by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Clinical Nurse Leader. 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. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in nursing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,841 | $29,841 |
| Fees | $550 | $550 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from PLU is $73,949 per year. That is 24% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the PLU nursing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the PLU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 88.9% 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 PLU in 2019-2020, 22.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical Nurse Leader | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | 20 |
*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.