Best Graduate Nursing Schools (Doctor of Nursing) in US 2018

Ranked in 2017 by US News

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More US Graduate School Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

RankSchool nameTuition (full-time) (DNP)Total DNP enrollmentOverall Score
#1

Duke University

(Durham, NC)

$1,639 per credit233100
#2

Johns Hopkins University

(Baltimore, MD)

$37,306 per year5798
#3

University of Washington

(Seattle, WA)

$25,575 per year (in-state) $39,048 per year (out-of-state)30397
#4

Rush University

(Chicago, IL)

$1,050 per credit73492
#5

Columbia University

(New York, NY)

$1,874 per credit5289
#5

Ohio State University

(Columbus, OH)

$723 per credit (in-state) $723 per credit (out-of-state)8289
#7

University of Pittsburgh

(Pittsburgh, PA)

$850 per credit (in-state) $988 per credit (out-of-state)13888
#8

Case Western Reserve University

(Cleveland, OH)

$1,952 per credit13187
#8

Yale University

(New Haven, CT)

N/A4887
#10

University of Maryland—​Baltimore

(Baltimore, MD)

$732 per credit (in-state) $1,324 per credit (out-of-state)36586
#11

Vanderbilt University

(Nashville, TN)

$1,359 per credit17583
#12

New York University (Meyers)

(New York, NY)

$41,576 per year4282
#13

University of Iowa

(Iowa City, IA)

$21,021 per year (in-state) $39,517 per year (out-of-state)20181
#13

University of Minnesota—​Twin Cities

(Minneapolis, MN)

$17,527 per year (in-state) $17,697 per year (out-of-state)35481
#15

University of Illinois—​Chicago

(Chicago, IL)

$22,250 per year (in-state) $34,720 per year (out-of-state)40280
#15

University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor

(Ann Arbor, MI)

$21,390 per year (in-state) $43,982 per year (out-of-state)5480
#15

University of Virginia

(Charlottesville, VA)

$15,450 per year (in-state) $25,242 per year (out-of-state)7780
#18

Rutgers University—​Newark

(Newark, NJ)

$806 per credit (in-state) $1,169 per credit (out-of-state)48379
#19

Arizona State University

(Phoenix, AZ)

$15,080 per year (in-state) $25,132 per year (out-of-state)22478
#20

Medical University of South Carolina

(Charleston, SC)

$24,348 per year (in-state) $28,659 per year (out-of-state)21477
#20

University of North Carolina—​Chapel Hill

(Chapel Hill, NC)

$14,929 per year (in-state) $32,154 per year (out-of-state)7677
#22

University of Utah

(Salt Lake City, UT)

$17,345 per year (in-state) $43,757 per year (out-of-state)22074
#23

Indiana University-​Purdue University—​Indianapolis

(Indianapolis, IN)

$1,000 per credit (in-state) $1,000 per credit (out-of-state)3073
#23

University of Alabama—​Birmingham

(Birmingham, AL)

$510 per credit (in-state) $510 per credit (out-of-state)19673
#23

University of Texas Health Science Center—​Houston

(Houston, TX)

$256 per credit (in-state) $1,010 per credit (out-of-state)15373
#26

The Catholic University of America

(Washington, DC)

$42,850 per year3571
#26

George Washington University

(Washington, DC)

$1,155 per credit8771
#26

University of Arizona

(Tucson, AZ)

$975 per credit (in-state) $975 per credit (out-of-state)36471
#26

University of Kentucky

(Lexington, KY)

$15,596 per year (in-state) $39,208 per year (out-of-state)23371
#26

University of Wisconsin—​Madison

(Madison, WI)

$13,048 per year (in-state) $27,254 per year (out-of-state)11071
#31

Oregon Health and Science University

(Portland, OR)

$572 per credit (in-state) $740 per credit (out-of-state)4170
#31

University of Missouri—​Kansas City

(Kansas City, MO)

$450 per credit (in-state) $450 per credit (out-of-state)17170
#31

Washington State University

(Spokane, WA)

$17,792 per year (in-state) $32,814 per year (out-of-state)14370
#34

Loyola University Chicago

(Chicago, IL)

$1,081 per credit3668
#34

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

(Bethesda, MD)

$0 per credit (in-state) $0 per credit (out-of-state)15268
#34

University of Alabama

(Tuscaloosa, AL)

$367 per credit (in-state) $367 per credit (out-of-state)17768
#34

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

(Aurora, CO)

$610 per credit (in-state) $1,020 per credit (out-of-state)8168
#38

North Dakota State University

(Fargo, ND)

$8,521 per year (in-state) $22,750 per year (out-of-state)4767
#38

University of Massachusetts—​Amherst

(Amherst, MA)

$750 per credit (in-state) $750 per credit (out-of-state)21567
#38

University of Missouri

(Columbia, MO)

$422 per credit (in-state) $422 per credit (out-of-state)20467
#38

University of Rochester

(Rochester, NY)

$25,200 per year2167
#38

University of San Diego

(San Diego, CA)

$1,455 per credit7367
#38

Wayne State University

(Detroit, MI)

$838 per credit (in-state) $1,555 per credit (out-of-state)10267
#44

Florida Atlantic University (Lynn)

(Boca Raton, FL)

$304 per credit (in-state) $928 per credit (out-of-state)9966
#44

University of Florida

(Gainesville, FL)

$531 per credit (in-state) $1,255 per credit (out-of-state)25866
#46

University of Miami

(Coral Gables, FL)

$50,000 per year10365
#47

Baylor University

(Dallas, TX)

$1,583 per credit4564
#47

University of Cincinnati

(Cincinnati, OH)

$14,468 per year (in-state) $26,210 per year (out-of-state)8264
#47

Villanova University

(Villanova, PA)

$1,375 per credit1764
#50

MGH Institute of Health Professions

(Boston, MA)

$1,136 per credit5063
#50

Stony Brook University—​SUNY

(Stony Brook, NY)

$24,390 per year (in-state) $42,880 per year (out-of-state)4863
#52

Florida International University

(Miami, FL)

$628 per credit (in-state) $1,133 per credit (out-of-state)12162
#52

University of Wisconsin—​Milwaukee

(Milwaukee, WI)

$11,789 per year (in-state) $24,824 per year (out-of-state)15162
#54

George Mason University

(Fairfax, VA)

$647 per credit (in-state) $1,425 per credit (out-of-state)8261
#54

University of Colorado—​Colorado Springs

(Colorado Springs, CO)

$680 per credit (in-state) $771 per credit (out-of-state)2661
#54

University of San Francisco

(San Francisco, CA)

$1,295 per credit19461
#57

Northeastern University

(Boston, MA)

$1,338 per credit14260
#57

University of Connecticut

(Storrs, CT)

$13,726 per year (in-state) $34,762 per year (out-of-state)5560
#59

Fairfield University

(Fairfield, CT)

$950 per credit12559
#59

Texas Christian University

(Fort Worth, TX)

$1,480 per credit22659
#59

University of Kansas

(Kansas City, KS)

$637 per credit (in-state) $637 per credit (out-of-state)20259
#62

Marquette University

(Milwaukee, WI)

$1,075 per credit3057
#62

Michigan State University

(East Lansing, MI)

$699 per credit (in-state) $1,373 per credit (out-of-state)1657
#62

University of Massachusetts—​Boston

(Boston, MA)

$703 per credit (in-state) $1,371 per credit (out-of-state)3957
#62

University of South Carolina

(Columbia, SC)

$731 per credit (in-state) $1,340 per credit (out-of-state)8957
#66

Purdue University—​West Lafayette

(West Lafayette, IN)

$725 per credit (in-state) $950 per credit (out-of-state)2256
#66

University at Buffalo—​SUNY

(Buffalo, NY)

$24,390 per year (in-state) $42,880 per year (out-of-state)16956
#68

Loyola University New Orleans

(New Orleans, LA)

$818 per credit8055
#68

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

(Lubbock, TX)

$3,060 per year (in-state) $8,505 per year (out-of-state)5355
#68

University of Nebraska Medical Center

(Omaha, NE)

$459 per credit (in-state) $957 per credit (out-of-state)11455
#68

University of Tennessee—​Knoxville

(Knoxville, TN)

$615 per credit (in-state) $1,626 per credit (out-of-state)1855
#72

Seton Hall University

(South Orange, NJ)

N/A3054
#72

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

(Oklahoma City, OK)

$468 per credit (in-state) $1,125 per credit (out-of-state)2254
#72

University of Portland

(Portland, OR)

$1,170 per credit3054
#72

University of South Florida

(Tampa, FL)

$348 per credit (in-state) $772 per credit (out-of-state)15754
#76

University of Arkansas

(Fayetteville, AR)

$410 per credit (in-state) $1,047 per credit (out-of-state)8353
#76

University of Central Florida

(Orlando, FL)

$327 per credit (in-state) $1,152 per credit (out-of-state)4653
#76

University of Texas Medical Branch—​Galveston

(Galveston, TX)

$285 per credit (in-state) $693 per credit (out-of-state)4253
#79

St. Louis University

(St. Louis, MO)

$1,105 per credit4952
#79

University of Wisconsin—​Eau Claire

(Eau Claire, WI)

$13,200 per year (in-state) $23,100 per year (out-of-state)7852
#81

East Tennessee State University

(Johnson City, TN)

$531 per credit (in-state) $1,323 per credit (out-of-state)7051
#81

Florida State University

(Tallahassee, FL)

$479 per credit (in-state) $1,111 per credit (out-of-state)7651
#81

Idaho State University

(Pocatello, ID)

N/A4851
#81

Samford University

(Birmingham, AL)

$809 per credit7651
#85

East Carolina University

(Greenville, NC)

$353 per credit (in-state) $985 per credit (out-of-state)16550
#85

South Dakota State University

(Brookings, SD)

$313 per credit (in-state) $602 per credit (out-of-state)10750
#85

University of Michigan—​Flint

(Flint, MI)

$9,959 per year (in-state) $14,922 per year (out-of-state)21450
#88

Creighton University

(Omaha, NE)

$820 per credit31549
#88

CUNY—​Hunter College

(New York, NY)

$13,370 per year (in-state) $21,840 per year (out-of-state)3949
#88

Montana State University

(Bozeman, MT)

$267 per credit (in-state) $934 per credit (out-of-state)8549
#88

University of Hawaii—​Manoa

(Honolulu, HI)

$1,001 per credit (in-state) $1,896 per credit (out-of-state)6649
#88

University of North Carolina—​Charlotte

(Charlotte, NC)

$4,252 per year (in-state) $17,424 per year (out-of-state)1949
#93

Robert Morris University

(Moon Township, PA)

$27,375 per year20348
#93

Seattle University

(Seattle, WA)

$796 per credit2548
#93

Texas Woman's University

(Denton, TX)

$331 per credit (in-state) $739 per credit (out-of-state)5248
#96

University of Missouri—​St. Louis

(St. Louis, MO)

$445 per credit (in-state) $1,091 per credit (out-of-state)9247
#97

Concordia University

(Mequon, WI)

$751 per credit5446
#97

Frontier Nursing University

(Hyden, KY)

$580 per credit13546
#97

Temple University

(Philadelphia, PA)

$906 per credit (in-state) $1,246 per credit (out-of-state)6146
#97

West Virginia University

(Morgantown, WV)

$9,558 per year (in-state) $23,796 per year (out-of-state)6846

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