Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice Option
Get your DNP degree online
Already have a master’s degree and want to grow your nursing career?
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) helps you make a difference beyond hands-on care.
Teach tomorrow’s nurses. Administer better services. Improve health care for under-served groups.
The post-master's DNP option is available 100% online.
Degree plan
Part-time study is also available. Check with your advisor.
Why take the post-master's DNP option?
![Professor helping a DNP student.](https://www.MissouriState.edu/Nursing/_Files/PM-tout-19828-5155-.jpg)
Earn your degree online
Keep your normal job as you finish your education. Complete this degree fully online. Finish in as little as two years.
![Hands folded together.](https://www.MissouriState.edu/Nursing/_Files/PM-tout-18795_0544.jpg)
Serve as a leader
Advance your career and leadership opportunities. The post-master's option prepares you to teach, manage and lead in educational or clinical settings.
![Student using a stethoscope on a fake patient.](https://www.MissouriState.edu/Nursing/_Files/PM-tout-18795_0399.jpg)
Low cost, high quality
Earn your doctorate degree at a lower cost than similar programs. Get a high-quality education that is nationally accredited.
![Student performing CPR on a fake patient.](https://www.MissouriState.edu/Nursing/_Files/PM-tout-18795_0402.jpg)
Blend work with your education
Use your current connections for your quality improvement project. You can complete your project at your workplace.
![DNP student at clinical job.](https://www.MissouriState.edu/Nursing/_Files/DNP-careers-19828-5163.jpg)
Ethics
Here, you'll live by a code of ethics and adopt a culture of caring.
Accreditation
The BSN, MSN, DNP and post-master's Health Educator and Population Health certificate programs at Missouri State University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
Approval
Missouri State Board of Nursing: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (four-year BSN).