Do Ivy League colleges offer Doctorate of Nursing Practice DNP?

Answer 1

You can obtain this information by clicking on the related links section (College Board) indicated at the bottom of this answer box and using the sites College MatchMaker search engine. You can research colleges and universities by name, or by programs of study, or by geographical location, size, or combinations of part or all of them. The site will provide you with a list of institutions based on your request. It will give you the schools background, accreditation, degree offerings, programs of study (majors), entrance requirements, tuition and fees, financial assistance, room and board, athletic programs etc. and a link to each institutions official web page. Practice navigating this site. It will be well worth the time and effort.

WARNING!!!

When choosing a college or university, make sure the institution has a regional accreditation. With a regional accreditation you can be assured the coursework and degree you complete will be recognized by all other colleges and universities as well as employers. Below I have listed the six accrediting agencies and their geographical areas of responsibility. I am disclosing the below so you do not become a victim of educational scams, and institutions that are nothing more than diploma mills, where they are eager to take your money for a degree that is worthless. Make sure the institution is accredited by one of following responsible agencies.

Regional Accreditation Agencies

· Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools - Educational institutions in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, as well as schools for American children in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

· New England Association of Schools and Colleges - Educational institutions in the six New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

· North Central Association of Colleges and Schools - Educational institutions in Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

· Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities - Postsecondary institutions (colleges and universities) in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

· Western Association of Schools and Colleges - Educational institutions in California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Micronesia, Palau, and Northern Marianas Islands.

· Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Educational institutions in Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas.

The following universities are currently accepting students into Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.

Arizona State University

Case Western Reserve University (OH)

Catholic University of America

Chatham University (PA)

College of St. Catherine (MN)

College of St. Scholastica (MN)

Columbia University (NY)

Creighton University (NE)

Drexel University (PA)

A hybrid program combining the professional practice doctorate and the academic research doctorate

Duke University (NC)

Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ)

Florida Atlantic University

Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing (KY)

George Washington University

Georgia Southern University

Governors State University (IL)

Johns Hopkins University (MD)

Loyola University Chicago (IL)

Loyola University New Orleans (LA)

Madonna University (MI)

Medical College of Georgia

Medical University of South Carolina

MGH Institute for Health Professions (MA)

Minnesota State University at Moorehead

North Dakota State University

Oakland University (MI)

Ohio State University, The

Old Dominion University (VA)

Oregon Health & Science University

Pace University (NY)

Purdue University (IN)

Regis College (MA)

Robert Morris University (PA)

Rush University (IL)

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing (IL)

Saint Louis University (MO)

Samford University (AL)

Shenandoah University (VA)

Simmons College (MA)

St. John Fisher College (NY)

Stony Brook University (NY)

Texas Christian University

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Texas Woman's University

Thomas Jefferson University (PA)

Touro University (NV)

University of Arizona

University of Central Florida

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

University of Colorado Denver

University of Connecticut

University of Florida

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Iowa

University of Kansas

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

University of Miami (FL)

University of Minnesota

University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-St. Louis

University of North Florida

University of Pittsburgh (PA)

University of Portland

University of Rochester (NY)

University of San Diego (CA)

University of San Francisco

University of South Alabama

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Southern Indiana

University of St. Francis (IL)

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

University of Toledo (OH)

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Vanderbilt University (TN)

Wayne State University (MI)

Waynesburg University (PA)

West Virginia University

Western University of Health Sciences (CA)

Wichita State University (KS)

Winona State University (MN)

Wright State University (OH)

In addition to those mentioned above, more than 50 additional nursing schools are considering starting DNP programs nationwide. AACN will update this list as new DNP programs open and begin accepting students.