Nursing PhD / DNS
PhD in Nursing and Nursing Ethics
- School
- Duquesne University: Duquesne University – Online nursing programs
- Location
- PA
- Delivery
- Fully Online
- Program status
- Active
Credential: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
View campus profileNursing schools in Pennsylvania
Browse 255 current public campus profiles representing 498 nursing programs in Pennsylvania. These are the programs currently listed in the directory, not a claim of complete statewide coverage.
Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) is the largest current pathway grouping at 73 programs; On campus appears on 312 programs.
Reviewed August 2026
- Campus profiles
- 255
- Programs
- 498
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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- Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) 73 programs
- Diploma RN 17 programs
- Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN) 45 programs
- Traditional BSN 61 programs
- Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN 15 programs
- Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's 4 programs
- LPN-to-RN 14 programs
- LPN-to-BSN 2 programs
- Paramedic-to-RN 1 program
- Military Medic-to-RN 1 program
- RN-to-BSN 14 programs
- RN-to-MSN 7 programs
- Nurse Practitioner 62 programs
- Clinical Nurse Specialist 8 programs
- Nurse-Midwifery 4 programs
- Nurse Anesthesia / CRNA 17 programs
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) 23 programs
- Clinical Nurse Leader 1 program
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 28 programs
- Nursing PhD / DNS 9 programs
- Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate 30 programs
- Nursing Education 11 programs
- Nursing Leadership / Administration 15 programs
- Nursing Informatics 3 programs
- Other Graduate Nursing Program 3 programs
- Other Official Nursing Program 30 programs
Delivery formats
- On campus 312 programs
- Hybrid 116 programs
- Online 70 programs
Approval and accreditation context
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Nursing PhD / DNS programs in Pennsylvania
Showing all 9 current public programs across Campus, Hybrid, and strict Fully Online results.
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PhD in Nursing
- School
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Online nursing programs
- Location
- PA
- Delivery
- Fully Online
- Program status
- Active
Credential: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
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PhD in Nursing
- School
- Pennsylvania State University: Ross & Carol Neese College of Nursing
- Location
- University Park, PA
- Delivery
- On Campus
- Program status
- Active
Credential: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
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PhD in Nursing
- School
- Thomas Jefferson University: Thomas Jefferson University – Online nursing programs
- Location
- PA
- Delivery
- Hybrid
- Program status
- Active
Credential: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
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PhD in Nursing
- School
- University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Delivery
- On Campus
- Program status
- Active
Credential: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
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PhD in Nursing
- School
- University of Pittsburgh
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Delivery
- On Campus
- Program status
- Active
Credential: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
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PhD in Nursing
- School
- Villanova University: M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
- Location
- Villanova, PA
- Delivery
- Hybrid
- Program status
- Active
Credential: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
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PhD in Nursing
- School
- Widener University: Widener University – Online nursing programs
- Location
- PA
- Delivery
- Hybrid
- Program status
- Active
Credential: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
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PhD in Nursing
- School
- Wilkes University: Wilkes University – Online programs
- Location
- PA
- Delivery
- Fully Online
- Program status
- Active
Credential: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
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