323 PhD programmes in Nursing in North America

The Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is a recognized leader in the field. This program offers a rigorous curriculum, advanced training settings and global health opportunities.

The Family Nurse Practitioner program at University at Buffalo focuses on the development of advanced practice nurses who are clinically and culturally competent to deliver primary care across the lifespan.

The Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University at Buffalo, is only offered as a post-master's DNP program. 

The Nursing Practice - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner programme offered by University of Wyoming is a flexible, online-friendly hybrid programme that prepares students to offer psychiatric mental health care to a variety of individuals in numerous settings, with a special emphasis on rural, patient-centered care.

The Nursing Practice - Adult, gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program at University of Wisconsin Madison is available for nurses with a baccalaureate degree in nursing (post-B.S. option) and nurses with a master’s degree in nursing practice (post-M.S. option).

Active and visionary thinking, the fearless advancement of innovation through creativity, and the pursuit of unrestrained scientific inquiry on behalf of people in need: this is how Carolina nurses change lives, and this is how the School of Nursing at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill shapes a profession.

Students who complete the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program at New York University Meyers are prepared at the highest academic level for advanced clinical practice.

Our Nursing Ph.D. program at Boston College integrates science, theory, and research to educate the next generation of nurse scientists, educators, policy-makers, and practitioners. 

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) program at the University of Delaware prepares graduates to perform at the highest level of advanced nursing practice.

The Nursing Science Ph.D. program at the University of South Carolina prepares you for a nursing research career in academic, clinical or health system settings.

The Nursing Practice - Adult, gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program at University of Wisconsin Madison is available for nurses with a baccalaureate degree in nursing (post-B.S. option) and nurses with a master’s degree in nursing practice (post-M.S. option).

The Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner degree at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is the first and only program of its kind currently offered by a University of California campus. 

The BSN to DNP Nursing program at Franklin University lets you bypass the MSN and go forward into your future

The Nursing program at University of Alberta creates opportunities to develop advanced knowledge and skills that support inquiry and research to address issues in  health care and nursing practice. 

Prepare to provide comprehensive primary care to families across the lifespan with this Family Nurse Practitioner degree at the Texas Christian University. 

The highly regarded Nurse Anesthesia Program at Georgetown University leads to the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (D.N.A.P.) degree.

The Child Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-MS) to DNP program from University at Buffalo is designed for specialty-certified, advanced-practice nurses to complete in a part-time and online format. 

The Bloomberg School and the School of Nursing of Johns Hopkins University offer the Nursing Practice - Public Health dual degree program. 

The Adult-Gero Primary Care Nurse Practitioner DNP online program at the University of Cincinnati prepares students at the highest level of nursing practice to care for patients 13 and older from wellness to illness, which includes preventative, chronic and acute care with an emphasis on education, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation.

The Systems Leadership (Online) program from Indiana Wesleyan University explores what it takes to transform and improve healthcare through system-wide changes..