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Walden University Doctorate in Nursing

221 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$114,595 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Walden University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in nursing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Nursing from Walden University Cost?

$10,716 Average Tuition and Fees

Walden University Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Walden University was $715 per credit hour 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 $10,272 $10,272
Fees $444 $444

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

$114,595 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from Walden University make an average of $114,595 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $115,628.

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Does Walden University Offer an Online Doctorate in Nursing?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the nursing doctor’s degree program at Walden University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Walden University Online Learning page.

Walden University Doctorate Student Diversity for Nursing

221 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
91.4% Women
47.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 221 students received their doctor’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 91.4% of the nursing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at Walden University in 2019-2020, 47.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 83
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 88
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

Doctorate in Nursing Focus Areas at Walden University

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Nursing Science 34
Nursing Practice 187

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health Sciences & Services 52
Health & Medical Administrative Services 18
Mental & Social Health Services 26
Public Health 171

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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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