School of Nursing

Doctoral Program Characteristics

Doctor of Nursing Practice (Post-MSN DNP) Characteristics

Graduation stats

Number of doctoral degrees awarded per year

The number of doctoral degrees awarded per year for each of the 3 most recent years.

2018
9
Graduation rates

Percentage of doctoral students who graduated within 10 years for each of the 3 most recent years. Graduation rates are based on the methodology used in the Accountability System, which uses CBM001 data to identify students beginning a program at a specified time and uses CMB009 data to track students from that cohort who graduate within the following 10-year period.

2018
100%
Average time to degree

The average of graduates' time to degree for each of the most recent 3 years. For each academic year, "time to degree" is defined as beginning the year students matriculated with a doctoral degree objective until the year they graduated.

2018
2.67
Average tuition and fees to complete the degree

The combined annual tuition and program-specific fees multiplied by the average number of years that graduates took to complete the degree for each of the 3 most recent years.

2018
18666.39
Employment profile

The number and percentage of graduates employed in their field within one year of graduation, those still seeking employment, and unknown for each of the 3 most recent years. Employment includes full-time self-employment, private practice, residency, fellowship, and other opportunities for further training or education.

Employment 2016
Employed 8
Still seeking 0
Unknown 1

Student stats

Student diversity

The fall semester headcount by gender, ethnicity and residency status in the program for each of the 3 most recent years. International non-resident students should include all students paying resident tuition rates because of waivers.

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

Faculty stats

Faculty Diversity

The core faculty by gender and ethnicity for each of the 3 most recent years.

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Ethnicity Men Women
White 2 12
Black 1 1
Hispanic 1 2
Asian 1
American Indian / Alaskan Native
International
Unknown / Not reported
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander
Core faculty

The number of core faculty for each of the 3 most recent years. "Core faculty" is defined as appropriately credentialed individuals intergral to the doctoral program, such as those who teach courses, mentor students, or serve on dissertation committeees.

2018
20
Core faculty activities

The avergae number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, and notices of discoveriesfiled/patents issued per core faculty member for each of the 3 most recent years.

Activities 2016 2017 2018
Discipline-related referred papers/publications N/A N/A 1.4 combined for all categories
Juried creative/performance accomplishments N/A N/A
Notices of discoveries filed/patents issued N/A N/A
Core faculty external grants

The number of core faculty receiving external funds, average external funds, average external funds per core faculty member, and total external funds per program for each of the 3 most recent years.

Grants 2016
Number of core faculty receiving external funds 8
Average external funds per core faculty members 485356.25
Total external funds per program 3882850.00