by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing Practice is a concentration offered under the nursing major at Florida Gulf Coast University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in nursing practice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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With the affordable and transfer-friendly online RN to BSN program at Southern New Hampshire University, you can build upon your prior educational journey and enhance your professional experience in a program designed to fit around your schedule.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at FGCU paid an average of $1,301 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $372 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 | $6,974 | $28,170 |
| Fees | $1,987 | $3,046 |
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FGCU does not offer an online option for its nursing practice doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FGCU Online Learning page.
About 81.8% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing practice in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 88.2%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing practice at FGCU in 2019-2020, 45.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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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