Is "reasonable" tuition for NP programs unheard of?

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Hi all!!

I am in the researching phase of FNP programs and I currently live in FL. I am interested in distance learning and/or traditional fnp or pnp programs but the tuition seems to be sooooo expensive!! One school near me costs a flat $6,000 for part-time students no matter how many courses you take, so if I take one class you guessed it!! :down:

So my question is will it be possible to find a reputable program that costs under 30,000 (in total)? How much did you pay for tuition/year I am just trying to gauge how much my degree will realistically cost? Thanks in advance for any responses or advice.

P.S. I plan on searching for grants, scholarships to help supplement the cost but I still need realistic figures :confused:

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Do you have any public (state-supported) universities in FL that offer it? My plan is to attend one in my state and the whole program (tuition only for a direct-entry program) will cost me about $18000 full time. So, I guess if I already had my BSN it would be about $12000 or so for the MSN-FNP portion. I am not sure about part-time though....

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Take out the loans , go to the school you want and work part time.. It will be worth it.. This is a financial case where it makes sense.. Your future employer will pay back your student loans if you promise to give them x amt of years..

That is what I did.. It made not sense to work full time as a RN and exhaust yourself.. Plus i feel that an RN who works full time while in NP school is a bad idea. THose two plus years should be dedicated to learning how to be a NP...

Good Luck

Patrick, FNP..

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Do you have any public (state-supported) universities in FL that offer it? My plan is to attend one in my state and the whole program (tuition only for a direct-entry program) will cost me about $18000 full time. So, I guess if I already had my BSN it would be about $12000 or so for the MSN-FNP portion. I am not sure about part-time though....

Yes there are is a state school but it only has the DNP program option for FNP plus it is too far away to commute but thanks :-)

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Take out the loans , go to the school you want and work part time.. It will be worth it.. This is a financial case where it makes sense.. Your future employer will pay back your student loans if you promise to give them x amt of years..

That is what I did.. It made not sense to work full time as a RN and exhaust yourself.. Plus i feel that an RN who works full time while in NP school is a bad idea. THose two plus years should be dedicated to learning how to be a NP...

Good Luck

Patrick, FNP..

Thanks Patrick this is not an aspect that I have considered because I really don't want to take out much more in loans than I already have for my undergrad but it could be an option if employers offer paying back loans as part of a package! Gives me something to think about!

Did you attend a distance learning program or traditional classes for you master's program?

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Specializes in ICU.

Consider this the cheapest med schools in state tuition will be 15k a year where as average is 20k and upwards to 34/42/62k. Student loans are a reality, I agree with the other poster learn to be an NP while in school.

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Specializes in ER.

Hmmm. I'm in school (just started) and I work full time. I think that when I start clinical hours, I will use some of my PTO, but for right now, I am handling full-time work and school just fine.

With regard to cost, I am taking 11 hours, and the tuition for this semester was 2800; this is a public university in Texas. I would keep looking, OP, because schools should charge by the hour not by the semester, IMO.

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