Nurse doctorate programs in Pennsylvania.
34 doctorate nursing programs in Pennsylvania across 17 cities. Always free for students; program directors can claim listings.
The directory lists 34 doctoral nursing programs in Pennsylvania, made up of 30 DNP and 4 PhD in Nursing. They are offered by 25 institutions across Allentown, Bloomsburg, California, Center Valley, Chester, Dallas, Erie, Mechanicsburg, Moon Township, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton, University Park, Villanova, Waynesburg, West Chester and Wilkes Barre.
12 of the 34 programs listed in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania
- Carlow University
- Cedar Crest College
- Chatham University
- Commonwealth University
- DeSales University
- Drexel University
- Duquesne University
- Gannon University
- Holy Family University
- La Salle University
- Messiah University
- Misericordia University
- Pennsylvania Western University
- Robert Morris University
- Temple University
- The Pennsylvania State University
- Thomas Jefferson University
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
- University of Scranton
- Villanova University
- Waynesburg University
- West Chester University
- Widener University
- Wilkes University
Specializations available in Pennsylvania
admin_leadership, agacnp, community_public_health, fnp, gerontology, nurse_anesthesia, other, palliative_oncology, pediatrics_maternal_child, pmhnp and research_science.
Comparing doctoral nursing pathways in Pennsylvania
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.