by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences 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 SUNY Downstate was $963 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $471 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,310 | $23,100 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from SUNY Downstate make an average of $118,068 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% higher than the national average of $97,473.
SUNY Downstate does not offer an online option for its nursing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Downstate Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 90.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Around 61.9% of nursing master’s degree recipients at SUNY Downstate in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 29 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 53 |
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 39 |
| Public Health | 46 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 33 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 25 |
*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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