Best Graduate Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice in US 2020
Ranked by US News in 2019, part of Best Nursing Schools
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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
| RANK | SCHOOL NAME | LOCATION | TUITION (DNP) | ENROLLMENT (DNP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,721 per credit (full-time); $1,721 per credit (part-time) | 203 |
| #2 | Duke University | Durham, NC | $1,769 per credit (full-time); $1,769 per credit (part-time) | 276 |
| #2 | Rush University | Chicago, IL | $1,066 per credit (full-time); $1,066 per credit (part-time) | 837 |
| #4 | University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $27,306 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,014 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 328 |
| #5 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $1,556 per credit (full-time); $1,556 per credit (part-time) | 155 |
| #6 | University of Maryland--Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $816 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,447 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 529 |
| #7 | University of Illinois--Chicago | Chicago, IL | $22,696 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,414 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 531 |
| #8 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | $27,800 per year (part-time) | 50 |
| #9 | Columbia University | New York, NY | $62,358 per year (full-time); $32,846 per year (part-time) | 333 |
| #9 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $1,545 per credit (full-time); $1,545 per credit (part-time) | 76 |
| #9 | University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $18,157 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,346 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 65 |
| #9 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $912 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,066 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 215 |
| #13 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $2,071 per credit (full-time); $2,071 per credit (part-time) | 133 |
| #14 | Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston, SC | $24,348 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,520 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 224 |
| #14 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,283 per credit (in-state, full-time); $2,634 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 122 |
| #16 | University of Alabama--Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $656 per credit (in-state, full-time); $656 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 285 |
| #17 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $1,087 per credit (in-state, full-time); $2,202 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 194 |
| #18 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $26,291 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,291 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 382 |
| #19 | Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $723 per credit (in-state, full-time); $2,129 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 173 |
| #19 | Rutgers University--Newark | Newark, NJ | $872 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,264 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 569 |
| #19 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $16,960 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,692 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 76 |
| #21 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $253 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,561 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 300 |
| #22 | Arizona State University | Phoenix, AZ | $11,136 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,644 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 227 |
| #22 | New York University (Meyers) | New York, NY | $44,874 per year (full-time); $22,866 per year (part-time) | 66 |
| #24 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $531 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,255 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 262 |
| #24 | University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis, TN | $686 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,607 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 250 |
| #24 | University of Texas--Austin | Austin, TX | $18,000 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,000 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 36 |
| #24 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Madison, WI | $1,063 per credit (in-state, full-time); $2,134 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 98 |
| #28 | Oregon Health and Science University | Portland, OR | $613 per credit (in-state, full-time); $793 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 46 |
| #28 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $1,282 per credit (full-time); $1,282 per credit (part-time) | 123 |
| #30 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $31,000 per year (full-time) | 172 |
| #30 | University of Massachusetts--Amherst | Amherst, MA | $750 per credit (in-state, full-time); $750 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 199 |
| #32 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Bethesda, MD | N/A | 178 |
| #32 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $761 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,403 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 64 |
| #32 | Washington State University | Spokane, WA | $17,234 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,256 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 176 |
| #35 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $17,036 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,516 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 228 |
| #35 | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $897 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,664 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 127 |
| #37 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | $564 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,422 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 99 |
| #37 | George Washington University | Washington, DC | $1,340 per credit (part-time) | 60 |
| #39 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $1,510 per credit (full-time); $1,510 per credit (part-time) | 38 |
| #40 | University of Texas Health Science Center--Houston | Houston, TX | $10,291 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,691 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 178 |
| #41 | Baylor University | Dallas, TX | $1,716 per credit (full-time); $1,716 per credit (part-time) | 64 |
| #41 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Aurora, CO | $655 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,060 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 136 |
| #41 | University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | $348 per credit (in-state, full-time); $772 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 248 |
| #44 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,130 per credit (full-time); $1,130 per credit (part-time) | 38 |
| #44 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $1,300 per credit (full-time); $1,300 per credit (part-time) | 37 |
| #44 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $700 per credit (in-state, full-time); $700 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 17 |
| #47 | Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | $1,000 per credit (full-time); $1,000 per credit (part-time) | 132 |
| #47 | University at Buffalo--SUNY | Buffalo, NY | $1,047 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,340 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 162 |
| #47 | University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $46,050 per credit (full-time) | 111 |
| #50 | Florida International University | Miami, FL | $15,072 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,192 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 276 |
| #50 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $1,500 per credit (full-time); $1,500 per credit (part-time) | 109 |
| #50 | Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ | $1,178 per credit (part-time) | 25 |
| #50 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $640 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,227 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 203 |
| #54 | Frontier Nursing University | Hyden, KY | $13,920 per year (full-time); $6,960 per year (part-time) | 263 |
| #54 | Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,000 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 18 |
| #54 | University of Texas Health Science Center--San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $7,019 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,238 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 37 |
| #57 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,376 per credit (full-time); $1,376 per credit (part-time) | 36 |
| #57 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $76,405 per year (full-time); $37,170 per year (part-time) | 72 |
| #57 | University of Tennessee--Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $17,810 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,760 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 54 |
| #60 | Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | $304 per credit (in-state, full-time); $928 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 142 |
| #60 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $1,130 per credit (full-time); $1,130 per credit (part-time) | 57 |
| #60 | MGH Institute of Health Professions | Boston, MA | $41,100 per year (full-time) | 46 |
| #60 | Saint Louis University | St. Louis, MO | $1,130 per credit (full-time); $1,130 per credit (part-time) | 32 |
| #60 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | $7,675 per credit (in-state, full-time); $18,481 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 126 |
| #60 | University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $440 per credit (in-state, full-time); $440 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 209 |
| #60 | University of Portland | Portland, OR | $1,273 per credit (full-time) | 25 |
| #67 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $358 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,002 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 174 |
| #67 | Rutgers University--Camden | Camden, NJ | $19,488 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,440 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 30 |
| #67 | University of Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha, NE | $576 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,041 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 151 |
| #70 | University of North Carolina--Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $7,604 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,709 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 218 |
| #70 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $511 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,058 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 261 |
| #72 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $479 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,110 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 74 |
| #72 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $24,804 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,164 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 59 |
| #72 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $288 per credit (in-state, full-time); $638 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 152 |
| #72 | University of Massachusetts--Boston | Boston, MA | $13,841 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,640 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 37 |
| #76 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $755 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,484 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 67 |
| #76 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA | $816 per credit (full-time); $816 per credit (part-time) | 181 |
| #76 | University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $11,884 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,921 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 153 |
| #79 | California State University--Fullerton | Fullerton, CA | $15,270 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,500 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 88 |
| #79 | Purdue University--West Lafayette | West Lafayette, IN | $11,243 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,393 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 38 |
| #81 | University of Hawaii--Manoa | Honolulu, HI | $1,001 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,896 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 99 |
| #81 | University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $597 per credit (in-state, part-time); $1,257 per credit (out-of-state, part-time) | 17 |
| #81 | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Oklahoma City, OK | $482 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,158 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 22 |
| #84 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA | $430 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,132 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 213 |
| #84 | CUNY--Hunter College | New York, NY | $13,370 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,840 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 60 |
| #84 | North Dakota State University | Fargo, ND | $10,011 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,017 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 50 |
| #84 | Texas Woman's University | Denton, TX | $6,291 per year (in-state, full-time); $13,761 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 40 |
| #84 | University of Texas--Arlington | Arlington, TX | $4,988 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,458 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 139 |
| #89 | University of Nevada--Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | $275 per credit (in-state, full-time); $412 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 40 |
| #90 | Barry University | Miami Shores, FL | $1,125 per credit (full-time); $1,125 per credit (part-time) | 74 |
| #90 | University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI | $7,831 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,620 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 82 |
| #92 | University of Alabama--Huntsville | Huntsville, AL | $412 per credit (in-state, full-time); $412 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 171 |
| #92 | University of North Carolina--Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $4,266 per year (in-state, full-time); $11,844 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 30 |
| #94 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | N/A | 45 |
| #94 | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA | $389 per credit (in-state, full-time); $389 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 148 |
| #96 | Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $870 per credit (full-time); $870 per credit (part-time) | 407 |
| #96 | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,146 per credit (full-time); $1,146 per credit (part-time) | 128 |
| #98 | Brandman University | Irvine, CA | $1,135 per credit (full-time) | 255 |
| #98 | Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $950 per credit (part-time) | 62 |
| #98 | Simmons University | Boston, MA | $1,385 per credit (part-time) | 41 |
| #98 | University of Missouri--St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | $477 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,170 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 189 |
| #98 | Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, KY | $663 per credit (in-state, full-time); $858 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 89 |
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