by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Mercer University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Mercer paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,964 | $14,964 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from Mercer make an average of $90,856 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% lower than the national average of $115,628.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Mercer does offer online classes in its nursing doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercer Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at Mercer in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 2 |
| Nursing Science | 1 |
| Nursing Practice | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 117 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 157 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 38 |
*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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