by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Nursing Practice. 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 Nevada - Reno. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in 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 UNR paid an average of $624 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $297 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 | $5,657 | $21,310 |
| Fees | $661 | $661 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UNR offers online option in its nursing doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNR Online Learning page.
About 84.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at UNR in 2019-2020, 32.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 1 |
| Medicine | 65 |
| Public Health | 2 |
*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.