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University of Utah Doctorate in Nursing

112 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$98,670 Average Salary

The 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 Utah. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Nursing from U of U Cost?

$7,824 Average Tuition and Fees

U of U Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at U of U paid an average of $959 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $273 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $6,666 $23,537
Fees $1,158 $1,158

How Much Can You Make With a Doctorate in Nursing From U of U?

$98,670 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from U of U make an average of $98,670 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% lower than the national average of $115,628.

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Does U of U Offer an Online Doctorate in Nursing?

Online degrees for the U of U nursing doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the U of U Online Learning page.

U of U Doctorate Student Diversity for Nursing

112 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
81.3% Women
17.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 112 students received their doctor’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 81.3% of the nursing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.0% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at U of U in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 89
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Doctorate in Nursing Focus Areas at U of U

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 112

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication Sciences 12
Dentistry 45
Medicine 132
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 65
Public Health 6

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References

*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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