Nurse doctorate programs in United States.

The directory lists 445 doctoral nursing programs in United States, made up of 412 DNP, 32 PhD in Nursing and 1 DNP/PhD Dual. They are offered by 394 institutions across Abilene, Akron, Albuquerque, Allentown, Alva, Amherst, Anchorage, Anderson, Ann Arbor, Arlington, Athens, Atlanta, Auburn University, Augusta, Aurora, Austin, Azusa, Baltimore, Bartlesville, Baton Rouge, Bethesda, Big Rapids, Birmingham, Bismarck, Bloomsburg, Boca Raton, Boise, Boston, Bowling Green, Bozeman, Bristol, Brockport, Bronx, Brookings, Brooklyn, Bryan, Buckhannon, Buffalo, Burlington, California, Camden, Cedar Rapids, Cedarville, Center Valley, Chapel Hill, Charleston, Charlotte, Charlottesville, Chattanooga, Chester, Chestnut Hill, Chicago, Chicopee, Cincinnati, Clemson, Cleveland, Collegeville, Colorado Springs, Columbia, Columbus, Conway, Cookeville, Coral Gables, Corpus Christi, Cullowhee, Dallas, Dayton, DeKalb, Decatur, Denton, Denver, Detroit, Dubuque, Duluth, Durham, East Lansing, East Longmeadow, Eau Claire, Edinburg, Edwardsville, El Paso, Elmhurst, Erie, Evansville, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fargo, Fayetteville, Fishersville, Flagstaff, Flint, Florence, Fort Kent, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort Wayne, Fort Worth, Fresno, Ft. Lauderdale, Fullerton, Gainesville, Galloway, Galveston, Garden City, Glendale, Goshen, Grand Forks, Grand Junction, Grand Rapids, Greeley, Green Bay, Greensboro, Greenville, Gurabo, Hamden, Hamilton, Hammond, Harrisonburg, Hattiesburg, Hays, Hempstead, Henderson, Hickory, Highland Heights, Hilo, Honolulu, Houston, Huntsville, Independence, Indianapolis, Iowa City, Irvine, Jackson, Jacksonville, Johnson City, Joliet, Kansas City, Kent, Kingston, Kirksville, Knoxville, LaCrosse, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Lakeland, Lakewood, Laramie, Las Cruces, Las Vegas, Lebanon, Lexington, Lisle, Little Rock, Livonia, Lodi, Loma Linda, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Louisville, Lowell, Lubbock, Lynchburg, Madison, Mankato, Mansfield, Marion, Marquette, Mechanicsburg, Memphis, Mequon, Miami, Miami Gardens, Miami Shores, Milledgeville, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Mobile, Montgomery, Moon Township, Morgantown, Murray, Nashville, New Castle, New London, New Orleans, New York, New York City, Newark, Newport, Normal, North Canton, North Chicago, North Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Nutley, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orange, Orangeburg, Orlando, Oshkosh, Pembroke, Peoria, Pepper Pike, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, Pleasantville, Pocatello, Pomona, Portland, Providence, Provo, Radford, Reno, Richardson, Richmond, Riverside, Rochester, Rockford, Rockville Centre, Romeoville, Sacramento, Saint Louis, Saint Paul, Salisbury, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Juan, San Marcos, Savannah, Scranton, Seattle, Shepherdstown, Shreveport, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Spartanburg, Spokane, Spring Arbor, Springfield, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Statesboro, Stony Brook, Storrs, Sugar Land, Sylvania, Syracuse, Tacoma, Tallahassee, Tampa, Toledo, Topeka, Trenton, Tucson, Tulsa, Tuscaloosa, Tyler, University Center, University Park, Utica, Valdosta, Valparaiso, Villanova, Virginia Beach, Washington, Waterloo, Wayne, Waynesburg, West Chester, West Hartford, West Lafayette, West Long Branch, West Palm Beach, Wichita, Wilkes Barre, Wilmington, Winchester, Winona, Winston-Salem, Worcester and Ypsilanti.

77 of the 445 programs listed in United States are available in an online or hybrid format. Compare these against online DNP programs and online PhD in nursing programs worldwide.

Institutions offering doctoral nursing degrees in United States

• A.T. Still University
• Abilene Christian University
• Adelphi University
• AdventHealth University
• Allen College
• Alverno College
• Anderson University - SC
• Arizona State University
• Ashland University
• Aspen University
• Auburn University
• Auburn University at Montgomery
• Augsburg University
• Augusta University
• Azusa Pacific University
• Baptist Health Sciences University
• Barnes-Jewish College
• Barry University
• Bay Path University
• Baylor University
• Bellarmine University
• Bellin College
• Belmont University
• Benedictine University
• Binghamton University
• Boise State University
• Boston College
• Bradley University
• Brenau University
• Briar Cliff University
• California Baptist University
• California State University, Fresno
• California State University, Fullerton
• California State University, Long Beach
• Capella University
• Carlow University
• Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
• Cedar Crest College
• Cedarville University
• Chamberlain University
• Chaminade University of Honolulu
• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
• Chatham University
• Clarke University
• Clemson University
• Cleveland State University
• Colby-Sawyer College
• College of Saint Benedict
• College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
• Colorado Christian University
• Colorado Mesa University
• Colorado Technical University
• Columbia University
• Commonwealth University
• Concordia University, Wisconsin
• Coppin State University
• Creighton University
• D'Youville University
• DePaul University
• DeSales University
• Delta State University
• Dominican University New York
• Drexel University
• Duke University
• Duquesne University
• East Carolina University
• East Tennessee State University
• East Tennessee State University and Tennessee Technological University Joint DNP Program
• Eastern Kentucky University
• Eastern Mennonite University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Edgewood University
• Elmhurst University
• Elms College
• Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
• Fairfield University
• Felician University
• Ferris State University
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida Gulf Coast University
• Florida International University
• Florida Southern College
• Florida State University
• Fort Hays State University
• Francis Marion University
• Franklin University
• Gannon University
• George Mason University
• George Washington University
• Georgetown University
• Georgia College & State University
• Georgia Southern University
• Georgia State University
• Gonzaga University
• Goshen College
• Goshen College-Eastern Mennonite University DNP Consortium
• Graceland University
• Grand Canyon University
• Grand Valley State University
• Hawaii Pacific University
• Herzing University, Madison
• Hofstra University
• Holy Family University
• Howard University
• Hunter College of the City University of New York
• Idaho State University
• Illinois State University
• Indiana University
• Indiana Wesleyan University
• Jacksonville State University
• Jacksonville University
• James Madison University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Keiser University
• Kent State University
• King University
• La Salle University
• Le Moyne College
• Lee University
• Lehman College-The City University of New York
• Lenoir-Rhyne University
• Lewis University
• Liberty University
• Loma Linda University
• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
• Lourdes University
• Loyola University Chicago
• Loyola University New Orleans
• MGH Institute of Health Professions
• Madonna University
• Marian University
• Marquette University
• Mary Baldwin University
• Marymount University
• Maryville University of St. Louis
• Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• McKendree University
• McNeese State University
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Mercer University
• Messiah University
• Metropolitan State University
• Miami University
• Michigan State University
• Midwestern University
• Millikin University
• Minnesota State University Mankato
• Misericordia University
• Mississippi University for Women
• Missouri State University
• Molloy University
• Monmouth University
• Montana State University
• Morningside University
• Mount Carmel College of Nursing
• Mount Mercy University
• Mount St. Joseph University
• Murray State University
• National University
• Nebraska Methodist College
• New Mexico State University
• New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing
• North Dakota State University
• North Park University
• Northeastern University
• Northern Arizona University
• Northern Illinois University
• Northern Kentucky University
• Northern Michigan University
• Northwestern Oklahoma State University
• Northwestern State University of Louisiana
• Nova Southeastern University
• Oakland University
• Ohio University
• Oklahoma Wesleyan University
• Old Dominion University
• Oral Roberts University
• Oregon Health & Science University
• Pace University
• Pacific Lutheran University
• Palm Beach Atlantic University
• Pennsylvania Western University
• Pittsburg State University
• Point Loma Nazarene University
• Prairie View A&M University
• Purdue University
• Purdue University Global
• Quinnipiac University
• Radford University
• Rasmussen University
• Regent University
• Regis University
• Rhode Island College
• Robert Morris University
• Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
• Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
• Rush University College of Nursing
• Rutgers University-Camden
• Rutgers University-Newark
• Sacred Heart University
• Saginaw Valley State University
• Saint Anthony College of Nursing
• Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
• Saint Louis University
• Saint Mary's College-Indiana
• Salisbury University
• Salve Regina University
• Samford University
• Samuel Merritt University
• San Jose State University
• Seattle University
• Seton Hall University
• Shenandoah University
• Shepherd University
• Simmons University
• South College
• South Dakota State University
• South University
• Southeastern Louisiana University
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Southern University and A&M College
• Spalding University
• Spring Arbor University
• St. John Fisher University
• St. John's University
• St. Thomas University
• State University of New York Brockport
• State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University
• State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
• State University of New York Upstate Medical University
• Stockton University
• Stony Brook University
• Temple University
• Tennessee Technological University
• Texas A&M University Health Science Center
• Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
• Texas Christian University
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
• Texas Wesleyan University
• Texas Woman's University
• The Catholic University of America
• The College of St. Scholastica
• The Ohio State University College of Nursing
• The Pennsylvania State University
• The University of Akron
• The University of Alabama
• The University of Alabama in Huntsville
• The University of Arizona
• The University of Iowa
• The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
• The University of South Dakota
• The University of Southern Mississippi
• The University of Tampa
• The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• The University of Vermont
• Thomas Edison State University
• Thomas Jefferson University
• Touro University Nevada
• UCLA School of Nursing
• UMass Chan Medical School
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• Union University
• Universidad Ana G. Mendez
• University at Buffalo, State University of New York
• University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
• University of Alaska Anchorage
• University of Arkansas
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• University of California, Davis
• University of California, Irvine
• University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing
• University of Central Arkansas
• University of Central Florida
• University of Cincinnati
• University of Colorado
• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
• University of Connecticut
• University of Delaware
• University of Detroit Mercy
• University of Florida
• University of Hartford
• University of Hawaii at Hilo
• University of Hawaii at Manoa
• University of Houston
• University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
• University of Indianapolis
• University of Kansas
• University of Kentucky
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• University of Louisville
• University of Maine at Fort Kent
• University of Mary
• University of Maryland
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• University of Massachusetts Boston
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• University of Massachusetts Global
• University of Massachusetts Lowell
• University of Miami
• University of Michigan School of Nursing
• University of Michigan, Flint
• University of Minnesota
• University of Mississippi Medical Center
• University of Missouri, Columbia
• University of Missouri, Kansas City
• University of Missouri, St. Louis
• University of Mobile
• University of Nebraska Medical Center
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• University of Nevada, Reno
• University of New Hampshire
• University of New Mexico
• University of North Alabama
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke
• University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• University of North Dakota
• University of North Florida
• University of Northern Colorado
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Phoenix
• University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
• University of Portland
• University of Puerto Rico, San Juan
• University of Rhode Island
• University of Rochester
• University of Saint Francis
• University of Saint Joseph
• University of San Diego
• University of San Francisco
• University of Scranton
• University of South Alabama
• University of South Carolina
• University of South Carolina Upstate
• University of South Florida
• University of Southern Indiana
• University of Southern Maine
• University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
• University of St. Francis
• University of St. Thomas - TX
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
• University of Texas at Arlington
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Texas at El Paso
• University of Texas at Tyler
• University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
• University of Toledo
• University of Utah
• University of Virginia
• University of Washington School of Nursing
• University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
• University of Wisconsin, Madison
• University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
• University of Wyoming
• University of the Incarnate Word
• Ursuline College
• Valdosta State University
• Valparaiso University
• Vanderbilt University
• Villanova University
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Viterbo University
• Wake Forest University
• Walden University
• Walsh University
• Washburn University
• Washington State University
• Wayne State University
• Waynesburg University
• West Chester University
• West Coast University
• West Virginia University
• West Virginia Wesleyan College
• Western Carolina University, Cullowhee
• Western Kentucky University
• Western University of Health Sciences
• Westminster University - UT
• Wichita State University
• Widener University
• Wilkes University
• William Paterson University of New Jersey
• Wilmington University
• Winona State University
• Winston-Salem State University
• Wright State University
• Xavier University
• Yale University

Specializations available in United States

admin_leadership, agacnp, clinical_general, community_public_health, education, fnp, gerontology, global_health, informatics, nurse_anesthesia, other and palliative_oncology.

Comparing doctoral nursing pathways in United States

A DNP is a practice doctorate aimed at advanced clinical practice and systems leadership; a PhD in nursing is a research doctorate aimed at generating new knowledge. Entry points differ too — see BSN to DNP, MSN to DNP, BSN to PhD and DNP to PhD for the routes into each. Cost and funding vary widely; affordable DNP programs and fully funded PhD in nursing programs list the options that publish figures. Admission testing also varies — see DNP programs with no GRE requirement.