Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Mississippi
19 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $58,673 at Coahoma Community College.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Registered Nurses in Mississippi earn a median of $77,090 a year across 29,060 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners | $124,730 | 4,690 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $98,160 | 4,280 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $75,060 | 1,050 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $198,410 | 480 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Associate's degree | — | $58,673 (11 grads) | 29 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | Associate's degree | — | $56,931 (30 grads) | 47 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Associate's degree | $12,149 | $56,133 (46 grads) | 106 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Associate's degree | $12,902 | $55,422 (105 grads) | 93 |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit | Associate's degree | — | $54,035 (19 grads) | 72 |
| Alcorn State University Alcorn State | Associate's degree | $19,000 | $53,179 (27 grads) | 23 |
| East Central Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | $7,665 | $52,789 (49 grads) | 27 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Associate's degree | $15,216 | $52,420 (57 grads) | 102 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (49 grads) | 23 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Associate's degree | $12,993 | $51,993 (162 grads) | 121 |
| Pearl River Community College Poplarville | Associate's degree | $11,250 | $51,951 (97 grads) | 82 |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Associate's degree | $10,100 | $51,794 (54 grads) | 65 |
| Mississippi University for Women Columbus | Associate's degree | — | $51,794 (43 grads) | 35 |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | Associate's degree | $9,097 | $51,224 (158 grads) | 111 |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Associate's degree | $6,901 | $49,868 (84 grads) | 58 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Associate's degree | — | $48,935 (24 grads) | 28 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Associate's degree | $11,066 | $47,494 (77 grads) | 55 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.