{"id":6632,"date":"2017-10-09T18:28:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T18:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.wp.nau.edu\/site-in-a-box-department\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:53:08","slug":"graduate-degrees-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-nursing\/graduate-degrees-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate nursing programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"about\">Master&#8217;s and doctoral degrees for nurses and nurse practitioners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Welcome to the compassionate graduate community at NAU&#8217;s College of Nursing. Nursing is more than a profession\u2014it&#8217;s an art, a science, and a vital part of healthcare. Explore our programs to find your perfect path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" id=\"steps\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-gold\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-nursing\/how-to-apply\/graduate-nursing-programs\/\">Explore steps to apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue 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degrees\">Get to know NAU&#8217;s nursing degrees<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-2671\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>Choose from Family or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner tracks with our Advanced Practice degree.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                       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        \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>Fulfill state requirements for prescriptive authority with our online course bundle.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    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                          <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p><strong> The Doctor of Nursing Practice is not currently accepting applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elevate your career with our semester-based online doctoral degree for nurses. <span data-teams=\"true\">The Doctor of Nursing Practice is not currently accepting applications.<\/span><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n     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                    \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>Program availability varies by campus across Arizona, and some programs are available online.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n 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