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 master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Widener was $936 per credit hour 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 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Widener is $104,749 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $97,473.
Widener 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 Widener Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.9% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at Widener in 2019-2020, 51.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 1 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 48 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 15 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 6 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 12 |
| Public Health | 32 |
| Other Health Professions | 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.
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