by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Texas at El Paso. 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UTEP was $828 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $316 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 | $5,682 | $14,906 |
| Fees | $1,274 | $1,274 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from UTEP is $102,754 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UTEP offers online option in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTEP Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.9% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at UTEP in 2019-2020, 71.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 22 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 38 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 42 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 129 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 24 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 18 |
| Public Health | 9 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 39 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 43 |
*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.