by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Austin Peay State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Austin Peay State University paid an average of $727 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $450 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 | $8,100 | $13,086 |
| Fees | $1,583 | $1,583 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Austin Peay State University is $87,037 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Austin Peay State University does not offer an online option for its nursing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Austin Peay State University Online Learning page.
About 94.4% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.4% of the nursing master’s degrees at Austin Peay State University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 46 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 54 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 25 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 21 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.