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William Carey University Doctorate in Nursing

The main focus area for this major is Nursing Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at William Carey 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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Rankings for the William Carey University Doctorate in Nursing

#441 in the U.S

If you're having trouble deciding which school is a good match for you, you may want to check out College Factual's Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools ranking to see some of the great options that are available. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, William Carey University was ranked #441 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Nursing from William Carey University Cost?

$9,900 Average Tuition and Fees
$41,333 Average Student Debt

William Carey University Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at William Carey University paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,600 $9,600
Fees $300 $300

William Carey University Nursing Doctorate Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their doctor’s degree at William Carey University in Nursing walked away with an average of $41,333 in student debt. That is 33% lower than the national average of $61,303.

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How Much Can You Make With a Doctorate in Nursing From William Carey University?

$88,300 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their doctor’s degree from William Carey University make an average of $88,300 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% lower than the national average of $115,628.

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Does William Carey University Offer an Online Doctorate in Nursing?

William Carey University 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 William Carey University Online Learning page.

William Carey University Doctorate Student Diversity for Nursing

25 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
96.0% Women
44.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 25 doctor’s degrees in nursing awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 96.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2018-2019 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.0% of the nursing doctor’s degrees at William Carey University in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Doctorate in Nursing Focus Areas at William Carey University

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Nursing Education 25

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Osteopathic Medicine 91
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 25

View All Nursing Related Majors >

References

*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.

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