by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 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 MCPHS University paid an average of $1,235 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 | $22,230 | $22,230 |
| Fees | $1,050 | $1,050 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from MCPHS University make an average of $98,403 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $97,473.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that MCPHS University offers online option in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MCPHS University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.5% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Around 23.0% of nursing master’s degree recipients at MCPHS University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 38 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 5 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 56 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 3 |
| Dental Support Services | 19 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 46 |
| Allied Health Professions | 210 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 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.