by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. 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 UTHealth paid an average of $912 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $235 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 | $7,984 | $31,005 |
| Fees | $1,899 | $1,899 |
nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from UTHealth make an average of $134,761 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $115,628.
Online degrees for the UTHealth 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 UTHealth Online Learning page.
About 83.6% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 49.1% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at UTHealth in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist | 18 |
| Nursing Science | 13 |
| Nursing Practice | 24 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 104 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1 |
| Medicine | 242 |
| Medical Science | 1 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 5 |
*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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