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2023 Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

7 Schools Ranked
$11,898 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

The Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Mississippi to see which doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
413 Total Awards
$25,892 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in University, Mississippi, the large public school handed out 413 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ole Miss are $25,892 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Ole Miss. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 24% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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#2

University of Southern Mississippi

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

Southern Miss does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southern Miss is ranked #2 for overall quality in Mississippi.

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#3

Delta State University

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

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Delta State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Mississippi. Located in Cleveland, Mississippi, the small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 a year.

Online graduate courses are available at Delta State University, 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 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Delta State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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#4

Mississippi University for Women

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

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s value ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mississippi University for Women is a small public school located in Columbus, Mississippi that handed out 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MUW are $7,756 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MUW. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MUW is ranked #4 for overall quality in Mississippi.

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#5

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
4 Total Awards
$8,395 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, the small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Alcorn State graduate students pay an average of $8,395 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Alcorn State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.

Alcorn State also made our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #5.

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#6

Jackson State University

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

Jackson State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 10 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 per year.

Jackson State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
182 Total Awards
$12,235 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 doctor’s degree. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 182 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Carey University are $12,235 per year.

William Carey University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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