Overview

Opportunities

In the Nursing - Executive Health Systems Leadership program from The University of Arizona, you will develop advanced competencies necessary to thrive in senior leadership roles, including: Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO), Clinical Nursing Director, Director of Nursing Professional Practice, Director of Quality, strategic program developers and other leadership initiatives.

At the University of Arizona, we are pioneering a focus on innovation in executive healthcare leadership. Emphasis is placed on health system assessment, creative planning, and leveraging health system resources to achieve optimal organizational outcomes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Required Immersive Summer Experience
Methods for Scholarly Inquiry
DNP Forum: The Scholarship and Practice of Nursing
Philosophy and Theory for the DNP
Statistical Inference for Evidence-based Practice
Health Policy and Economics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 30 months
Part-time
- 42 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

50 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Tucson, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Health Administration View 19 other PhDs in Health Administration in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must reside in the United States and hold an unencumbered United States RN license.
Complete the online NursingCAS application and University of Arizona Graduate College Application by the international deadline date.
Submit a minimum TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 550 paper based (PB), 79 internet based (iBT) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) composite score of 7 (no subject area below a 6)
Transcripts and Degrees: Submit CGFNS documentation for nursing degrees earned outside of the United States. Please see Transcript Requirements above for complete instructions on submission of international degrees and transcripts

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

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Non-residents

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Out-of-State

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12700 USD / year

≈ 12700 USD / year

Additional Details

Full-time: from $6,432.10/semester (different cost each semester)
Part-Time: from $2,132.50/semester (different cost each semester)

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