Online Doctorate in Nursing Practice
202 colleges offer an online doctorate in Nursing Practice. Of completions at these colleges, 4% are delivered online (exclusively or hybrid).
202
Colleges Offering
163
Fully Online Completions
45
Hybrid Completions
4%
Online Delivery Share
of completions at colleges with online presence
Colleges Offering This Online
Showing 202 of 202 colleges
| Control | Compare | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews University Berrien Springs | MI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 2 | 0 | 2,940 | |
| Georgia College & State University Milledgeville | GA | PUBLIC | 2 | 0 | 7,097 | |
| Radford University Radford | VA | PUBLIC | 2 | 0 | 7,812 | |
| Saint Peter's University Jersey City | NJ | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 2 | 0 | 3,572 | |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia | SC | PUBLIC | 2 | 0 | 38,532 | |
| A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville | MO | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,466 | |
| Abilene Christian University Abilene | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,219 | |
| Alcorn State University Alcorn State | MS | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,995 | |
| Allen College Waterloo | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 483 | |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro | AR | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 15,726 | |
| Ashland University Ashland | OH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,106 | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery | AL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 5,217 | |
| Bay Path University Longmeadow | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,605 | |
| Bellarmine University Louisville | KY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,886 | |
| Boise State University Boise | ID | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 27,198 | |
| Bradley University Peoria | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,777 | |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno | CA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 24,427 | |
| Capella University Minneapolis | MN | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 47,761 | |
| Carlow University Pittsburgh | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,416 | |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison | IL | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 32,944 | |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu | HI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,709 | |
| Clemson University Clemson | SC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 29,077 | |
| Colby-Sawyer College New London | NH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 972 | |
| College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph | MN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,429 | |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | CO | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 9,785 | |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | CO | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 31,830 | |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | PA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 11,092 | |
| Concordia University Texas Austin | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,396 | |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon | WI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,253 | |
| Creighton University Omaha | NE | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 8,581 | |
| Delta State University Cleveland | MS | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,654 | |
| Drexel University Philadelphia | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 21,153 | |
| Duke University Durham | NC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 17,499 | |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 8,234 | |
| East Carolina University Greenville | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 26,940 | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg | VA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,154 | |
| Felician University Lodi | NJ | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,427 | |
| Ferris State University Big Rapids | MI | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 9,959 | |
| Florida State University Tallahassee | FL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 43,889 | |
| Francis Marion University Florence | SC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 4,112 | |
| Franklin University Columbus | OH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,457 | |
| Gannon University Erie | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,189 | |
| George Washington University Washington | DC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 25,374 | |
| Goshen College Goshen | IN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 847 | |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix | AZ | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 113,257 | |
| Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu | HI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,921 | |
| Idaho State University Pocatello | ID | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 13,061 | |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion | IN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 14,331 | |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville | AL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 9,955 | |
| La Roche University Pittsburgh | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,153 | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory | NC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,256 | |
| Lewis University Romeoville | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 7,011 | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate | TN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 6,081 | |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 17,384 | |
| Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans | LA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,250 | |
| Madonna University Livonia | MI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,124 | |
| Marshall University Huntington | WV | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 11,958 | |
| Marymount University Arlington | VA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,060 | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis | MO | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,261 | |
| MCPHS University Boston | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,945 | |
| Medical University of South Carolina Charleston | SC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 3,246 | |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,672 | |
| Moravian University Bethlehem | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,745 | |
| Morningside University Sioux City | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,056 | |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus | OH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 670 | |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha | NE | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,067 | |
| North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 14,311 | |
| Northcentral University San Diego | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,489 | |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff | AZ | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 28,467 | |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb | IL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 15,414 | |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights | KY | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 15,347 | |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva | OK | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,079 | |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches | LA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,523 | |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills | MI | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 15,768 | |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville | OK | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 880 | |
| Oral Roberts University Tulsa | OK | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,936 | |
| Otterbein University Westerville | OH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,332 | |
| Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,439 | |
| Pittsburg State University Pittsburg | KS | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 5,755 | |
| Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,757 | |
| Post University Waterbury | CT | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 16,178 | |
| Purdue University Northwest Hammond | IN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 9,051 | |
| Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Provo | UT | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,686 | |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 605 | |
| Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster Lancaster | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,439 | |
| Salisbury University Salisbury | MD | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 7,025 | |
| Samford University Birmingham | AL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 6,097 | |
| Seton Hall University South Orange | NJ | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,571 | |
| South College Knoxville | TN | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 11,557 | |
| South University-Savannah Savannah | GA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 716 | |
| South University-Savannah Online Savannah | GA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 8,803 | |
| South University-Tampa Tampa | FL | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 752 | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond | LA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 14,426 | |
| Spalding University Louisville | KY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,553 | |
| St. Thomas University Miami Gardens | FL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 7,652 | |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn | NY | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,220 | |
| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville | TN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,511 | |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 12,938 | |
| Texas Woman's University Denton | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 15,361 | |
| The Catholic University of America Washington | DC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,243 | |
| The University of Tampa Tampa | FL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 11,433 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville | TN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 38,728 | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,362 | |
| The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 3,241 | |
| Thomas Edison State University Trenton | NJ | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 7,544 | |
| Touro University Nevada Henderson | NV | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,600 | |
| Troy University Troy | AL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 13,658 | |
| United States University San Diego | CA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,454 | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham | AL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 20,905 | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville | AL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,564 | |
| University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage | AK | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,493 | |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville | AR | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 33,610 | |
| University of Central Florida Orlando | FL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 69,713 | |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | OH | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 45,026 | |
| University of Connecticut Storrs | CT | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 28,306 | |
| University of Florida Gainesville | FL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 56,311 | |
| University of Iowa Iowa City | IA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 30,779 | |
| University of Kansas Lawrence | KS | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 29,792 | |
| University of Kentucky Lexington | KY | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 34,709 | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette | LA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 15,665 | |
| University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo | CA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,996 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst | MA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 31,726 | |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City | MO | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 14,732 | |
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis | MO | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 14,736 | |
| University of Nevada-Reno Reno | NV | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 23,024 | |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham | NH | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 13,554 | |
| University of North Alabama Florence | AL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,204 | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 32,438 | |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 31,091 | |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 18,012 | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 7,674 | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 18,848 | |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville | FL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 16,154 | |
| University of North Georgia Dahlonega | GA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 19,291 | |
| University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City | OK | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 3,680 | |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix | AZ | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 111,248 | |
| University of South Alabama Mobile | AL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 14,003 | |
| University of South Dakota Vermillion | SD | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,619 | |
| University of Southern Indiana Evansville | IN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 9,488 | |
| University of St Francis Joliet | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,074 | |
| University of St Thomas Houston | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,301 | |
| University of St Thomas Houston | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,301 | |
| University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos | CA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,370 | |
| Ursuline College Pepper Pike | OH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 970 | |
| Villanova University Villanova | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 10,041 | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond | VA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 28,464 | |
| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem | NC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,322 | |
| Walden University Minneapolis | MN | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 49,441 | |
| Walsh University North Canton | OH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,192 | |
| Weber State University Ogden | UT | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 32,701 | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester | PA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 17,171 | |
| West Coast University-Dallas Richardson | TX | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,887 | |
| West Coast University-Orange County Anaheim | CA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,586 | |
| West Coast University-Texas Richardson | TX | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,887 | |
| West Virginia University Morgantown | WV | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 23,643 | |
| Western Carolina University Cullowhee | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 11,686 | |
| Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,381 | |
| Wilmington University New Castle | DE | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 13,746 | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond | KY | PUBLIC | 0 | 2 | 15,673 | |
| Alvernia University Reading | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,796 | |
| Barry University Miami | FL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 6,825 | |
| Baylor University Waco | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 20,626 | |
| Bellin College Green Bay | WI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 927 | |
| Bethel University Saint Paul | MN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,603 | |
| DeSales University Center Valley | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,972 | |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City | TN | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 13,728 | |
| Elmhurst University Elmhurst | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,997 | |
| Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,102 | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,017 | |
| Holy Family University Philadelphia | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,225 | |
| Illinois State University Normal | IL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 21,546 | |
| Indiana State University Terre Haute | IN | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 7,895 | |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg | VA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 22,740 | |
| King University Bristol | TN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,157 | |
| La Salle University Philadelphia | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,153 | |
| Liberty University Lynchburg | VA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 104,327 | |
| Messiah University Mechanicsburg | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,373 | |
| Michigan State University East Lansing | MI | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 52,089 | |
| Misericordia University Dallas | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,200 | |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield | MO | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 24,360 | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati | OH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,265 | |
| Murray State University Murray | KY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 10,020 | |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces | NM | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,408 | |
| North Park University Chicago | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,557 | |
| Oak Point University Oak Brook | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 451 | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach | FL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 4,147 | |
| Quinnipiac University Hamden | CT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 9,424 | |
| Rush University Chicago | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,769 | |
| Samuel Merritt University Oakland | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,926 | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville | IL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 11,893 | |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock | TX | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 5,098 | |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa | AL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 40,846 | |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis | TN | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 3,101 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga | TN | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 11,775 | |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | TX | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 44,956 | |
| University of Arizona Tucson | AZ | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 56,365 | |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Worcester | MA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 1,489 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | MA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 7,968 | |
| University of Mississippi University | MS | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 26,449 | |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks | ND | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,019 | |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg | MS | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 13,170 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison | WI | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 51,044 |
Career Outcomes
Medical and Health Services Managers
Median wage: $117,960/yr
Projected growth: +23.2%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage: $79,940/yr
Projected growth: +16.8%
Registered Nurses
Median wage: $93,600/yr
Projected growth: +4.9%
Nurse Practitioners
Median wage: $129,210/yr
Projected growth: +40.1%
Frequently Asked Questions
How many colleges offer an online Doctorate in Nursing Practice?
202 colleges in our IPEDS dataset have completed online doctorate programs in Nursing Practice. The list on this page covers the colleges with the strongest distance-education completion records.
Is an online Doctorate in Nursing Practice delivered fully online?
It depends on the school. Among colleges with any online presence for this program, 4% of completions are delivered online (either exclusively or with hybrid components). Each college's row above shows whether their program is exclusively online or partially distance-delivered.
What can you do with an online Doctorate in Nursing Practice?
Online Nursing Practice graduates pursue the same career paths as on-campus graduates. Common roles include positions where employers value the Doctorate credential and the analytical skills associated with the field. Salary and growth data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are available on the corresponding career pages.
Which schools are most popular for online Nursing Practice programs?
Based on IPEDS distance-education completion counts, the top schools include Andrews University, Eastern Kentucky University, Georgia College & State University, among others. See the full sortable list above.