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
#101

Binghamton University—​SUNY

(Binghamton, NY)

$24,390 per year (in-state) $42,880 per year (out-of-state)1245
#101

Mercer University

(Atlanta, GA)

$21,000 per year1445
#101

University of Massachusetts—​Worcester

(Worcester, MA)

$550 per credit (in-state) $825 per credit (out-of-state)8945
#101

University of Texas—​Arlington

(Arlington, TX)

$4,207 per year (in-state) $10,171 per year (out-of-state)4245
#105

Augusta University

(Augusta, GA)

$430 per credit (in-state) $1,132 per credit (out-of-state)17144
#105

Clarke University

(Dubuque, IA)

$825 per credit6844
#107

Brandman University

(Irvine, CA)

$1,095 per credit21043
#107

Indiana State University

(Terre Haute, IN)

$396 per credit (in-state) $499 per credit (out-of-state)3243
#107

Kent State University

(Kent, OH)

$505 per credit (in-state) $881 per credit (out-of-state)1943
#110

James Madison University

(Harrisonburg, VA)

$538 per credit (in-state) $1,269 per credit (out-of-state)2542
#110

Pace University

(Pleasantville, NY)

N/A2242
#110

University of Southern Indiana

(Evansville, IN)

$354 per credit (in-state) $354 per credit (out-of-state)3942
#113

College of St. Scholastica

(Duluth, MN)

$810 per credit15741
#113

Georgia Southern University

(Statesboro, GA)

$462 per credit (in-state) $462 per credit (out-of-state)9041
#113

University of Southern Mississippi

(Hatsburg, MS)

$11,488 per year (in-state) $24,793 per year (out-of-state)7041
#116

California State University—​Fullerton

(Fullerton, CA)

N/A5140
#116

University of Alabama—​Huntsville

(Huntsville, AL)

$381 per credit (in-state) $381 per credit (out-of-state)10740
#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)3340
#116

Wright State University

(Dayton, OH)

$15,820 per year (in-state) $25,280 per year (out-of-state)1940
#120

Illinois State University

(Normal, IL)

$389 per credit (in-state) $808 per credit (out-of-state)1039
#120

University of Massachusetts—​Dartmouth

(Dartmouth, MA)

$14,994 per year (in-state) $27,068 per year (out-of-state)6139
#122

Gonzaga University

(Spokane, WA)

$975 per credit13038
#122

Southern Illinois University—​Edwardsville

(Edwardsville, IL)

$650 per credit (in-state) $650 per credit (out-of-state)11438
#122

St. John Fisher College

(Rochester, NY)

$1,235 per credit2438
#122

University of the Incarnate Word

(San Antonio, TX)

$875 per credit5838
#126

Western Kentucky University

(Bowling Green, KY)

$643 per credit (in-state) $833 per credit (out-of-state)7237
#127

Belmont University

(Nashville, TN)

$22,880 per year3735
#127

Nebraska Methodist College

(Omaha, NE)

$793 per credit4635
#127

Simmons College

(Boston, MA)

$1,300 per credit3935
#127

Winston-​Salem State University

(Winston-Salem, NC)

N/A2435
#131

Georgia State University

(Atlanta, GA)

$382 per credit (in-state) $1,243 per credit (out-of-state)2034
#131

Mississippi University for Women

(Columbus, MS)

N/A1334
#131

New Mexico State University

(Las Cruces, NM)

$4,088 per year (in-state) $14,254 per year (out-of-state)6034
#131

Shenandoah University

(Winchester, VA)

$846 per credit734
#131

University of St. Francis

(Joliet, IL)

$780 per credit2334
#136

Fairleigh Dickinson University

(Teaneck, NJ)

$1,322 per credit7433
#136

University of North Florida

(Jacksonville, FL)

$436 per credit (in-state) $1,017 per credit (out-of-state)18333
#136

Western University of Health Sciences

(Pomona, CA)

$1,114 per credit3833
#139

Northern Arizona University

(Flagstaff, AZ)

$458 per credit (in-state) $1,157 per credit (out-of-state)832
#139

University of Detroit Mercy

(Detroit, MI)

$955 per credit1432
RNP

Allen College

(Waterloo, IA)

$797 per credit7 
RNP

Ball State University

(Muncie, IN)

N/A6 
RNP

Barry University

(Miami Shores, FL)

N/A72 
RNP

Chamberlain College of Nursing

(Downers Grove, IL)

$13,500 per year874 
RNP

Chatham University

(Pittsburgh, PA)

$903 per credit111 
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 credit93 
RNP

DeSales University

(Center Valley, PA)

N/A21 
RNP

D'Youville College

(Buffalo, NY)

$990 per credit10 
RNP

Felician University

(Lodi, NJ)

$1,000 per credit13 
RNP

Gardner-​Webb University

(Boiling Springs, NC)

$749 per credit43 
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/A26 
RNP

Jacksonville University

(Jacksonville, FL)

$600 per credit92 
RNP

La Salle University

(Philadelphia, PA)

$955 per credit31 
RNP

Lewis University

(Romeoville, IL)

$770 per credit24 
RNP

Liberty University

(Lynchburg, VA)

$570 per credit64 
RNP

Madonna University

(Livonia, MI)

$795 per credit23 
RNP

Marymount University

(Arlington, VA)

$940 per credit14 
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 credit17 
RNP

Mount St. Joseph University

(Cincinati, OH)

$635 per credit38 
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 year96 
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 credit29 
RNP

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

(South Provo, UT)

$839 per credit55 
RNP

Sacred Heart University

(Fairfield, CT)

N/A35 
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 credit33 
RNP

Southeastern Louisiana University

(Hammond, LA)

N/A35 
RNP

St. Catherine University

(St. Paul, MN)

$978 per credit29 
RNP

St. Francis Medical Center

(Peoria, IL)

$7,700 per year25 
RNP

Thomas Jefferson University

(Philadelphia, PA)

N/A74 
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 credit141 
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/A14 
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 credit13 
RNP

William Paterson University of New Jersey

(Wayne, NJ)

N/A22 
Unranked

American Sentinel University

(Aurora, CO)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Ashland University 

(Ashland, OH)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Augsburg College

(Minneapolis, MN)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Azusa Pacific University

(Azusa, CA)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Boise State University

(Boise, ID)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Briar Cliff University

(Sioux City, IA)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

California State University—​Fresno

(Fresno, CA)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

California State University—​Long Beach

(Long Beach, CA)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

California State University—​Los Angeles

(Los Angeles, CA)

N/A0 
Unranked

Capella University

(Minneapolis, MN)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Carlow University

(Pittsburgh, PA)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Daemen College

(Amherst, NY)

N/AN/A 
Unranked

Eastern Kentucky University

(Richmond, KY)

per credit (in-state) per credit (out-of-state)N/A 
Unranked

Edgewood College

(Madison, WI)

N/AN/A 

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