by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Alaska Anchorage. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UAA was $1,079 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $513 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,773 | $22,659 |
| Fees | $1,375 | $1,837 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from UAA make an average of $116,679 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the UAA nursing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAA Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at UAA in 2019-2020, 30.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health | 7 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 3 |
*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.