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Nursing Programs

• $35,818 In-State Undergraduate Tuition*
• $17,094 In-State Graduate Tuition*

• Program
  Format
  Tuition
  Score
• Accelerated BSN
  On-Campus Program
  $33,748 In-State Tuition
  4.6 Program Score
• Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner AGPCNP - BSN to MSN
  Online Program
  $25,200 In-State Tuition
  4.6 Program Score
• Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner AGPCNP - MSN to Post Grad Certificate
  Online Program
  $14,280 In-State Tuition
  4.6 Program Score
• Family Nurse Practitioner FNP - BSN to MSN
  Online Program
  $25,200 In-State Tuition
  4.5 Program Score
• Family Nurse Practitioner FNP - MSN to Post Grad Certificate
  Online Program
  $14,280 In-State Tuition
  4.6 Program Score
• Nurse Educator - MSN to Post Grad Certificate
  Online Program
  $12,600 In-State Tuition
  4.4 Program Score
• Nurse Educator - BSN to MSN
  Online Program
  $12,600 In-State Tuition
  4.5 Program Score
• Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner PPCNP - BSN to MSN
  Online Program
  $25,200 In-State Tuition
  4.6 Program Score
• Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner PPCNP - MSN to Post Grad Certificate
  Online Program
  $14,280 In-State Tuition
  4.6 Program Score
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner PMHNP - BSN to MSN
  Online Program
  $20,160 In-State Tuition
  4.6 Program Score
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner PMHNP - MSN to Post Grad Certificate
  Online Program
  $7,140 In-State Tuition
  4.6 Program Score
• RN to BSN
  Online Program
  $17,066 In-State Tuition
  4.4 Program Score
• Traditional BSN
  On-Campus Program
  $56,640 In-State Tuition
  4.4 Program Score

Students can receive a quality nursing education, whether it is online, in the classroom, or a combination of both. The online nursing programs offer a flexible plan for those who have work and life commitments.

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN)

Gain the skills and credentials to advance into nurse management and leadership roles, while laying the groundwork to pursue future nurse practitioner or advanced practice roles. Complete your courses online, on your schedule with this flexible RN to BSN program.

• Program Highlights: Study public health nursing, population-centered health care in the community, nursing management, chronic care delivery, research-guided evidence-based practice, health assessment, and professional leadership.
• Career Opportunities: Nurse case management, staff leadership, registered nursing, public health, patient care coordination, telehealth
• CCNE Accredited: The baccalaureate degree in nursing at Purdue University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.CCNEAccreditation.org).
• Electives: Customize your degree by choosing from the following electives, many of which align with certifications recognized by the Magnet Recognition Program*:
  • Holistic Professional Nursing Practice
  • Case Management Across the Continuum of Care
  • Primary Care in the Ambulatory Setting
  • Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
  • Faith Community Nursing
  • Transcultural Nursing
• Practice Experiences: Complete clinical practice experiences at a location of your choice where you can apply what you learn in a real-world setting.†
• Choose How You Learn: The ExcelTrack™ option offers a faster 12-month path and more affordable way to earn your BSN.‡
• Accelerated MSN Option: Complete graduate courses as part of the program to get a head start on Purdue's Master of Science in Nursing.§

^{*The Magnet Recognition Program® is a registered trademark of the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Students must grasp the criteria for optional certification exams, and success is not guaranteed by the University. Additional experience, coursework, fieldwork, or background checks may be required.}

^{† Certain Purdue Global programs are not entirely online, necessitating hands-on experience in a real-world work setting.}

^{‡ExcelTrack™ accelerates progress based on existing knowledge, but individual variations affect degree pace, time, and cost savings. Students must meet minimum credit enrollment for financial aid eligibility.}

Graduate

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Earn a valuable nursing credential. Expand your expertise and prepare to take on leadership and independent practice opportunities. Complete your courses online, on your schedule.

• Program Highlights: Study advanced nursing roles, advanced practice nursing, evidence-based practice, epidemiology, health promotion, health policy, ethics, legal perspectives of the health care system, and how to promote optimal models and systems for health care delivery.
• Career Opportunities: Management/leadership positions, advanced practice roles, nurse practitioner, nurse educator, postsecondary nurse instructor or teacher
• CCNE Accredited: The master's degree in nursing program at Purdue Global is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.CCNEAccreditation.org).
• Specialized Pathways: Choose a concentration or population focus area aligned with your career goals and prepare for industry-recognized certifications.*
  • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Executive Leader
• Clinicals: Complete faculty- and preceptor-guided clinical practice sessions to gain hands-on experience relevant to your career pathway.†
• MSN–DNP Path: Apply clinical hours completed in the master's program toward a future Purdue Global Doctor of Nursing Practice.‡
• Choose How You Learn: The ExcelTrack™ option offers a faster and more affordable way to earn your MSN.§

Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration Dual Degree Option

Prepare for greater challenges in health care. Earn your Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) together online and combine professional expertise in nursing administration and business management.

• Program Highlights: Learn to make sound business and management decisions for both healthcare and healthcare-related organizations. Take classes online and complete a clinical experience.
• Career Opportunities: Managerial positions and leadership roles in hospitals, community health centers, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare business systems
• CCNE Accredited: The master's degree in nursing program at Purdue Global is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.CCNEAccreditation.org).
• ACBSP Accreditation: The MBA has received programmatic accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (www.ACBSP.org).*
• Clinicals: As part of the MSN's executive leader degree concentration, you will complete faculty- and preceptor-guided clinical practice sessions to gain hands-on experience relevant to your career.†

Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Public Health Dual Degree Option

Prepare for executive-level positions that influence health policy and improve the quality of providing community-based care quality at local, state, national, or global levels. Develop advanced nursing, public health, and leadership skills in a dual-degree program that allows you to earn your MSN and MPH online in as few as 2.5 years.

• Program Highlights: Study public health, global health, epidemiology, and program development through a leadership lens and learn how to apply your nursing experience and public health knowledge to real-world healthcare scenarios.
• Career Opportunities: Qualify for executive-level positions in hospital administration, health care organizations, and health departments at local, national, and global levels. Become a consultant or liaison to local community and government entities focused on environmental, public, and global health.
• Certifications: Prepare for advanced certifications such as the Nurse Executive, offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).†
• Accelerated Course Options: Some courses are available as ExcelTrack™ offerings, so you can earn your two degrees faster.‡
• Concentration: MSN Executive Leader

Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Health Care Administration Dual Degree Option

Make a lasting impact on the healthcare industry with a dual-degree program that prepares you for leadership positions in hospital settings, long-term care facilities, ambulatory clinics, and within the healthcare industry sector. Focus your expertise on improving the delivery of health services in your community and earn both an MSN and MHCA in as few as two years.

• Program Highlights: Gain a competitive edge by combining the advanced nursing skills of an MSN with the business management and health administration expertise of an MHCA. Study advanced nursing, leadership, organizational development, financial management, and operations through a healthcare lens.
• Career Opportunities: Qualify for executive-level positions in healthcare organizations, including hospital administration, medical insurance, and pharmaceutical companies.
• Certifications: Prepare for advanced certifications such as the Nurse Executive, offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).†
• Accelerated Course Options: Some courses are available as ExcelTrack™ offerings, so you can earn your two degrees faster.‡
• Concentration: MSN Executive Leader

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Prepare to pursue leadership and clinical roles and be ready to perform at the highest level of the nursing profession. Complete your courses online, earning a valuable healthcare credential while you continue to work.

• Program Highlights: Study how to transform a health care organization; epidemiology, social determinants, ethics, policy, and advocacy related to population health; and clinical decision-making and scientific foundations for practice doctorate.
• CCNE Accredited: The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Purdue Global is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.CCNEAccreditation.org).
• Practice Experience: Complete a 1,000-hour practicum where you integrate evidence and theory to drive healthcare quality improvement and solve complex healthcare challenges.*
• Scholarly Project: Complete a multi-term practice-based project that evidences data-driven decision-making to develop new systems or population health practices.

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Certificate

Prepare for providing direct care management, diagnosis, and treatment planning for acutely ill medical, surgical, and critical care adults. Complete a post graduate certificate program, on your schedule.

• Program Highlights: Study advanced physiology, pathophysiology, health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, pharmacology, and pharmacotherapeutics; acute care management and diagnosis; and critical care management.
• Certifications: Prepare for the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification exams.
• CCNE Accredited: The postgraduate APRN certificate programs at Purdue Global are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.CCNEAccreditation.org).
• Clinical Experiences: This population focus area includes an online skills lab that incorporates an Oculus Quest VR headset for a virtual lab experience, allowing you to work remotely with faculty and staff.

^{Purdue Global cannot assure job placement or career progression. Leadership roles may demand prior experience, and specific fields might require additional certifications or licenses}

^{Graduates passing certification exams may be academically eligible for advanced practice registered nurse licensure in program-enrolled states. However, the University doesn't guarantee exam eligibility or success. For details on licensure, state authorizations, and program availability, visit Licensure.PurdueGlobal.edu.}

^{Many states mandate national certification and completion of an accredited graduate nursing program for advanced practice registered nurse licensure. Eligibility requirements from certification providers and state Boards of Nursing, including criminal background checks, must be met. Students should verify their eligibility for state Board of Nursing approval and advanced practice registered nurse certification.}

^{Students can obtain additional information from their state's Board of Nursing, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).}

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Certificate

Prepare to diagnose, treat, and manage chronic health conditions, conduct evidence-based practice, and deliver preventive care for adults of all ages through the adult-gerontology nurse practitioner programs. Complete your courses online, on your schedule.

• Program Highlights: Study advanced physiology, pathophysiology, health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, pharmacology, and pharmacotherapeutics; and primary care of adults, women's health, and the elderly.
• Certifications: Prepare for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner certification exams.
• CCNE Accredited: The postgraduate APRN certificate programs at Purdue Global are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.CCNEAccreditation.org).
• Practice Experiences: Complete clinical practice sessions where you can apply what you learn in a real-world setting.*

Executive Leader Postgraduate Certificate

Prepare to take on administrative, managerial, and leadership roles in a broad range of healthcare settings. Complete most of the program's six courses online, on your schedule.

• Program Highlights: Study leadership, organizational theory, finance, strategic planning, budgeting, human resources management, information technology, and administration specific to health care systems.
• Certifications: Prepare for the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Nurse Executive or Nurse Executive, Advanced certification exams or the American Organization for Nursing Leadership's Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) exam.*
• Clinicals: Complete a clinical practice experience to gain real-world experience applying what you learn.†
• Choose How You Learn: The ExcelTrack™ option offers a faster and more affordable way to earn your certificate.‡

Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Postgraduate Certificate

Prepare to provide primary care to individuals of all ages and to improve the availability of culturally relevant, evidence-based health services in diverse communities. Complete a family nurse practitioner program online, on your schedule.

• Program Highlights: Study advanced physiology, pathophysiology, health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, pharmacology, and pharmacotherapeutics; and primary care of children, adolescents, adults, and women's health.
• Certifications: Prepare for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner certification exams.
• CCNE Accredited: The postgraduate APRN certificate programs at Purdue Global are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.CCNEAccreditation.org).
• Practice Experiences: Complete a clinical practice experience where you can apply what you learn in a real-world setting.*

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Certificate

Acquire skills for providing in-demand mental health care services. You'll learn how to care for the mental health of patients from childhood through adulthood. Complete online courses on your own schedule, plus get hands-on experience in a clinical setting.

• Program Highlights: Learn to diagnose, assess, treat, monitor, and manage psychiatric mental health disorders, substance abuse problems, medical organic brain disorders, and complex co-occurring diseases and disorders across the lifespan.
• Career Opportunities: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• Clinicals: Complete a mentor-guided, clinical, or practicum experience that's designed to apply theoretical knowledge.*

Nurse Educator Postgraduate Certificate

Prepare for teaching positions in nursing schools, continuing education, clinical education, staff development, and community or patient education programs.

Complete most of the nurse education program's six courses online, on your schedule.

• Program Highlights: Focus on developing courses and programs that integrate nursing philosophy; examine the ethical and legal issues related to the use of technology in teaching; analyze assessment, measurement, and evaluation methods used in nursing education.
• Certifications: Prepare for the National League for Nursing's Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) exam and the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Nursing Professional Development board certification exam.*
• Clinicals: Complete a clinical practice experience to gain real-world experience applying what you learn.†
• Choose How You Learn: The ExcelTrack™ option offers a faster and more affordable way to earn your certificate.‡

Campus Learning Experience

Purdue University Global instructors understand that real-world experiences and skills are required to function as an optimal nurse in the place of employment. The campus-based programs include associate's, bachelor's, and master's degree programs and certificates that focus on real-world education, professional skills, and career-focused training.

Campus Locations

Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Wisconsin

Online Learning

We offer an online program made for those who cannot fit a class into their daytime life schedule, which includes many adult learners these days. You can conveniently make your own schedule and let study time fit your life instead of your life fitting into school time.

All of our Nursing programs are taught by elite practitioners and are designed for the working nurse who also has family obligations. We understand your unique circumstances and are here for you. Check us out and you will find that we are the logical choice as you consider starting your nursing journey or want to further your career in Nursing.

Accreditation

The baccalaureate degree in nursing at Purdue University Global is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

The master's degree in nursing program at Purdue Global is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

The post-graduate APRN certificate programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Purdue University Global is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

Rankings

2023

• In July, Purdue achieved the ranking of being the third most recognized public university in the United States and the tenth worldwide in the Global University Visibility rankings.
• Purdue earned recognition as one of the Most Innovative Companies globally, achieving the 16th position overall and topping the list in education. Notably, it stands as the sole university included in Fast Company magazine's prestigious Top 50 Most Innovative Companies.
• SmartAsset highlighted Purdue's excellence by ranking it as the sixth Best Value among public universities in the United States and 15th overall, emphasizing its exceptional value proposition.

NICHE (2019)

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