by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at William Paterson University of New Jersey. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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 William Paterson University was $1,157 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $742 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,428 | $20,898 |
| Fees | $72 | $72 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from William Paterson University make an average of $98,403 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the William Paterson University nursing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the William Paterson University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.7% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 52.4% of the nursing master’s degrees at William Paterson University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 21 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 30 |
*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.