NNP programs, pt2 (more info!)

[babyNP., APRN]

Hi everyone,

Over the past few weeks, I took all the NNP programs that I've been able to find last year along with the suggestions that readers have pointed out and put it into a large excel sheet...

The columns are as such:

1.Name

2. State (city),

3.Website. These are updated as of May 2010, but periodically the links break as schools update their websites

4.Ranking (by U.S. News and World Report, 2008 graduate nursing programs). Please note that this is not indicative of their NNP program, just their overall programs. There is no ranking of NNP programs that I've seen.

5. Ranking corrected

6. MS/DNP; whether the program is only masters, doctorate, or both. Please note that some of these schools do offer DNPs that I've listed as only MSN, however they require that you have your MSN first, so I didn't list them.

7. GREs, whether they're required or how high a GPA is needed in parenthesis to waive them.

8. Tuition in-state. Please note that private schools have the same tuition as out-of-state. The costs are only for the MSN program in entirety, or if the school only offers DNP, then the DNP cost. If there is both offered, I only put the MSN tuition.

9. Tuition out-of-state. Note that some of these schools were extremely hard to find their tuition rates, so there is one or two of these that have round numbers, likely these are only estimates based off of what I could find.

10. Approximate length of program if done full-time. 1 year=fall+semester, 1s=summer semester, 1f=fall semester, etc etc.

11. CNS, whether there exists a specific neonatal CNS program. Some of the schools offered CNS programs, but not suited for NCNS.

12. Neo pharm, whether the school offers a neonatal specific pharmacology course. Many of the programs offer a hybrid peds/neo pharm class, which I did not count. Please note that all programs have a pharm class, though.

*Odd things about the school are listed next to their name, like if they are on hold for that program, questionable tuition rates, etc etc.

*To sort the schools, click on the column right below the letter where the down arrow points. You can do it A-Z or Z-A (for the numbers, it does it based on 0-infinity)

*Disclaimer: This was done over the past month or so and reflects the current information that a layman (me!) has done and I represent no schools at all in doing this. Please note that this information may change rapidly and you are strongly encouraged by me to go to the actual school's website to confirm information and probably even should talk to admissions.

*If you see obvious errors or have any suggestions, please post below :)

*SteveNNP, I am posting a separate thread just to draw attention to it since it is brand-new, but you can feel free to add it to the NNP program thread up above.

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[preemiex2]

Great post. Thank you for taking the time to compile all of this information. I wanted to make one quick correction to your info on the Ohio State University program. They do have a specific Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program in addition to a neo only pharm course. I am one year into the program and loving it. Clinical started this quarter and I am so happy I decided to go for my NNP.

[babyNP., APRN]

Hm, it's showing up as "yes" under neo pharm for me. Did you mistake it possibly for the "no" on the CNS program column? The neo pharm one is the very last column.

Congrats on being in your program! I hope to enroll in one in a few years (maybe 3-5)...just trying to get some info now so as to prepare for the app later.

[preemiex2]

Good luck finding the right program for your needs. I truly believe finding the correct fit means everything in terms of success. I saw that you had listed OSU with a neonatal specific pharm course but you had a "no" listed for them having a specific Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program. Our program is soley neonatal related including patho (3 quarters) and assessment. I highly recommend it if you are in the area.

[babyNP., APRN]

haha.. they're all NNP programs. That "no" meant that they didn't have a neonatal specific Clinical Nurse Specialist program.

[fitRNpic]

I am not able to sort the schools. I tried to click on the column to sort them by state, but it will not let me do that. Also will not let me widen the columns in order to see all the info within each column/row. Thanks. This is really awesome!

[babyNP., APRN]

Yeah, I guess since I'm the owner, it won't let anyone else futz with it. But you can click on file --> download and then onto an excel sheet, click on the column you want to sort, then click on data --> sort (at least from mac's version of excel)

edit: there is an option on google docs to allow anyone to edit (so that you can sort on the internet), but I am a little leery of giving the general internet that power in case they misinterpret how to "read" the document (see the above confused comments!) and change something wrong. I'm all for changing something that is wrong, but let me know in this thread or PM me :)