by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Medical University of South Carolina. 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, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at MUSC paid an average of $1,341 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $807 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,333 | $24,304 |
| Fees | $1,369 | $1,369 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from MUSC is $146,135 per year. That is 50% higher than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. MUSC 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 MUSC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.1% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at MUSC in 2019-2020, 26.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 38 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 56 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 9 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 39 |
| Allied Health Professions | 86 |
| Medical Science | 7 |
| Public Health | 6 |
*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.