by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Nursing Practice. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at LSU Health - New Orleans paid an average of $1,135 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $573 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,835 | $24,108 |
| Fees | $1,254 | $1,254 |
nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from LSU Health - New Orleans make an average of $166,454 a year during the early days of their career. That is 44% higher than the national average of $115,628.
Online degrees for the LSU Health - New Orleans nursing doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the LSU Health - New Orleans Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 75.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at LSU Health - New Orleans in 2019-2020, 17.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 45 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | 57 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 11 |
| Dentistry | 66 |
| Medicine | 192 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 32 |
*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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