by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Jacksonville 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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Part-time graduates at JU paid an average of $819 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,742 | $14,742 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from JU is $82,358 per year. That is 16% lower than the national average of $97,473.
JU 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 JU 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 about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Around 30.1% of nursing master’s degree recipients at JU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 27 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 125 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 67 |
| Nursing Administration | 24 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 23 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 7 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 62 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 34 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 15 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 22 |
*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.