Nursing Practice - Leadership

A DNP is the highest level of nursing practice for clinicians and clinical leadership. Graduates from our program will be well prepared to deliver expert clinical care and improve health care outcomes.

What are my career options with a Penn State Nursing Practice - Leadership degree?

A Pennsylvania State University DNP positions you to become a nurse leader in a variety of capacities. For example, a DNP-prepared nurse can become a nurse practitioner (NP), with a specialty, or assume responsibility as a high-level administrator with the ability to influence clinical training or nursing policy.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Evidence-Based Practice I: Inquiry and Research Methods
• Evidence-Based Practice II: Translating Inquiry into Practice
• Doctor of Nursing Practice: Leadership
• Evidence-Based Practice III: Project Development
• Ethics in Professional Nursing Practice
• Population Health Perspectives
• Healthcare Informatics
• Healthcare Economics and Policy for Nurse Administrators

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL iBT: 80

General requirements

At minimum applicants must have the following:

• a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a U.S. regionally accredited institution or
• a postsecondary degree in Nursing that is equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree earned from an officially recognized degree-granting international institution.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

• International: 19,059 AUD / year (≈ 13,274 USD / year)
• Out-of-State: 19,059 AUD / year (≈ 13,274 USD / year)
• Domestic / In-State: 19,059 AUD / year (≈ 13,274 USD / year)