by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Alcorn State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Alcorn State paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,044 | $6,044 |
| Fees | $1,246 | $1,246 |
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The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Alcorn State is $86,867 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Alcorn State does offer online classes in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Alcorn State Online Learning page.
About 85.7% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 71.4% of the nursing master’s degrees at Alcorn State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 7 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
