by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Nursing Practice. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Virginia Commonwealth University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at VCU paid an average of $1,448 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $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 master’s degree from VCU make an average of $93,467 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the nursing master’s degree program at VCU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the VCU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 84.4% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at VCU in 2019-2020, 22.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 41 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 29 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | 90 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 15 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 35 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 4 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 26 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 4 |
*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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