by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Missouri - Kansas City. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UMKC was $1,050 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $407 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 | $9,761 | $25,202 |
| Fees | $1,497 | $1,497 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from UMKC is $145,714 per year. That is 26% higher than the national average of $115,628.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the nursing doctor’s degree program at UMKC. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMKC Online Learning page.
About 90.5% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Around 17.5% of nursing doctor’s degree recipients at UMKC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 46 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Science | 10 |
| Nursing Practice | 53 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 104 |
| Medicine | 112 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 134 |
*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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