by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing Practice is a concentration offered under the nursing major 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 practice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UTHealth was $912 per credit hour for out-of-state students. 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 |
UTHealth does not offer an online option for its nursing practice doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTHealth Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.7% of the nursing practice students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 88.2%.
Around 54.2% of nursing practice doctor’s degree recipients at UTHealth in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist | 18 |
| Nursing Science | 13 |
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*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.