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Master of Nursing (MN) - Master's Entry to the Practice of Nursing

MSNDirect-Entry MSNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPrivate nonprofit

Award: Master of Nursing (MN)

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

A four-semester, full-time, on-campus master's program of 63 credit hours for people with a non-nursing bachelor's degree, leading to eligibility for the NCLEX-RN.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
Direct-Entry MSN
Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
Four full-time semesters
Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
63 credit hours (semesters 1-4)
Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Duke University School of Nursing — Durham, NC

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Bachelor's degree in another field
Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are eligible to take the RN licensing exam (NCLEX-RN)
Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any major
Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Human Anatomy and Physiology (6-8 credits), Microbiology (3-4), Basic Statistics (3), Human Growth and Development or Developmental Psychology (3); may be completed after applying, before enrolling
Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

  • $30,952 per semester

    All students · 2026-2027

    Includes: Estimated tuition per semester

    Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $123,808 total program

    All students · 2026-2027

    Includes: Estimated tuition over four semesters · Excludes: Fees listed separately

    Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $63,450
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $63,450
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,355
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $62,620
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $62,620
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall, Spring Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • Rolling; applications reviewed as completed until the program reaches capacity

    Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Rolling admissions

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Simulation
High-fidelity simulation labs are used
Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Master's (MSN) · School of Nursing, Durham, NC

    Initial: October 3, 2003 · Most recent: February 13, 2023 · Term expires: December 31, 2033 · Next review: Spring 2033

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (NC) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.duke.edu/academic-programs/mn-master-nursing — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.duke.edu/academic-programs/mn-master-nursing/curricula — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.duke.edu/academic-programs/mn-master-nursing/mn-admissions — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. nursing.duke.edu/academic-programs/mn-master-nursing/mn-tuition-fees — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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