Are you motivated, organized and ready to earn an advanced nursing degree?
The accredited Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree gives you what you need.
Work in better roles, raise your salary potential and improve health care services.
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Program options
Choose an option within the DNP degree for your custom path to success.
Formats:
- BSN to DNP: Hybrid, with a mix of seated and online classes.
- Post-master's DNP: Online.
Both options are CCNE-accredited.
Option
BSN to Doctor of Nursing Practice
For BSN-prepared nurses who want to become practitioners. Provide family-focused health care services.
Option
Post-master's Doctor of Nursing Practice
For nurses who already have a master’s degree and want new career roles. Make a difference in health care with your leadership skills.
Why earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Missouri State?
Save money, have flexibility
Our program has one of the lowest costs in the country. Online and hybrid classes mean your on-campus visits are minimal.
Be a leader in nursing
Put research into practice. Teach tomorrow’s nurses. Bridge the health care gap for underserved populations. Whatever you want to do, a DNP degree gives you greater control in your career path.
Have great support
A faculty member helps you develop your quality improvement project. Your advisor also serves as your go-to contact while you’re in the program.
We’re one of the best
You can’t beat low tuition at a great school. Grad School Hub ranked us as the third-best DNP program in the country.
Careers and outcomes
Explore your potential career paths
From administration to teaching and service, you can do a lot with a DNP degree.
Ethics
Here, you'll live by a code of ethics and adopt a culture of caring.
Accreditation
All of our programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Approval
Missouri State Board of Nursing: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (four-year BSN).
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