Nursing Schools In Mississippi
Nursing classes faculty can choose to work at one of 21 accredited nursing schools in Mississippi. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the nursing academic community in Mississippi, and the future trends in nursing training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National Nursing Employment
| Mississippi | 57,410 |
| National | 5,150,780 |
Approximately 1% of the country's nursing professionals work in Mississippi state.
Employment Growth for Nursing professionals In Mississippi
| 51,700 | 52,330 | 56,150 | 57,350 | 57,410 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
In Mississippi, the field of nursing is growing. In Mississippi, 5,710 more nursing professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of nursing has grown by 11% in Mississippi. This is faster than the trend for nursing professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of nursing professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.
Nursing VS. All Professions salaries in Mississippi
| $54,642 | $50,460 | $51,344 | $49,618 | $50,258 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Nursing
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to nursing professionals are declining in Mississippi. The mean salary for nursing professionals in 2006 was $54,642 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $50,258 per year.
Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$34,814 |
25th percentile |
$39,562 |
50th percentile |
$47,080 |
75th percentile |
$56,896 |
90th percentile |
$69,968 |
Thus, nursing professionals' salaries declined by 9% in 4 years. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In Mississippi state, within the field of nursing, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid nursing professionals earn 101% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in Mississippi
BSN |
$57,940 |
Forensic Nursing |
$69,370 |
Gerontology |
$59,620 |
Nursing |
$50,258 |
RN to BSN |
$57,940 |
In Mississippi, nursing professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Nursing programs available for each degree type for all schools in Mississippi
associate |
17 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
26 |
| Total | 59 |
The number of students graduating from the 21 accredited nursing schools in Mississippi is increasing. In Mississippi, there were 226 graduates in 2006. And there were 3,116 graduates from nursing courses in 2010.
This represents a 1279% increase in the number of nursing degree or certificate school graduates in Mississippi state. 44% of these graduates received a undergraduate certificate in nursing.