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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Doctorate in Nursing

44 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$119,061 Average Salary

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’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 Doctorate in Nursing from UWM Cost?

$11,864 Average Tuition and Fees

UWM Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UWM was $1,508 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $669 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $10,701 $24,132
Fees $1,163 $1,163

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

$119,061 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from UWM make an average of $119,061 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $115,628.

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Does UWM Offer an Online Doctorate in Nursing?

UWM does not offer an online option for its nursing doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UWM Online Learning page.

UWM Doctorate Student Diversity for Nursing

44 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
88.6% Women
18.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 44 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

About 88.6% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 18.2% of nursing doctor’s degree recipients at UWM in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 33
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Doctorate in Nursing Focus Areas at UWM

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 10
Nursing Practice 34

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Health 4
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 25
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2
Other Health Professions 3

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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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