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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Doctorate in Nursing

55 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$134,761 Average Salary

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Nursing from UTHealth Cost?

$9,883 Average Tuition and Fees

UTHealth Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UTHealth paid an average of $912 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $235 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$7,984$31,005
Fees$1,899$1,899

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

$134,761 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from UTHealth make an average of $134,761 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $115,628.

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Does UTHealth Offer an Online Doctorate in Nursing?

Online degrees for the UTHealth 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 UTHealth Online Learning page.

UTHealth Doctorate Student Diversity for Nursing

55 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
83.6% Women
49.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 55 doctor’s degrees in nursing awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 83.6% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 49.1% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at UTHealth in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian6
Black or African American11
Hispanic or Latino7
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White27
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities4

Doctorate in Nursing Focus Areas at UTHealth

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Nurse Anesthetist18
Nursing Science13
Nursing Practice24

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Dentistry104
Health & Medical Administrative Services1
Medicine242
Medical Science1
Mental & Social Health Services5

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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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