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The University of Texas at Tyler · School of Nursing

PhD in Nursing

PhDFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Public

Award: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing

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

Overview

BSN-PhD is 72 credit hours and MSN-PhD is 60; students pass a Proficiency Examination before moving on to dissertation work.

Credential
PhD in Nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-PhD, MSN-to-PhD
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
BSN-PhD: four years of full-time study
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
72 credit hours (BSN-PhD); 60 credit hours (MSN-PhD)
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
UT Tyler (Tyler campus) — Tyler, TX

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN; Nurse with a master's degree
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license

Which states' residents may enroll has not been verified. An online program's campus state does not establish where students can live.

Admissions requirements

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

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: $7,020
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $22,320
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,432
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,534
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $15,498
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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

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

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

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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. uttyler.edu/academics/programs/nursing-phd.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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BSNRN-to-BSNFor licensed nurses
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  • Online coursework
  • As little as 12 months of intensive study
  • $9,895 (basis not stated by the school) · All students
  • For: RN with an associate degree or diploma

Not yet verified: upcoming deadline

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