Columbia University School of Nursing offers several advanced degree programs at its Health Sciences campus in Manhattan. Nurses with a BSN can join post-graduate MS programs to work as nurse practitioners in acute care, neonatal, oncology and several other fields. Columbia also features two doctoral programs, including a Ph.D in nursing and a DNP, a doctoral program for clinical care. The Ph.D in Nursing program focuses on research that prepares nurse-investigators to participate in studies related to health policy and nursing issues. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program trains nurses to provide expert care in patient settings, and to recognize and treat diagnostic complexities related to acute and chronic illnesses.
Columbia University
School of Nursing
617 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
212-305-5756
cumc.columbia.edu
The University of Colorado's Denver College of Nursing offers two Ph.D programs, along with undergraduate degree programs. Nurses and nurse practitioners can enroll in in the DNP program, which is the highest level of study available to nurses who want careers in the clinical field. The program trains nurses to administer patient care in a variety of specialized areas, including pediatrics, adult clinical care, cardiology, healthcare infomatics and several other fields. The Ph.D in Nursing prepares candidates to pursue scientific research by conducting independent projects or working with academic professors on ongoing projects.
University of Colorado Denver
College of Nursing
Mail Stop C288
13120 East 19th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-2171
nursing.ucdenver.edu
Johns Hopkins University's School of Nursing has several post-graduate degree programs. Nurses with a BSN can pursue a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), which specialities in the following areas: clinical care; forensic nursing; women's health; midwifery; health systems management. It also has a joint MSN/MBA program. Johns Hopkins also offers two doctoral degrees, including a research-oriented Ph.D program to prepare nurse scholars to research theories and methods to advance clinical practice and healthcare delivery. The DNP program is geared towards clinical practice. Both doctoral programs take roughly four years to complete.
Johns Hopkins University
School of Nursing
525 N. Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD 21205
410-955-7548
son.jhmi.edu