by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Tennessee 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Tennessee State University was $1,105 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $523 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 | $9,276 | $19,752 |
| Fees | $1,108 | $1,108 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Tennessee State University is $83,113 per year. That is 15% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the Tennessee State 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 Tennessee State University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 92.0% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Around 32.0% of nursing master’s degree recipients at Tennessee State University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 43 |
| Public Health | 15 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 28 |
*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.