by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Northern Colorado. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at University of Northern Colorado paid an average of $1,090 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $604 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,867 | $19,620 |
| Fees | $2,088 | $2,088 |
nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from University of Northern Colorado make an average of $101,964 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $115,628.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. University of Northern Colorado does offer online classes in its nursing doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University of Northern Colorado Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.7% of the nursing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at University of Northern Colorado in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 10 |
| Nursing Science | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 6 |
*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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