Nursing schools in Mississippi

Academic delivery: Not currently available. Required physical attendance: Yes. Natchez Campus — Cora S. Balmat School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); Alcorn State University DNP; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree DNP owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

Alcorn State University; exact DNP credential entry; Status=Accredited; Stipulation=None; Initial Accreditation=March 2020; Most Recent Action=April 2, 2026; Date of Last Visit=September 23, 2025; Next Visit=Fall 2033; next visit is planned review, not expiry. Retained raw-display variants: {"Status":["Accredited"],"Stipulation":["None"],"Initial Accreditation":["March 24, 2020","March 2020"],"Most Recent Action":["2026-04-02","April 2, 2026"],"Date of Last Visit":["September 15-17, 2020","September 23, 2025"],"Next Visit":["Fall 2033"],"Candidacy Start Cycle":["2020-03-24"],"Candidacy Expiration Cycle":["Initial Site Visit Scheduled:"],"Initial Site Visit Scheduled":["September 15-17, 2020"],"Initial Cycle":["Fall 2020"]}. Historical candidacy-cycle fields, where present, do not override the current entry status. Current displayed last visit September 23, 2025 supersedes hidden historical September 15-17, 2020; current action April 2, 2026; next Fall 2033. Historical candidacy does not change current Accredited.

Source reviewed 2026-10-03.

Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. Cleveland Campus — Robert E. Smith School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); Delta State University DNP; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree DNP owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

Delta State University; exact DNP scope. Last action March 2, 2020; accredited through December 31, 2030; next Spring 2030. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Source reviewed 2026-10-03.

Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. Cleveland Campus — Robert E. Smith School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); Delta State University DNP; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree DNP owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

Delta State University; exact DNP scope. Last action March 2, 2020; accredited through December 31, 2030; next Spring 2030. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Source reviewed 2026-10-03.

Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. ; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

IHL; Mississippi College/current Mississippi Christian University DNP; adopted May 21, 2026 minutes: Stage II Initial, permission to admit students. Degree approved February 19, 2026; Stage II application February 23, 2026; follow-up visit March 26, 2026; Stage III/national initial visit not yet demonstrated.

Exact DNP national programmatic status Not currently available. Owner/ACEN/CCNE/CNEA sources checked; missing entry is not Not accredited and institutional accreditation is not substituted.

Source reviewed 2026-10-03.

Academic delivery: Not currently available. Required physical attendance: Yes. Columbus Campus — Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); Mississippi University for Women DNP; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree DNP owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

Mississippi University for Women; exact DNP scope. Last action February 24, 2020; accredited through December 31, 2030; next Spring 2030. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Source reviewed 2026-10-03.

Academic delivery: Not currently available. Required physical attendance: Yes. ; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); University of Mississippi Medical Center DNP; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree DNP owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

University of Mississippi Medical Center; exact DNP scope. Last action March 21, 2022; accredited through December 31, 2032; next Spring 2032. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Source reviewed 2026-10-03.

Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. One required Hattiesburg campus visit per semester; clinical/practicum in own/nearby community.. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); University of Southern Mississippi DNP; Continuing with Conditions; NP certification pass rate >=80% all test takers over three years. PIP submitted July 7, 2025; continued strategies due June 30, 2026. Footnote also includes graduate APRN certificate. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

University of Southern Mississippi; exact DNP scope. Last action March 22, 2017; accredited through December 31, 2027; next Spring 2027. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Source reviewed 2026-10-03.

Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. Hattiesburg Campus — Asbury Hall Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); University of Southern Mississippi DNP; Continuing with Conditions; NP certification pass rate >=80% all test takers over three years. PIP submitted July 7, 2025; continued strategies due June 30, 2026. Footnote also includes graduate APRN certificate. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

University of Southern Mississippi; exact DNP scope. Last action March 22, 2017; accredited through December 31, 2027; next Spring 2027. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Source reviewed 2026-10-03.

Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. One required Hattiesburg campus visit per semester; clinical/practicum in own/nearby community.. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); University of Southern Mississippi DNP; Continuing with Conditions; NP certification pass rate >=80% all test takers over three years. PIP submitted July 7, 2025; continued strategies due June 30, 2026. Footnote also includes graduate APRN certificate. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

University of Southern Mississippi; exact DNP scope. Last action March 22, 2017; accredited through December 31, 2027; next Spring 2027. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Source reviewed 2026-10-03.

Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. Hattiesburg Campus — Asbury Hall Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); University of Southern Mississippi DNP; Continuing with Conditions; NP certification pass rate >=80% all test takers over three years. PIP submitted July 7, 2025; continued strategies due June 30, 2026. Footnote also includes graduate APRN certificate. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

University of Southern Mississippi; exact DNP scope. Last action March 22, 2017; accredited through December 31, 2027; next Spring 2027. No transfer to another owner/credential/site; nursing approval remains separate.

Source reviewed 2026-10-03.