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University of Phoenix-Arizona · College of Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice

DNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private for-profit

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

Overview

Online DNP combining coursework with applied practice experiences, in-person practice hours and a doctoral applied project. It does not lead to certification or licensure.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Phoenix, AZ

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Not verified
Source: phoenix.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

Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Minimum 3.0 GPA on graduate degree posted transcripts
Source: phoenix.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prior degree
A graduate degree from a regionally or approved nationally accredited institution
Source: phoenix.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.

  • $2,635 (basis not stated by the school)

    All students

    Includes: Estimated cost per course; 3-credit course plus $205 resource fee

    Source: phoenix.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $9,552
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $9,552
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,215
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,215
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.

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

    Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) (DNP) · School of Nursing, Phoenix, AZ

    Initial: March 16, 2022 · Most recent: March 16, 2022 · Term expires: December 31, 2027 · Next review: Spring 2027

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (AZ) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. phoenix.edu/online-nursing-degrees/nursing-practice-doctoral-degree.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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Aspen University

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

DNPMSN-to-DNPFor licensed nurses
  • Aspen University (administrative address, online programs) — Phoenix, AZ
  • Online coursework
  • minimum of two years · 42 credits
  • $740 per credit · All students
  • For: Nurse with a master's degree

Not yet verified: upcoming deadline

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