by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. 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 South Alabama. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at USA paid an average of $884 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $442 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 | $7,956 | $15,912 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from USA is $94,985 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. USA does offer online classes in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 88.3% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Around 25.8% of nursing master’s degree recipients at USA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 27 |
| Black or African American | 99 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 473 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 36 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 666 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 28 |
| Allied Health Professions | 39 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 44 |
*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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