Program Overview

Doctor of Nursing Practice (Post-MSN DNP) Characteristics

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (Post-MSN DNP) program is designed to provide advanced education in nursing practice. The program's characteristics are outlined below.

Graduation Stats

The graduation statistics for the program are as follows:

• Number of doctoral degrees awarded per year:
  • 2018: 9
• Graduation rates:
  • 2018: 100%
• Average time to degree:
  • 2018: 2.67 years
• Average tuition and fees to complete the degree:
  • 2018: $18,666.39
• Employment profile:
  • 2016:
    • Employed: 8
    • Still seeking: 0
    • Unknown: 1

Student Stats

The student statistics for the program are as follows:

• Student diversity:
  • Ethnicity (2016):
    • African American: 16.67%
    • Asian: 8.33%
    • Hispanic: 33.33%
    • International / Unknown:
    • Two races or more: 2.78%
    • White: 36.11%
  • Gender (2016):
    • Female: 30
    • Male: 6
    • Total: 36
  • Residency (2018):
    • Texas: 97.22%
    • Out of state: 2.78%
    • International:
    • Total: 100%

Faculty Stats

The faculty statistics for the program are as follows:

• Faculty diversity:
  • Ethnicity (2018):
    • Men:
      • White: 2
      • Black: 1
      • Hispanic: 1
      • Asian:
      • American Indian / Alaskan Native:
      • International:
      • Unknown / Not reported:
      • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander:
    • Women:
      • White: 12
      • Black: 1
      • Hispanic: 2
      • Asian: 1
      • American Indian / Alaskan Native:
      • International:
      • Unknown / Not reported:
      • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander:
• Core faculty:
  • 2018: 20
• Core faculty activities:
  • Discipline-related refereed papers/publications (2018): 1.4 combined for all categories
  • Juried creative/performance accomplishments (2018):
  • Notices of discoveries filed/patents issued (2018):
• Core faculty external grants:
  • Number of core faculty receiving external funds (2016): 8
  • Average external funds per core faculty members (2016): $0.25
  • Total external funds per program (2016): $0.00