by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Washington State 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 Wazzu paid an average of $1,322 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $617 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,781 | $25,879 |
| Fees | $1,682 | $1,682 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from Wazzu is $109,429 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $115,628.
Wazzu does not offer an online option for its nursing doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wazzu Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 82.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at Wazzu in 2019-2020, 31.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 39 |
| Nursing Science | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 164 |
*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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