by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Walden University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in nursing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Walden University was $715 per credit hour 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 | $10,272 | $10,272 |
| Fees | $444 | $444 |
nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from Walden University make an average of $114,595 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as 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 Walden University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Walden University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.4% of the nursing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at Walden University in 2019-2020, 47.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 83 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 88 |
| International Students | 13 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 21 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Science | 34 |
| Nursing Practice | 187 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 52 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 18 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 26 |
| Public Health | 171 |
*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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