by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at South University’s online programs. 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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Part-time graduates at South University’s online programs paid an average of $575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,800 | $13,800 |
| Fees | $720 | $720 |
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nursing who receive their master’s degree from South University’s online programs make an average of $91,136 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% lower than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. South University’s online programs 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 South University’s online programs Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 86.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Around 40.5% of nursing master’s degree recipients at South University’s online programs in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 45 |
| Black or African American | 182 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 19 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 531 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 49 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 40 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 95 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 831 |
| Nursing Practice | 8 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 78 |
| Public Health | 15 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 23 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
