by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at East Tennessee State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at ETSU paid an average of $1,321 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $480 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 | $8,640 | $23,760 |
| Fees | $1,919 | $1,919 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from ETSU is $97,959 per year. That is 15% lower than the national average of $115,628.
ETSU does not offer an online option for its nursing doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ETSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 94.7% of the nursing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 5.3% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at ETSU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 16 |
| Nursing Science | 3 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 12 |
| Medicine | 69 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 68 |
| Public Health | 6 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 41 |
*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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