Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Influence Nursing Care & Health Systems

Get ahead of changing regulations and move into an advanced nursing role. Here’s why:

Across the nation, the nurse practitioner profession is shifting to require a DNP for entry to practice.
Skilled, compassionate nurses are needed in all areas of the healthcare system.

With a DNP from USF, you can influence nursing care and health systems.

Start here! Apply now or learn more.

4 Things to Know

Our DNP program has 3 Points of Entry for nurses with ASN, BSN and MSN degrees. All the concentrations listed below offer the following tracks:
- ASN to DNP
- BSN to DNP (complete in 3 years!)
- MSN to DNP
Your Choice: Self-designed & Established Concentrations
- Generalist DNP: Design your own concentration via our interdisciplinary education. This is ideal for careers in administration, business, education and leadership
OR
- Develop advanced practice expertise in the following concentrations:
  - Family Nurse Practitioner
  - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Built for Success: Flexible & Supportive
- Flexible hybrid program is ideal for working nurses. “Intensives” bring students and faculty together twice a semester for in-person learning, while the remainder of the semester offers virtual didactic learning.
- Attend full time or part time
- Learn from expert & supportive faculty
  
  “What stands out most for me is the attention the professors pay to individual students. In other nursing programs, the faculty don’t know you well. It’s different at USF: the professors are totally invested in our success.” — David Wright, DNP, CRNA, RN, 1LT U.S. Army Reserves
Move into a High-need, High-salary Career. Nurse Practitioners:
- $117,670 median pay
- 45% job growth by 2030 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Medical & Health Service Administrators
- $104,280 median pay
- 32% job growth by 2030 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)