Nursing schools in Mississippi

Explore 51 profiles representing 109 nursing programs in Mississippi. These are the programs currently listed in the directory, not a claim of complete statewide coverage.

LPN-to-RN is the largest current pathway grouping at 17 programs; Online appears on 27 programs.

Reviewed October 2026

Profiles: 51
Programs: 109

Pathways, delivery and source information

Current program evidence

Counts describe the programs below and retain each program's current status; they do not imply approval, accreditation, admissions availability, or resident eligibility.

Browse by pathway

Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) 17 programs
Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN) 16 programs
Traditional BSN 9 programs
Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN 5 programs
Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's 1 program
LPN-to-RN 17 programs
LPN-to-BSN 2 programs
Paramedic-to-RN 1 program
RN-to-BSN 9 programs
RN-to-MSN 1 program
Nurse Anesthesia / CRNA 2 programs
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) 6 programs
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 7 programs
Nursing PhD / DNS 4 programs
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate 8 programs
Other Graduate Nursing Program 1 program
Other Official Nursing Program 3 programs

Delivery formats

On campus 25 programs
Hybrid 4 programs
Online 27 programs

Approval and accreditation context

State approval, institutional accreditation, and programmatic accreditation are separate facts. An authority listed here is current state-level context from published program evidence; it does not mean every program on this page has the same approval or accreditation status.

Mississippi Board of Nursing (MSBN) — practical nursing Reviewed October 3, 2026
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — exact program scope not verified Reviewed October 3, 2026
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — nursing degrees Reviewed October 3, 2026

Nursing PhD / DNS programs in Mississippi

Showing all 4 current public programs. These include Campus, Hybrid, and strict Fully Online results. A program taught at several campuses appears at each campus and counts once.

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Nursing PhD / DNS
PhD in Nursing
School
University of Mississippi Medical Center: Jackson Campus — School of Nursing
Location
Jackson, MS
Delivery
Program status
Active
Attendance and program details
Academic delivery: Not currently available. Required physical attendance: Unknown. Unknown. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.
Exact PhD in Nursing IHL state approval scope Not currently available. Nursing degree table is not silently extended to a research doctorate or separately named nondegree certificate.
Exact PhD in Nursing 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.
Credential: PhD in Nursing
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Nursing PhD / DNS
Nursing Leadership PhD
School
University of Southern Mississippi: University of Southern Mississippi — online nursing relationship
Location
MS
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Attendance and program details
Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Unknown. Unknown. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.
Exact PhD in Nursing IHL state approval scope Not currently available. Nursing degree table is not silently extended to a research doctorate or separately named nondegree certificate.
Exact PhD in Nursing 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.
Credential: PhD in Nursing
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Nursing PhD / DNS
PhD in Nursing Education and Administration
School
William Carey University: Hattiesburg Campus — School of Nursing
Location
Hattiesburg, MS
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Attendance and program details
Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. Hattiesburg Campus — School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.
Exact PhD in Nursing IHL state approval scope Not currently available. Nursing degree table is not silently extended to a research doctorate or separately named nondegree certificate.
Exact PhD in Nursing 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.
Credential: PhD in Nursing
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Nursing PhD / DNS
DNP-to-PhD in Nursing Education
School
William Carey University: Hattiesburg Campus — School of Nursing
Location
Hattiesburg, MS
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Attendance and program details
Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. Hattiesburg Campus — School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.
Exact PhD in Nursing IHL state approval scope Not currently available. Nursing degree table is not silently extended to a research doctorate or separately named nondegree certificate.
Exact PhD in Nursing 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.
Credential: PhD in Nursing
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Nursing PhD / DNS
PhD in Nursing Education and Administration
School
William Carey University: William Carey University — online nursing relationship
Location
MS
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Attendance and program details
Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. Hattiesburg Campus — School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.
Exact PhD in Nursing IHL state approval scope Not currently available. Nursing degree table is not silently extended to a research doctorate or separately named nondegree certificate.
Exact PhD in Nursing 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.
Credential: PhD in Nursing
View campus profile
Nursing PhD / DNS
DNP-to-PhD in Nursing Education
School
William Carey University: William Carey University — online nursing relationship
Location
MS
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Attendance and program details
Academic delivery: Fully online. Required physical attendance: Yes. Hattiesburg Campus — School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.
Exact PhD in Nursing IHL state approval scope Not currently available. Nursing degree table is not silently extended to a research doctorate or separately named nondegree certificate.
Exact PhD in Nursing 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.
Credential: PhD in Nursing
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