by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Ohio University - Athens Campus. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at OHIO Athens was $1,079 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $583 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,444 | $17,436 |
| Fees | $276 | $276 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from OHIO Athens is $95,623 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $97,473.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. OHIO Athens does offer online classes in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the OHIO Athens Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.0% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at OHIO Athens in 2019-2020, 8.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 83 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 93 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 24 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 213 |
| Allied Health Professions | 52 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 31 |
| Public Health | 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.