by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Iowa. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Iowa paid an average of $1,700 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $648 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,079 | $26,026 |
| Fees | $1,587 | $1,587 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from Iowa is $104,033 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $115,628.
Iowa does not offer an online option for its nursing doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.6% of the nursing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.4% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at Iowa in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 56 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 1 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 11 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 11 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 22 |
| Nursing Science | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 13 |
| Dentistry | 84 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 3 |
| Medicine | 156 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 111 |
*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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