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Medical University of South Carolina Doctorate in Nursing

78 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$91,539 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Medical University of South Carolina. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Nursing from MUSC Cost?

$17,702 Average Tuition and Fees

MUSC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at MUSC was $1,341 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $807 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$16,333$24,304
Fees$1,369$1,369

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

$91,539 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from MUSC is $91,539 per year. That is 21% lower than the national average of $115,628.

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Does MUSC Offer an Online Doctorate in Nursing?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that MUSC offers online option in its nursing doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MUSC Online Learning page.

MUSC Doctorate Student Diversity for Nursing

78 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
76.9% Women
20.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 78 doctor’s degrees in nursing handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 76.9% of the nursing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.5% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at MUSC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian3
Black or African American8
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White55
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities9

Doctorate in Nursing Focus Areas at MUSC

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Nurse Anesthetist30
Nursing Science5
Nursing Practice43

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Dentistry73
Health & Medical Administrative Services19
Medicine167
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences90
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions59

View All Nursing Related Majors >

References

*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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