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The University of Texas Medical Branch Master’s in Nursing

191 Master's Degrees Awarded
$102,791 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Texas Medical Branch. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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 Master’s in Nursing from UTMB Galveston Cost?

$8,655 Average Tuition and Fees

UTMB Galveston Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UTMB Galveston paid an average of $705 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $267 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$6,552$15,397
Fees$2,103$2,103

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Nursing From UTMB Galveston?

$102,791 Average Salary
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The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from UTMB Galveston is $102,791 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $97,473.

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Does UTMB Galveston Offer an Online Master’s 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 UTMB Galveston offers online option in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTMB Galveston Online Learning page.

UTMB Galveston Master’s Student Diversity for Nursing

191 Master's Degrees Awarded
84.3% Women
55.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 191 students received their master’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 84.3% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 55.5% of nursing master’s degree recipients at UTMB Galveston in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian39
Black or African American27
Hispanic or Latino34
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White81
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities7

Master’s in Nursing Focus Areas at UTMB Galveston

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Nursing Administration15
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing170
Clinical Nurse Leader6

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services4
Allied Health Professions89
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science12
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions38
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services19

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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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