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George Washington University Doctorate in Nursing

24 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$111,435 Average Salary

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at George Washington University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Nursing from GWU Cost?

$31,824 Average Tuition and Fees

GWU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at GWU was $1,765 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $31,770 $31,770
Fees $54 $54

How Much Can You Make With a Doctorate in Nursing From GWU?

$111,435 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from GWU make an average of $111,435 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $115,628.

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Does GWU Offer an Online Doctorate in Nursing?

Online degrees for the GWU nursing doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.

GWU Doctorate Student Diversity for Nursing

24 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
91.7% Women
54.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 24 doctor’s degrees in nursing awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 91.7% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at GWU in 2019-2020, 54.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Doctorate in Nursing Focus Areas at GWU

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 4
Nursing Practice 20

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 7
Medicine 154
Medical Science 1
Public Health 5
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 46

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*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.

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