by our College Data Analytics TeamRegistered Nursing is a concentration offered under the nursing major at University of Massachusetts Amherst. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in registered nursing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,673 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $779 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,014 | $30,120 |
| Fees | $2,221 | $2,221 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. UMass Amherst does offer online classes in its registered nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Amherst Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in registered nursing in 2019-2020, 79.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 87.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.6% of the registered nursing master’s degrees at UMass Amherst 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 | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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.