by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Nursing Practice. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Wilkes 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Wilkes was $1,182 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 | $26,400 | $26,400 |
| Fees | $1,968 | $1,968 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from Wilkes is $119,061 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $115,628.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the nursing doctor’s degree program at Wilkes. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wilkes Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 82.7% 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 Wilkes in 2019-2020, 55.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 21 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | 52 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 74 |
*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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