by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at A-State was $554 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $277 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,986 | $9,972 |
| Fees | $1,614 | $1,614 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from A-State make an average of $125,388 a year during the early days of their career. That is 29% higher than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that A-State offers online option in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the A-State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.8% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Around 13.6% of nursing master’s degree recipients at A-State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 88 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 71 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 27 |
*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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