Nursing schools in North Carolina

Browse 176 current public campus profiles representing 257 nursing programs in North Carolina. 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 74 programs; On campus appears on 194 programs.

Reviewed September 2026

Campus profiles
176
Programs
257

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.

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Delivery formats

  • On campus 194 programs
  • Hybrid 60 programs
  • Online 3 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.

  • North Carolina Board of Nursing Reviewed September 21, 2026

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs in North Carolina

Showing all 5 current public programs across Campus, Hybrid, and strict Fully Online results.

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  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

    Doctor of Nursing Practice — Family Nurse Practitioner

    School
    Appalachian State University: App State Hickory Campus
    Location
    Hickory, NC
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice

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  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

    BSN to DNP

    School
    Duke University: School of Nursing — Pearson and connected IPEC complex
    Location
    Durham, NC
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    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
    Duke University: School of Nursing — Pearson and connected IPEC complex
    Location
    Durham, NC
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice

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  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

    Doctor of Nursing Practice

    School
    Gardner-Webb University: Boiling Springs Main Campus
    Location
    Boiling Springs, NC
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    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
    Lenoir-Rhyne University: Hickory Campus
    Location
    Hickory, NC
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice

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