by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in nursing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UPR Medical Sciences was $190 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,840 | $6,840 |
| Fees | $3,300 | $3,300 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from UPR Medical Sciences make an average of $63,005 a year during the early days of their career. That is 35% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the UPR Medical Sciences 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 UPR Medical Sciences Online Learning page.
About 71.4% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at UPR Medical Sciences in 2019-2020, 96.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist | 6 |
| Nursing Science | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 10 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 4 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 4 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 7 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1 |
*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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