Nursing schools in Minnesota

Browse 108 current public campus profiles representing 213 nursing programs in Minnesota. 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 24 programs; On campus appears on 97 programs.

Reviewed August 2026

Campus profiles: 108
Programs: 213

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) 24 programs
Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN) 24 programs
Traditional BSN 23 programs
Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN 5 programs
Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's 4 programs
LPN-to-RN 23 programs
LPN-to-BSN 1 program
Paramedic-to-RN 2 programs
Military Medic-to-RN 1 program
RN-to-BSN 16 programs
RN-to-MSN 11 programs
Nurse Practitioner 11 programs
Nurse-Midwifery 1 program
Nurse Anesthesia / CRNA 2 programs
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) 6 programs
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 11 programs
Nursing PhD / DNS 2 programs
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate 18 programs
Nursing Education 5 programs
Nursing Leadership / Administration 2 programs
Nursing Informatics 1 program
Other Graduate Nursing Program 2 programs
Other Official Nursing Program 18 programs

Delivery formats

On campus 97 programs
Hybrid 52 programs
Online 64 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.

Minnesota Board of Nursing Reviewed August 23, 2026

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs in Minnesota

Showing all 11 current public programs across Campus, Hybrid, and strict Fully Online results.

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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Transcultural Nursing Leadership DNP
School
Augsburg University: Augsburg Online Relationship
Location
MN
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Doctor of Nursing Practice – Non-APRN
School
Capella University: Capella Online Relationship
Location
MN
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Doctor of Nursing Practice – Leadership
School
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University: Saint Benedict Campus
Location
St. Joseph, MN
Delivery
Hybrid
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Doctor of Nursing Practice
School
Herzing University: Herzing Online Relationship
Location
MN
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Post-Master's APRN-to-DNP
School
Minnesota State University, Mankato: Mankato Online Relationship
Location
MN
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Doctor of Nursing Practice – Non-APRN
School
Rasmussen University: Rasmussen Online Relationship
Location
MN
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice
School
St. Catherine University: St. Catherine Online Relationship
Location
MN
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Post-Graduate Doctor of Nursing Practice
School
The College of St. Scholastica: St. Scholastica Online Relationship
Location
MN
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice
School
University of Minnesota: University of Minnesota Online Relationship
Location
MN
Delivery
Hybrid
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Doctor of Nursing Practice – Non-APRN
School
Walden University: Walden Online Relationship
Location
MN
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Nurse Educator – Doctor of Nursing Practice
School
Winona State University: Winona State Online Relationship
Location
MN
Delivery
Hybrid
Program status
Active
Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
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