by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in nursing, such as diversity 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 Pitt paid an average of $1,630 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $947 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 | $23,530 | $39,898 |
| Fees | $938 | $938 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Pitt 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 Pitt Online Learning page.
About 77.2% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.8% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at Pitt in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 15 |
| Dentistry | 81 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 2 |
| Medicine | 136 |
| Medical Science | 4 |
*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.