Nursing schools in Kentucky

Browse 65 current public campus profiles representing 125 nursing programs in Kentucky. These are the programs currently listed in the directory, not a claim of complete statewide coverage.

Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN) is the largest current pathway grouping at 27 programs; On campus appears on 49 programs.

Reviewed September 2026

Campus profiles: 65
Programs: 125

Current program evidence

Counts describe the programs below and retain each program's current status; they do not imply approval, accreditation, admissions availability, or resident eligibility.

Browse by pathway

Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) 11 programs
Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN) 27 programs
Traditional BSN 9 programs
Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN 7 programs
LPN-to-RN 9 programs
LPN-to-BSN 2 programs
Paramedic-to-RN 1 program
Military Medic-to-RN 2 programs
RN-to-BSN 14 programs
RN-to-MSN 3 programs
Nurse Practitioner 6 programs
Nurse-Midwifery 1 program
Nurse Anesthesia / CRNA 4 programs
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) 10 programs
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 8 programs
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate 8 programs
Nursing Education 1 program
Nursing Leadership / Administration 1 program
Other Graduate Nursing Program 1 program

Delivery formats

On campus 49 programs
Hybrid 27 programs
Online 48 programs

Approval and accreditation context

State approval, institutional accreditation, and programmatic accreditation are separate facts. An authority listed here is current state-level context from published program evidence; it does not mean every program on this page has the same approval or accreditation status.

Kentucky Board of Nursing Reviewed September 29, 2026

Nurse Practitioner programs in Kentucky

Showing all 6 current public programs across Campus, Hybrid, and strict Fully Online results.

Back to all Kentucky campus profiles and pathways

Nurse Practitioner
MSN Psychiatric-Mental Health NP
School
Eastern Kentucky University: Eastern Kentucky University — online nursing
Location
KY
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Master of Science in Nursing
Academic coursework is online. Whether physical participation is required remains unconfirmed. The primary directory relationship is nonphysical and does not establish a place you attend. Confirm current classroom, laboratory, clinical and immersion locations with the school.
Kentucky Board of Nursing current Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) parent award for Eastern Kentucky University; does not assert separate approval for each specialty, entrant, online format or additional teaching site
Eastern Kentucky University: Master's parent award; directory term December 31, 2028. No separate entrant, track, or teaching-property approval is asserted.
State approval evidence · Programmatic accreditation evidence
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Nurse Practitioner
MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
School
Frontier Nursing University: Frontier Nursing University — online nursing
Location
KY
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Master of Science in Nursing
Academic coursework is online. Physical participation is required. The primary directory relationship is nonphysical and does not establish a place you attend. Attendance context: Versailles, KY required immersion; clinical/project in home community.
Kentucky Board of Nursing current Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) parent award for Frontier Nursing University; does not assert separate approval for each specialty, entrant, online format or additional teaching site
Current owner accreditation disclosure explicitly names MSN, DNP, post-graduate certificates and all four specialties including PMHNP.
State approval evidence · Programmatic accreditation evidence
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Nurse Practitioner
MSN Womens Health Nurse Practitioner
School
Frontier Nursing University: Frontier Nursing University — online nursing
Location
KY
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Master of Science in Nursing
Academic coursework is online. Physical participation is required. The primary directory relationship is nonphysical and does not establish a place you attend. Attendance context: Versailles, KY required immersion; clinical/project in home community.
Kentucky Board of Nursing current Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) parent award for Frontier Nursing University; does not assert separate approval for each specialty, entrant, online format or additional teaching site
Current owner accreditation disclosure explicitly names MSN, DNP, post-graduate certificates and all four specialties including PMHNP.
State approval evidence · Programmatic accreditation evidence
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Nurse Practitioner
MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
School
Frontier Nursing University: Frontier Nursing University — online nursing
Location
KY
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Master of Science in Nursing
Academic coursework is online. Physical participation is required. The primary directory relationship is nonphysical and does not establish a place you attend. Attendance context: Versailles, KY required immersion; clinical/project in home community.
Kentucky Board of Nursing current Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) parent award for Frontier Nursing University; does not assert separate approval for each specialty, entrant, online format or additional teaching site
Current owner accreditation disclosure explicitly names MSN, DNP, post-graduate certificates and all four specialties including PMHNP.
State approval evidence · Programmatic accreditation evidence
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Nurse Practitioner
MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
School
Morehead State University: Morehead State University — online nursing
Location
KY
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Master of Science in Nursing
Academic coursework is online. Physical participation is required. The primary directory relationship is nonphysical and does not establish a place you attend. Confirm current classroom, laboratory, clinical and immersion locations with the school.
Kentucky Board of Nursing current Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) parent award for Morehead State University; does not assert separate approval for each specialty, entrant, online format or additional teaching site
Morehead State University: Master's parent award; directory term June 30, 2034. No separate entrant, track, or teaching-property approval is asserted.
State approval evidence · Programmatic accreditation evidence
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Nurse Practitioner
MSN Nurse Practitioner
School
University of Louisville: University of Louisville — Louisville nursing site
Location
Louisville, KY
Delivery
Hybrid
Program status
Active
Credential: Master of Science in Nursing
Academic delivery is hybrid. Physical participation is required. The listed campus participates in instruction. Attendance context: Louisville, KY.
Kentucky Board of Nursing current Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) parent award for University of Louisville; does not assert separate approval for each specialty, entrant, online format or additional teaching site
University of Louisville: Master's parent award; directory term December 31, 2031. No separate entrant, track, or teaching-property approval is asserted.
State approval evidence · Programmatic accreditation evidence
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