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2023 Best Value Healthcare Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

9 Schools Ranked
$16,699 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,901 Avg Student Debt*

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Healthcare Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Mississippi to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Healthcare Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi
519 Total Awards
$7,756 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Mississippi University for Women to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Mississippi. MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 519 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MUW are $7,756 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,097 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at MUW. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MUW is ranked #3 for overall quality in Mississippi.

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#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
715 Total Awards
$25,886 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 715 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Ole Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $25,886 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,726 in loans while pursuing their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Ole Miss does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also made our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
59 Total Awards
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delta State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Cleveland, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,494 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Delta State University. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.

Delta State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
18 Total Awards
$24,900 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Mississippi. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,781 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Mississippi State. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Mississippi State University Report

#5

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
353 Total Awards
$11,204 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the fairly large public school awarded 353 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Southern Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $28,578 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Southern Miss does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Report

#6

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi
58 Total Awards
$9,445 Average Tuition & Fees

Jackson State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Jackson State University is a medium-sized public school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 58 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $34,363 in student loans.

Online courses are available at Jackson State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
176 Total Awards
$14,550 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, William Carey University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their bachelor’s degree. William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 176 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at William Carey University are $14,550 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,186 in loans while pursuing their degree.

William Carey University does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.

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#8

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi
137 Total Awards
$20,364 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 137 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

MC undergraduate students pay an average of $20,364 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $24,469 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MC does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

MC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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#9

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi
53 Total Awards
$27,825 Average Tuition & Fees

Belhaven University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Belhaven is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Belhaven are $27,825 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $27,624 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

One thing to take note of is that Belhaven does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 64% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Belhaven also made our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #5.

Full Belhaven University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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