Overview

What students accomplish in the school’s traditional Nursing PhD program depends on their focus area, personal interests, and long-term research and career preferences. The student’s major professor helps to define student success early so they can plan and conduct cutting-edge research.

Careers

Research and mentorship experiences prepare doctoral students at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee for successful careers as academic or clinical scientists, as educators, and for other opportunities in the rapidly evolving nursing professions.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Inquiry for Health Research
The Science of Nursing
Health Policy
Analysis of Nursing Phenomena
Integrative Studies
Multivariate Statistics for Healthcare
Measurement for Health Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

49 SCH

61 beyond the bachelor’s degree, 49 beyond the master’s degree

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milwaukee, United States

Disciplines

Nursing View 308 other PhDs in Nursing in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor’s or master’s degree with a major in nursing or health related field from a professionally accredited or approved program.
A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all previous coursework.
Completion of a graduate level statistics course within the last 5 years with a grade of B or better.
A written statement prepared by the applicant of previous professional experience, personal career goals, research interests, motivation for PhD study, and educational objectives to be accomplished in the program.
Recommendations from at least three persons who have known the applicant in a professional capacity.
Two examples of original work that demonstrate the applicant’s academic potential.
A conversation with the program director is required as part of the holistic admission process. A telephone conversation or visual on-line (e.g. Zoom, Teams) video meeting may be used when travel is prohibitive.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

23189 USD / year

≈ 23189 USD / year
Out-of-State

23189 USD / year

≈ 23189 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12899 USD / year

≈ 12899 USD / year

Living costs

Milwaukee

United States

1066 - 1767 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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