by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Nursing Administration. 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. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UNR was $624 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $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 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from UNR is $109,286 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the UNR 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 UNR Online Learning page.
About 80.0% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.3% of the nursing master’s degrees at UNR in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 30 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 22 |
| Public Health | 54 |
*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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