by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Washington State 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Wazzu paid an average of $1,322 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $617 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,781 | $25,879 |
| Fees | $1,682 | $1,682 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from Wazzu make an average of $89,530 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Wazzu 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 Wazzu Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 45.5% of nursing master’s degree recipients at Wazzu in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 25 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1 |
*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.