by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Howard 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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Part-time graduates at Howard paid an average of $1,750 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $32,248 | $32,248 |
| Fees | $1,976 | $1,976 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Howard is $108,092 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the Howard nursing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Howard Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those students who received a master’s degree in nursing at Howard in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 20 |
| Public Health | 7 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 28 |
*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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