Online MSN Psychiatric

Silverdragon102, BSN · Aug 15, 2016

Moved to the Online Distant Learning discussion forum

chubacher15 · Aug 24, 2016

I am also trying to find the best program for PMHANP. I currently have my ADN, I am only finding programs that offer BSN to PMHANP. I wish there was a program to do the bridge program to save time and money. There are great online options if you want to obtain your Psychiatric certificate after your ARNP. I found that Drexel University offers it online, University of South Alabama and multiple other universities. Your degree is a solid degree. As long as the university is accredited you are good.

MrChicagoRN, RN · Aug 24, 2016

For those in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisc, AZ, NM; St. Francis in Joliet is a long established brick and mortar school, but all APN courses are online. You just have to go on campus 3-4 times total. Excellent pass rate.

Graduate & Doctoral Programs | USF Joliet, Illinois

Kathy H · Sep 14, 2016

School looks good but Family PMHNP is not one of the masters programs offered in all states - checked and not offered in CT...unfortunately

julesjameson3333 · Sep 17, 2016

It has mentioned more than once that finding preceptors is an issue with many online programs. I wonder how difficult it is to find someone? Hmmmm

katierou · Oct 13, 2016

Look into Regis College in MA. I'm looking at their ADN-MSN (PMHNP) and it's 100% online and you find a preceptor to follow for clinical. It's 3years part time (6cr), $52,000 for the program. You don't get a BSN along the way, but I suppose that doesn't really matter.

Talie32 · Oct 30, 2016

I have been looking in to this recently. Seems as though there is a shortage of MSN programs in mental health as a lot of the ones that even were present are now being changed to DNP programs. Just realistically I don't want to pursue a DNP at this time as I would like to begin working as an NP with an MSN and perhaps pursue the DNP in the future.

I am currently in the St. Louis area and am finishing up my BSN with Saint Louis University, but am not sure where I will go for my MSN. I want to do a mostly Online format without having to visit a campus unless it is local.

SLU has an MSN, but it is quite pricey- I think somewhere in the neighborhood of 40k after all is said and done since it is a private school.

I will actually soon be relocating to Arizona, but none of the schools around Phoenix have an MSN anymore for PMHNP, they are only DNP.

I am considering SLU (costly), EKU (Which seems okay, but I am confused because the program is listed as a "Rural" program and I don't really want to be pigeonholed into that subspecialty of a specialty...) Also University of South Indiana seems promising as well, but I would need to take a statistics class which isn't required for my BSN before starting. Also St. Francis University has an MSN, but I haven't been able to gather much information from the site due to some technical errors on the site, which didn't leave me with a good feeling overall.

If anyone else has any additional information on Online MSN programs for psych I am open!

FNP/PMHNPmama · Jun 19, 2018

St. Francis is AWFUL. I'm in their post-masters PMHNP program. Would definitely consider other options.

ThePTNurseGuy, DNP, NP · Jun 16, 2019

On 6/18/2018 at 10:02 PM, FNP/PMHNPmama said:
St. Francis is AWFUL. I'm in their post-masters PMHNP program. Would definitely consider other options.

Can I contact you about the program? I was considering it because I heard good things but you’re making me second guess if I should.