by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Samuel Merritt University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Samuel Merritt University paid an average of $1,465 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $52,896 | $52,896 |
| Fees | $572 | $572 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Samuel Merritt University is $130,283 per year. That is 34% higher than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the Samuel Merritt University 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 Samuel Merritt University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 80.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 67.1% of the nursing master’s degrees at Samuel Merritt University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 71 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 55 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 24 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 96 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 26 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 87 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 43 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 7 |
*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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