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 South University’s online programs. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at South University’s online programs paid an average of $575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,800 | $13,800 |
| Fees | $720 | $720 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. South University’s online programs does offer online classes in its nursing doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South University’s online programs Online Learning page.
Women made up around 84.5% of the nursing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 63.8% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at South University’s online programs in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 34 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | 58 |
*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.