Post-MSN to Doctor of Nursing Practice
Ohio University's Post-MSN to DNP program is geared toward working professionals who want to advance their careers while serving their communities. This program blends online and on-campus intensives.
Ohio University's Online DNP Degrees
Specialize in Advanced Clinical or Executive Practice
DNP Suite Overview
5
direct or indirect patient care paths
36
credits for MSN-DNP
5
post-graduate nursing certificates
Earn the advanced credential that accelerates your nursing career.
In today's health care workforce, advanced degrees are essential if you want to propel your career—and your ability to provide excellent patient-centered care—forward. You can achieve those goals with Ohio University's Master of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice (MSN-DNP) program. The online DNP degree provides working professionals like you, with the flexibility, knowledge and skills to build your expertise in leadership, informatics, health policy, and evidence-based practice.
The School of Nursing also has five online graduate nursing certificates available.
Explore Ohio's MSN-DNP program
Wherever you're starting from, achieve your DNP degree with a program that fits your life.
Explore OHIO's DNP program
Combined with opportunities to hone your leadership skills, Ohio's DNP program will prepare you to succeed in a myriad of health care settings.
| Description | Online MSN-DNP |
|---|---|
| Program Duration | Students take 2-3 courses per semester and can complete in 6 semesters |
| Delivery Format | 36 credit hours |
| Courses | 12 courses, 15-week terms |
| In-State Total Tuition* | $23,688* |
| Start Dates | Fall term only |
| Approved RN Licensure States | See list of Approved RN Licensure States for Application |
| Ideal Candidate | Geared toward post-Master's nursing professionals ready to advance their careers. |
| Why Choose This Track | MSN-DNP students have the option to complete additional certificates in areas including Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Leader, Nurse Educator, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. |
"The program is very family-oriented. We had one campus intensive that helped to bring all of us together. The instructors were very supportive of us through our journey. They are very understanding of our situations and our pursuits for this higher degree. You won’t find better support for instructors than through Ohio University’s DNP program. The school is just wonderful. I can’t say enough great things about it.
" —Natalie Perry, DNP Graduate '18
Further your career with a DNP from Ohio University
With the DNP degree, graduates can step into leadership, education, and advanced nurse practitioner roles. In addition, graduates can continue their training to receive additional graduate certificates in their areas of interest. Whatever their path, students graduate from Ohio University ready to meet the health care needs of individuals, families, and communities of the future.
Benefit from Ohio's Quality and Value
Now more than ever, we recognize that health is much bigger and more complex than simply treating disease. Health impacts every facet of life, from the economy to education. At Ohio University's College of Health Sciences and Professions, we’re one of the nation’s largest health-focused colleges. But more importantly, our innovative approach to addressing health — what affects it, who provides it and how to improve it — is recognized and respected.
Students in our health care programs confidently join Ohio University knowing that they are part of an esteemed institution that engages in deep, awarded research not only at the individual student and faculty level, but also in collaboration with vital organizations including The Appalachian Institute to Advance Health Equity Science (ADVANCE), the Diabetes Institute (DI), the Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health and more.
Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate programs at Ohio University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Disclaimer
*Individual costs may differ depending on program track.