by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Florida International University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at FIU was $992 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $446 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 | $8,912 | $21,393 |
| Fees | $2,194 | $2,818 |
nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from FIU make an average of $122,038 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $115,628.
FIU 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 FIU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.0% of the nursing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at FIU in 2019-2020, 73.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Science | 2 |
| Nursing Practice | 59 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 120 |
| Public Health | 7 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 57 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 7 |
*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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