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 California State University - Sacramento. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,676 | $1,676 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Sac State is $85,538 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Sac State 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 Sac State Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 42.6% of the nursing master’s degrees at Sac State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 61 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 30 |
*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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