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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UT Chattanooga paid an average of $917 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $469 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 | $8,450 | $16,514 |
| Fees | $1,820 | $1,820 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from UT Chattanooga is $162,724 per year. That is 67% higher than the national average of $97,473.
UT Chattanooga 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 UT Chattanooga Online Learning page.
About 65.8% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Around 13.2% of nursing master’s degree recipients at UT Chattanooga in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| 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 | 38 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 17 |
| Public Health | 15 |
*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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