by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Virginia Commonwealth University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at VCU paid an average of $1,448 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $707 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,703 | $26,041 |
| Fees | $2,497 | $3,187 |
nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from VCU make an average of $184,403 a year during the early days of their career. That is 59% higher than the national average of $115,628.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the nursing doctor’s degree program at VCU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the VCU Online Learning page.
About 71.7% 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 11.7% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at VCU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist | 43 |
| Nursing Science | 7 |
| Nursing Practice | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 102 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Medicine | 217 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 132 |
| Public Health | 3 |
*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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