | City | Program | Approval | NCLEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Gulf Coast Community College | Biloxi | Practical nursing |
Sources
Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.
State board sources: Mississippi Board of Nursing: Mississippi Approved Practical Nursing Programs (program, locations, director and contact) (every practical nursing program the board approves, one location per campus); Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, Annual Report for Mississippi Nursing Degree Programs (May 15, 2025): program rosters and National Accreditation Status and Site Visit Schedule (the associate degree and prelicensure baccalaureate rosters, fall 2024); Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, Annual Report for Mississippi Nursing Degree Programs (May 15, 2025): NCLEX-RN Pass Rates, source MS Board of Nursing and NCSBN (calendar year 2024, with 2022 and 2023 also printed); Mississippi Board of Nursing: LPN Education (everything the board publishes about nursing education, 0 lines of it naming an examination result); Mississippi Board of Nursing: site search for "pass rate" (the board's own index answering for a pass rate, read beside a control search that returns hits).