by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Family Practice Nurse/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 Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from USC make an average of $161,637 a year during the early days of their career. That is 66% higher than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the USC 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 USC Online Learning page.
About 91.7% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 51.9% of the nursing master’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 34 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 108 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 28 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 187 |
| Allied Health Professions | 49 |
| Medical Science | 5 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 45 |
*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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