by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Southern Connecticut State 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at SCSU paid an average of $444 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $438 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 | $7,865 | $20,044 |
| Fees | $5,484 | $6,614 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from SCSU is $102,706 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the SCSU 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 SCSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.6% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.9% of the nursing master’s degrees at SCSU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 30 |
| Clinical Nurse Leader | 5 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 40 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 27 |
| Public Health | 16 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 2 |
*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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