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 Massachusetts - Lowell. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMass Lowell paid an average of $1,465 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $811 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 | $14,590 | $26,370 |
| Fees | $620 | $620 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from UMass Lowell make an average of $90,146 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the UMass Lowell 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 UMass Lowell Online Learning page.
About 96.2% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.8% of the nursing master’s degrees at UMass Lowell in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 20 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 12 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 14 |
| Public Health | 51 |
*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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