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Florida Atlantic University Master’s in Nursing

129 Master's Degrees Awarded
$87,815 Average Salary

The 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 Florida Atlantic 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Nursing from FAU Cost?

$6,693 Average Tuition and Fees

FAU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at FAU was $1,027 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $372 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,467 $16,695
Fees $1,226 $1,787

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Nursing From FAU?

$87,815 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their master’s degree from FAU make an average of $87,815 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $97,473.

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Does FAU Offer an Online Master’s in Nursing?

FAU 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 FAU Online Learning page.

FAU Master’s Student Diversity for Nursing

129 Master's Degrees Awarded
90.7% Women
49.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 129 master’s degrees in nursing awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 90.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 49.6% of the nursing master’s degrees at FAU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 21
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 64
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Master’s in Nursing Focus Areas at FAU

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 129

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication Sciences 20
Health & Medical Administrative Services 108
Mental & Social Health Services 130
Public Health 4

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References

*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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