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Radford University

Nursing Practice (51.3818)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Nursing Practice
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: DNP
2010 CIP Code: 511699

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:NoNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  08/2010
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  01/2009
Program authorized for distance learning
This program can be completed solely via distance education.
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1938277
2019-2034206
2020-21331910
2021-22231314
2022-2325117

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 9,934




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19707
2019-20606
2020-2110010
2021-2214014
2022-23707
Five Year Summary44044
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years081244228344



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)2685%$88,354$112,692$127,880
2018-19 (3 years)3977%$93,130$114,696$132,809
2020-21 (18 months)4372%$107,690$113,044$128,292



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-181753.1%$ 16,376$ 25,350$ 27,031$ 38,574
2014-15 to 2018-192256.4%$ 14,999$ 22,030$ 27,474$ 38,574
2015-16 to 2019-202760.0%$ 14,999$ 25,350$ 30,507$ 41,428
2016-17 to 2020-212455.8%$ 16,058$ 26,115$ 33,291$ 47,262
2017-18 to 2021-222967.4%$ 19,677$ 40,442$ 38,372$ 54,877
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-181753.1%$ 16,376$ 25,350$ 27,031$ 38,574
2014-15 to 2018-192256.4%$ 14,999$ 22,030$ 27,474$ 38,574
2015-16 to 2019-202760.0%$ 14,999$ 25,350$ 31,176$ 42,998
2016-17 to 2020-212455.8%$ 16,058$ 26,115$ 34,243$ 51,589
2017-18 to 2021-222967.4%$ 19,677$ 40,582$ 39,265$ 56,570


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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