by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Oakland University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Oakland paid an average of $1,027 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $773 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,546 | $24,648 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Oakland is $104,878 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Oakland offers online option in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Oakland Online Learning page.
About 74.7% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Around 13.9% of nursing master’s degree recipients at Oakland in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 65 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist | 24 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 35 |
| Geriatric Nurse/Nursing | 11 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | 51 |
| Public Health | 22 |
*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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