by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Widener 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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Part-time graduates at Widener paid an average of $936 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $24,500 | $24,500 |
| Fees | $310 | $310 |
nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from Widener make an average of $126,504 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $115,628.
Widener 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 Widener Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at Widener in 2019-2020, 66.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 1 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 1 |
| Nursing Science | 5 |
| Nursing Practice | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health | 3 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 44 |
*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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