by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Francis Marion 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Francis Marion University paid an average of $1,061 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $531 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 | $10,612 | $21,224 |
| Fees | $776 | $776 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Francis Marion University is $97,737 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $97,473.
Francis Marion University 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 Francis Marion University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 88.5% of them 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 Francis Marion University in 2019-2020, 30.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 21 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 1 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.