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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

On-campus research doctorate with two years of coursework, a candidacy exam presented as a portfolio, and a dissertation; BSN-to-PhD and master's-to-PhD sample curricula are published.

Credential
PhD in Nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-PhD, MSN-to-PhD
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Three years for full-time students
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Uptown (Clifton) Campus — Cincinnati, OH

Entry background & licensure

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

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: $11,228
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,562
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,678
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,224
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $24,996
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

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

Sources

  1. nursing.uc.edu/academic-programs/phd.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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