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 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at TTUHSC paid an average of $724 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $265 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 | $6,360 | $16,176 |
| Fees | $2,720 | $2,880 |
nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from TTUHSC make an average of $137,002 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher than the national average of $115,628.
TTUHSC does not offer an online option for its nursing doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the TTUHSC Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women.
Around 30.0% of nursing doctor’s degree recipients at TTUHSC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 8 |
| Medicine | 175 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 168 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 116 |
*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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