Overview

School of Nursing / School of Nursing is located in Jackson, MS, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	34
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Publishable paper

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

170

Applied

100

Accepted

80

Enrolled

Applying

25

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 31st	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	1 year of clinical experience (acute care nurse practitioner only), RN license
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	RN license, professional nursing experience

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

212

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	14.15%
White or Caucasian	83%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.47%
Asian	0.94%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0.47%

Gender

Male (8%)

Female (91%)

Faculty

40

Total faculty

Full-time - 25

Part-time - 15

Male (8)

Female (32)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Predictive biomarkers for head and neck cancer; cellular events in response to demyelization in diseases; health care disparities (various diseases); childhood obesity; psychosocial adaptations to pregnancy and birth
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS  39216-4505
United States

Contact Dr. Kim W. Hoover
Dean, School of Nursing
Email: khoover@umc.edu
Phone: 601-984-6200

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