by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at NMSU Main Campus paid an average of $963 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $277 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,981 | $17,330 |
| Fees | $945 | $945 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from NMSU Main Campus is $144,240 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $115,628.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. NMSU Main Campus 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 NMSU Main Campus Online Learning page.
About 85.7% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at NMSU Main Campus in 2019-2020, 42.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Science | 1 |
| Nursing Practice | 13 |
*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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