by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Louisville. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UofL paid an average of $1,521 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $737 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 | $13,260 | $27,374 |
| Fees | $201 | $201 |
Online degrees for the UofL nursing doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UofL Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 90.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.2% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at UofL in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Science | 2 |
| Nursing Practice | 42 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 9 |
| Dentistry | 110 |
| Medicine | 157 |
*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.