Best Graduate Nursing Schools (Doctor of Nursing) in US 2018
Ranked in 2017 by US News
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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | School name | Tuition (full-time) (DNP) | Total DNP enrollment | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #101 | Binghamton University—SUNY (Binghamton, NY) | $24,390 per year (in-state) $42,880 per year (out-of-state) | 12 | 45 |
| #101 | Mercer University (Atlanta, GA) | $21,000 per year | 14 | 45 |
| #101 | University of Massachusetts—Worcester (Worcester, MA) | $550 per credit (in-state) $825 per credit (out-of-state) | 89 | 45 |
| #101 | University of Texas—Arlington (Arlington, TX) | $4,207 per year (in-state) $10,171 per year (out-of-state) | 42 | 45 |
| #105 | Augusta University (Augusta, GA) | $430 per credit (in-state) $1,132 per credit (out-of-state) | 171 | 44 |
| #105 | Clarke University (Dubuque, IA) | $825 per credit | 68 | 44 |
| #107 | Brandman University (Irvine, CA) | $1,095 per credit | 210 | 43 |
| #107 | Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN) | $396 per credit (in-state) $499 per credit (out-of-state) | 32 | 43 |
| #107 | Kent State University (Kent, OH) | $505 per credit (in-state) $881 per credit (out-of-state) | 19 | 43 |
| #110 | James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA) | $538 per credit (in-state) $1,269 per credit (out-of-state) | 25 | 42 |
| #110 | Pace University (Pleasantville, NY) | N/A | 22 | 42 |
| #110 | University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, IN) | $354 per credit (in-state) $354 per credit (out-of-state) | 39 | 42 |
| #113 | College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN) | $810 per credit | 157 | 41 |
| #113 | Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) | $462 per credit (in-state) $462 per credit (out-of-state) | 90 | 41 |
| #113 | University of Southern Mississippi (Hatsburg, MS) | $11,488 per year (in-state) $24,793 per year (out-of-state) | 70 | 41 |
| #116 | California State University—Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) | N/A | 51 | 40 |
| #116 | University of Alabama—Huntsville (Huntsville, AL) | $381 per credit (in-state) $381 per credit (out-of-state) | 107 | 40 |
| #116 | University of Texas Health Science Center—San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) | $6,581 per year (in-state) $18,293 per year (out-of-state) | 33 | 40 |
| #116 | Wright State University (Dayton, OH) | $15,820 per year (in-state) $25,280 per year (out-of-state) | 19 | 40 |
| #120 | Illinois State University (Normal, IL) | $389 per credit (in-state) $808 per credit (out-of-state) | 10 | 39 |
| #120 | University of Massachusetts—Dartmouth (Dartmouth, MA) | $14,994 per year (in-state) $27,068 per year (out-of-state) | 61 | 39 |
| #122 | Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) | $975 per credit | 130 | 38 |
| #122 | Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) | $650 per credit (in-state) $650 per credit (out-of-state) | 114 | 38 |
| #122 | St. John Fisher College (Rochester, NY) | $1,235 per credit | 24 | 38 |
| #122 | University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX) | $875 per credit | 58 | 38 |
| #126 | Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green, KY) | $643 per credit (in-state) $833 per credit (out-of-state) | 72 | 37 |
| #127 | Belmont University (Nashville, TN) | $22,880 per year | 37 | 35 |
| #127 | Nebraska Methodist College (Omaha, NE) | $793 per credit | 46 | 35 |
| #127 | Simmons College (Boston, MA) | $1,300 per credit | 39 | 35 |
| #127 | Winston-Salem State University (Winston-Salem, NC) | N/A | 24 | 35 |
| #131 | Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) | $382 per credit (in-state) $1,243 per credit (out-of-state) | 20 | 34 |
| #131 | Mississippi University for Women (Columbus, MS) | N/A | 13 | 34 |
| #131 | New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM) | $4,088 per year (in-state) $14,254 per year (out-of-state) | 60 | 34 |
| #131 | Shenandoah University (Winchester, VA) | $846 per credit | 7 | 34 |
| #131 | University of St. Francis (Joliet, IL) | $780 per credit | 23 | 34 |
| #136 | Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ) | $1,322 per credit | 74 | 33 |
| #136 | University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL) | $436 per credit (in-state) $1,017 per credit (out-of-state) | 183 | 33 |
| #136 | Western University of Health Sciences (Pomona, CA) | $1,114 per credit | 38 | 33 |
| #139 | Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) | $458 per credit (in-state) $1,157 per credit (out-of-state) | 8 | 32 |
| #139 | University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI) | $955 per credit | 14 | 32 |
| RNP | Allen College (Waterloo, IA) | $797 per credit | 7 | |
| RNP | Ball State University (Muncie, IN) | N/A | 6 | |
| RNP | Barry University (Miami Shores, FL) | N/A | 72 | |
| RNP | Chamberlain College of Nursing (Downers Grove, IL) | $13,500 per year | 874 | |
| RNP | Chatham University (Pittsburgh, PA) | $903 per credit | 111 | |
| RNP | Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO) | $455 per credit (in-state) $455 per credit (out-of-state) | 23 | |
| RNP | Delta State University (Cleveland, MS) | $6,298 per year (in-state) $6,298 per year (out-of-state) | 16 | |
| RNP | DePaul University (Chicago, IL) | $695 per credit | 93 | |
| RNP | DeSales University (Center Valley, PA) | N/A | 21 | |
| RNP | D'Youville College (Buffalo, NY) | $990 per credit | 10 | |
| RNP | Felician University (Lodi, NJ) | $1,000 per credit | 13 | |
| RNP | Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC) | $749 per credit | 43 | |
| RNP | Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, GA) | $373 per credit (in-state) $373 per credit (out-of-state) | 24 | |
| RNP | Graceland University (Independence, MO) | N/A | 26 | |
| RNP | Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, FL) | $600 per credit | 92 | |
| RNP | La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) | $955 per credit | 31 | |
| RNP | Lewis University (Romeoville, IL) | $770 per credit | 24 | |
| RNP | Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA) | $570 per credit | 64 | |
| RNP | Madonna University (Livonia, MI) | $795 per credit | 23 | |
| RNP | Marymount University (Arlington, VA) | $940 per credit | 14 | |
| RNP | Missouri State University (Springfield, MO) | $315 per credit (in-state) $315 per credit (out-of-state) | 52 | |
| RNP | Monmouth University (West Long Branch, NJ) | $1,098 per credit | 17 | |
| RNP | Mount St. Joseph University (Cincinati, OH) | $635 per credit | 38 | |
| RNP | Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA) | $475 per credit (in-state) $475 per credit (out-of-state) | 22 | |
| RNP | Oakland University (Rochester, MI) | $16,338 per year (in-state) $24,648 per year (out-of-state) | 25 | |
| RNP | Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK) | $11,940 per year | 96 | |
| RNP | Prairie View A&M University (Houston, TX) | $273 per credit (in-state) $720 per credit (out-of-state) | 11 | |
| RNP | Regis University (Denver, CO) | $840 per credit | 29 | |
| RNP | Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (South Provo, UT) | $839 per credit | 55 | |
| RNP | Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT) | N/A | 35 | |
| RNP | Saginaw Valley State University (University Center, MI) | $590 per credit (in-state) $1,081 per credit (out-of-state) | 44 | |
| RNP | Salisbury University (Salisbury, MD) | $640 per credit (in-state) $807 per credit (out-of-state) | 33 | |
| RNP | Samuel Merritt University (Oakland, CA) | $1,117 per credit | 33 | |
| RNP | Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, LA) | N/A | 35 | |
| RNP | St. Catherine University (St. Paul, MN) | $978 per credit | 29 | |
| RNP | St. Francis Medical Center (Peoria, IL) | $7,700 per year | 25 | |
| RNP | Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA) | N/A | 74 | |
| RNP | Troy University—Montgomery (Troy, AL) | $494 per credit (in-state) $494 per credit (out-of-state) | 60 | |
| RNP | Union University (Jackson, TN) | $875 per credit | 141 | |
| RNP | University of Central Arkansas (Conway, AR) | $255 per credit (in-state) $510 per credit (out-of-state) | 16 | |
| RNP | University of Louisiana—Lafayette (Lafayette, LA) | $5,511 per year (in-state) $19,239 per year (out-of-state) | 19 | |
| RNP | University of Nevada—Reno (Reno, NV) | $550 per year (in-state) $26,000 per year (out-of-state) | 34 | |
| RNP | University of St. Joseph (West Hartford, CT) | N/A | 14 | |
| RNP | University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) | $16,560 per year (in-state) $23,785 per year (out-of-state) | 38 | |
| RNP | Ursuline College (Pepper Pike, OH) | $1,052 per credit | 13 | |
| RNP | William Paterson University of New Jersey (Wayne, NJ) | N/A | 22 | |
| Unranked | American Sentinel University (Aurora, CO) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | Ashland University (Ashland, OH) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | Boise State University (Boise, ID) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, IA) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | California State University—Fresno (Fresno, CA) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | California State University—Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | California State University—Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) | N/A | 0 | |
| Unranked | Capella University (Minneapolis, MN) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | Carlow University (Pittsburgh, PA) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | Daemen College (Amherst, NY) | N/A | N/A | |
| Unranked | Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY) | per credit (in-state) per credit (out-of-state) | N/A | |
| Unranked | Edgewood College (Madison, WI) | N/A | N/A |
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