Advanced Nursing Degrees
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Your Path to Advanced Practice Nursing
Frontier is a leader in distance education with a focus on rural and underserved populations. Our flexible online format allows you to complete coursework in your home community while pursuing your dream of becoming an advanced practice nurse.
Flexible Programs to Fit Your Life and Career Goals
Our graduate nurse practitioner specialty tracks can be pursued full- or part-time while completing a Master of Science in Nursing or a Post-Graduate Certificate. You also have the option to continue on to Frontier’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
Nurse Practitioner Specialty Tracks Offered at Frontier Nursing University
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program
Frontier Nursing University’s clinical doctorate is designed for registered nurses who want to take their nursing career, leadership skills and clinical expertise to the next level. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is the highest degree for clinical nursing practice. Our DNP curriculum provides education in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and systems leadership.
The DNP program is designed for nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners. You should consider pursuing a DNP at FNU if you want to go beyond serving your community to be a leader for positive change and improved standards of care.
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Frontier Nursing University also offers a nurse-midwifery specialty track.
We’re proud to graduate more than 40% of the nation’s Certified Nurse-Midwives! Learn more here.
As the friend or colleague who referred you likely shared, the experience of being a Frontier Nursing University student and graduate is unique and one you won’t find elsewhere!
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– Elphaba, from the musical Wicked