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Northwestern State University of Louisiana Doctorate in Nursing

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Nursing Practice. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Nursing from NSU Cost?

$9,614 Average Tuition and Fees

NSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NSU was $927 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $476 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,738$16,526
Fees$3,876$3,876

Does NSU Offer an Online Doctorate in Nursing?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the nursing doctor’s degree program at NSU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NSU Online Learning page.

NSU Doctorate Student Diversity for Nursing

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
90.9% Women
63.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 11 doctor’s degrees in nursing awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 90.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at NSU in 2019-2020, 63.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American7
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White4
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

Doctorate in Nursing Focus Areas at NSU

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Nursing Practice11

References

*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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