by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Wayne State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Wayne State was $1,470 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $679 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 | $16,285 | $35,274 |
| Fees | $1,941 | $1,941 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from Wayne State is $112,551 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $115,628.
Online degrees for the Wayne State nursing doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wayne State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 90.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.1%.
Around 28.1% of nursing doctor’s degree recipients at Wayne State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 11 |
| Nursing Science | 14 |
| Nursing Practice | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 10 |
| Medicine | 272 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 2 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 100 |
| Public Health | 5 |
*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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