by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Nebraska Wesleyan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in nursing, such as diversity 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 NWU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,136 | $5,136 |
| Fees | $50 | $50 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from NWU is $81,111 per year. That is 17% lower than the national average of $97,473.
NWU does not offer an online option for its nursing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NWU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.3% 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 NWU in 2019-2020, 3.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 21 |
| Nursing Administration | 9 |
*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.