by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Nursing Administration. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Lamar University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Lamar University paid an average of $764 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $355 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,397 | $13,759 |
| Fees | $1,940 | $1,940 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Lamar University 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 Lamar University Online Learning page.
About 85.7% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 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 Lamar University in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 35 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 122 |
| Public Health | 21 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 13 |
*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.