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Purdue University Northwest Master’s in Nursing

38 Master's Degrees Awarded
$91,211 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Purdue University Northwest. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Nursing from Purdue Northwest Cost?

$6,457 Average Tuition and Fees

Purdue Northwest Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Purdue Northwest paid an average of $579 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $322 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$6,068$11,244
Fees$389$389

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Nursing From Purdue Northwest?

$91,211 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their master’s degree from Purdue Northwest make an average of $91,211 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $97,473.

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Does Purdue Northwest Offer an Online Master’s in Nursing?

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

Purdue Northwest Master’s Student Diversity for Nursing

38 Master's Degrees Awarded
89.5% Women
15.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 38 students received their master’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 89.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.8% of the nursing master’s degrees at Purdue Northwest in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White30
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities1

Master’s in Nursing Focus Areas at Purdue Northwest

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Registered Nursing38

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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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