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University of Kansas Doctorate in Nursing

72 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
YES Online Classes

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Kansas. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in nursing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Nursing from KU Cost?

$11,045 Average Tuition and Fees

KU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at KU was $998 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $416 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,989 $23,951
Fees $1,056 $1,056

Does KU Offer an Online Doctorate in Nursing?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that KU offers online option in its nursing doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the KU Online Learning page.

KU Doctorate Student Diversity for Nursing

72 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
80.6% Women
13.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 72 doctor’s degrees in nursing handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 80.6% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at KU in 2019-2020, 13.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 61
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Doctorate in Nursing Focus Areas at KU

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Nurse Anesthetist 24
Nursing Science 5
Nursing Practice 43

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication Sciences 16
Health & Medical Administrative Services 3
Medicine 208
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 144
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 69

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References

*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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