by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’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 UTHSC paid an average of $1,274 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $712 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 | $12,798 | $23,000 |
| Fees | $1,382 | $1,430 |
Online degrees for the UTHSC nursing doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTHSC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 89.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at UTHSC in 2019-2020, 20.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 65 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Science | 2 |
| Nursing Practice | 80 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 17 |
| Dentistry | 100 |
| Medicine | 158 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 165 |
| Public Health | 1 |
*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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