by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at United States University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in nursing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USU was $325 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from USU make an average of $116,083 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. USU does offer online classes in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USU Online Learning page.
About 80.9% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at USU in 2019-2020, 73.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 74 |
| Black or African American | 55 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 |
| White | 66 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 6 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 256 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 8 |
*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.