by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Pacific Lutheran University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at PLU was $969 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,841 | $29,841 |
| Fees | $550 | $550 |
PLU does not offer an online option for its nursing doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the PLU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 89.5% of the nursing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Around 42.1% of nursing doctor’s degree recipients at PLU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | 19 |
*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.