by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northern Arizona University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at NAU paid an average of $1,428 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $520 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,309 | $18,630 |
| Fees | $857 | $859 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from NAU is $99,402 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $97,473.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the nursing master’s degree program at NAU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NAU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 86.5% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at NAU in 2019-2020, 30.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 20 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 56 |
| Allied Health Professions | 76 |
| Public Health | 14 |
*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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