by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Governors State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at GSU paid an average of $706 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $353 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 | $6,354 | $12,708 |
| Fees | $1,966 | $1,966 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from GSU is $85,760 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $97,473.
GSU 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 GSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.9% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Around 55.6% of nursing master’s degree recipients at GSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 1 |
| Nursing Science | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 41 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 14 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 25 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 26 |
*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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