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 Clayton State University. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Clayton State University paid an average of $1,335 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $335 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 | $5,760 | $12,411 |
| Fees | $1,504 | $1,504 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Clayton State University is $80,336 per year. That is 18% lower than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Clayton State University does offer online classes in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Clayton State University Online Learning page.
About 85.7% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at Clayton State University in 2019-2020, 57.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 31 |
*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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