by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Frontier Nursing University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Frontier Nursing University was $618 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,617 | $18,617 |
| Fees | $1,675 | $1,675 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from Frontier Nursing University is $108,760 per year. That is 6% lower than the national average of $115,628.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Frontier Nursing University does offer online classes in its nursing doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Frontier Nursing University Online Learning page.
About 93.9% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at Frontier Nursing University in 2019-2020, 22.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 27 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 147 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 196 |
*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.