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East Tennessee State University · College of Nursing

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing

PhDFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Public

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

Overview

Blended online format with required intensive sessions once each semester (on campus or via Zoom); full- and part-time options; focus areas are Rural Health or Nursing Education and Simulation.

Credential
PhD in Nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-PhD, MSN-to-PhD
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Hybrid
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
60 total credits
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
ETSU main campus, College of Nursing (Roy S. Nicks Hall) — Johnson City, TN

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN; Nurse with a master's degree
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Unencumbered U.S. registered nurse licensure and eligibility for licensure in Tennessee or a compact state
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
BSN or higher degree from a nationally-accredited nursing program
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Three letters of recommendation
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Interview
Interview with the Admissions Committee
Source: etsu.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.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $7,706
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $11,034
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,000
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $8,784
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $23,904
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Campus visits
Required intensive sessions once each semester, on campus or via Zoom
Source: etsu.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.

No accreditor-directory record or state approval statement matched this program's level yet. That does not mean the program is unaccredited.

Sources

  1. etsu.edu/nursing/graduateprograms/phd.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  2. etsu.edu/online/graduate-degrees/phd-nursing.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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