by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Brandman University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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 Brandman paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,060 | $12,060 |
| Fees | $480 | $480 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from Brandman is $122,038 per year. That is 6% higher than the national average of $115,628.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the nursing doctor’s degree program at Brandman. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Brandman Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 84.4% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at Brandman in 2019-2020, 87.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 15 |
| Black or African American | 62 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 6 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 5 |
| School Nursing | 1 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 75 |
| Nursing Practice | 9 |
*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.