by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Nurse Anesthetist. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Wake Forest 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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Part-time graduates at Wake Forest University paid an average of $1,510 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $38,650 | $38,650 |
| Fees | $566 | $566 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Wake Forest University is $150,874 per year. That is 55% higher than the national average of $97,473.
Wake Forest University does not offer an online option for its nursing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wake Forest University Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
None of the nursing master’s degree recipients at Wake Forest University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| 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 | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 84 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 7 |
| Public Health | 6 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 8 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.