Program Cost
Post-Master’s (non ARNP prepared) DNP PMHNP 2021-2024 Cohort
Tuition is based on a cohort model. Students must complete the program with their cohort to remain eligible for cohort pricing.
Total program cost: The MSN (non-ARNP-prepared) to Doctor of Nursing Practice, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program is 90 semester hours, from summer 2021 through spring of 2024, with a total program cost of $103,320. Actual coursework and length of study depend on gap analysis for transfer-in credits.
Cost per semester credit hour: $1,148
Total Tuition: 103,320
Nursing Program Fee: $5,568 (subject to change)
Additional fees may include: Technology fee ($250/year), wellness fee ($100/year), a one-time matriculation fee ($200), books and materials for coursework.
*Changes in progression path listed below may be determined based upon analysis of previous coursework (must meet the AACN DNP Essentials competencies)
MSN-DNP (non-ARNP) PMHNP 2021 Program Cost Sheet in PDF format
Cost breakdown by term
Summer 2021 8 credits – Tuition: $9,184
NURS 700 Advanced Practice Roles (3)
NURS 701 Theoretical Foundations and Evidence-Based Practice (2)
NURS 702 Information Systems and Patient Care Technology (3)
Fall 2021 9 credits – Tuition: $10,332
NURS 703 Organizational and Systems Leadership (3)
NURS 720 Analytical Methods (Research I) (3)
NURS 721 Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3)
January 2022 3 credits – Tuition: $3,444
NURS 704 Policy and Politics: Implications for Health Care (3)
Spring 2022 9 credits – Tuition: $10,332
NURS 730 Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
NURS 731 Advanced Pharmocotherapeutics (3)
NURS 734 Evaluation and Outcomes Research (Research II) (3)
Summer 2022 6 credits – Tuition: $6,888
NURS 732 Advanced Physical Assessment (4)
NURS 733 Advanced Health Promotion (2)
Fall 2022 12 credits – Tuition: $13,776
NURS 653 PMHNP I Assessment, Diagnosis and Management Across the Lifespan (7)
NURS 651 Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan (3)
NURS 652 Management of Substance-related and Addictive Disorders (2)
January 2023 3 credits – Tuition: $3,444
NURS 705 Clinical Resource Management (3)
Spring 2023 11 credits – Tuition: $12,628
NURS 790 Translating Research (3)
NURS 791 Proposal Seminar (1) (60 practicum hours)
NURS 654 PMHNP II Assessment, Diagnosis and Management (7)
Summer 2023 7 credits – Tuition: $8,036
NURS 792 DNP Project I (2) (120 practicum hours)
NURS 655 PMHNP III Psychotherapies across the life span (5)
Fall 2023 10 credits – Tuition: $11,480
NURS 793 DNP Project II (2) (120 practicum hours)
NURS 656 PMHNP IV Psychotherapies across the lifespan (5)
NURS 712 Trauma Informed Care (3)
January 2024 4 Credits – Tuition: $4,592
NURS 794 DNP Project III (2) (120 practicum hours)
NURS 750 Primary Care for Psych (2)
Spring 2024 8 credits – Tuition: $9,184
NURS 657 PMHNP capstone (4)
NURS 799 DNP Scholarly Project IV (3)
NURS 795 Transition to DNP Practice (1)