Skip to content
Top Nursing Schools

Thomas Jefferson University · Jefferson College of Nursing

MSN - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

MSNPMHNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private nonprofit

Award: Master of Science in Nursing

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

Overview

A 45-credit, 12-course MSN nurse practitioner track; clinical placements are a joint responsibility of student and faculty.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: jefferson.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
2 - 5 years
Source: jefferson.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
12 courses/45 credits for all Jefferson NP tracks
Source: jefferson.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Center City Philadelphia — Philadelphia, PA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: jefferson.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
Certification preparation
Graduates meet the academic eligibility requirements for the ANCC or AANP psychiatric mental health NP certification examination
Source: jefferson.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Admissions requirements

Other requirement
TOEFL or IELTS results required for non-U.S. citizens
Source: jefferson.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: $44,400
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $44,400
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,133
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $23,202
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $23,202
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 placements
Clinical placements are a joint responsibility of the student and a faculty member
Source: jefferson.edu · verified October 6, 2026

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

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) · Jefferson School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA

    Initial: September 29, 2001 · Most recent: March 17, 2021 · Term expires: December 31, 2031 · Next review: Spring 2031

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (PA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/nursing/admissions/undergraduate-faqs. — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/nursing/degrees-programs/master-scienc — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

Spotted something out of date? Request a correction.

Related programs

Thomas Jefferson University

Accelerated BSN Plus (ABSN+) - 1 Year

BSNAccelerated BSN (ABSN)Prelicensure
  • Center City Philadelphia — Philadelphia, PA · Dixon Campus — Horsham, PA · Lehigh Valley — Lehigh Valley, PA
  • On-campus · Full-time
  • 12 months · 60 undergraduate credits and 9 graduate credits
  • $57,812 per year · All students · 2026-2027
  • For: Bachelor's degree in another field

Not yet verified: upcoming deadline

View Program

Thomas Jefferson University

Accelerated BSN Plus (ABSN+) - 2 Year

BSNAccelerated BSN (ABSN)Prelicensure
  • Center City Philadelphia — Philadelphia, PA · Dixon Campus — Horsham, PA · Lehigh Valley — Lehigh Valley, PA
  • On-campus · Full-time
  • 2 academic years (four semesters)
  • $49,943 per year · All students · 2026-2027
  • For: Bachelor's degree in another field

Not yet verified: upcoming deadline

View Program

Thomas Jefferson University

RN to BSN

BSNRN-to-BSNFor licensed nurses
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Online coursework
  • 1 - 3 years · 30 upper-division credits
  • $624 per credit · All students · 2026-2027
  • For: RN with an associate degree or diploma

Not yet verified: upcoming deadline

View Program