by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Purdue University Global. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in nursing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Purdue University Global paid an average of $444 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $400 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,766 | $9,740 |
| Fees | $852 | $934 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from Purdue University Global make an average of $93,863 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Purdue University Global does offer online classes in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue University Global Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 86.1% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at Purdue University Global in 2019-2020, 40.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 48 |
| Black or African American | 96 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 290 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 38 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 78 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 385 |
| Geriatric Nurse/Nursing | 58 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 266 |
| Public Health | 124 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 53 |
*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.