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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Programs
Featured schools...
Western Governors University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
BS in Nursing
MSN in Leadership & Management (RN to MSN)
MSN in Leadership & Management
MSN in Education (RN to MSN)
MSN in Education
Georgetown University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
MS Nursing - Midwifery/Women's Health
MSN - Nursing Education
MS Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
School Listings...
University of Texas at Arlington
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Post MSN Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Post MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Degree Types: RN to MSN
Programs: MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 94.29% (2009)
University of Texas at El Paso
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Nurse Practitioner Pediatrics Community Focus
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Post MSN Certificate Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Toledo
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Graduate Certificate Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner MSN, Post-Master's Pediatric NP Certificate
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, NLNAC Associate
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 76.92% (2011)
University of Utah
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: DNP
Programs: DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Certificate in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
University of Washington
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, DNP
Programs: DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
Vanderbilt University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: Direct entry MSN, RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Pediatric NP, Pediatric NP Post-Master's, Pediatric NP with Prespecialty
Accreditation: NLNAC Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 97.50% (2010)
Villanova University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Virginia Commonwealth University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MS Child Health NP, Post-master's Child Health NP
Accreditation: NLNAC Master's, NLNAC Baccalaureate
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 97.50% (2011)
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Graduate Certificate in Pediatric Acute Care Nursing, Graduate Certificate in Pediatric Primary Care Nursing, MSN Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, MSN Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
West Virginia University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
Degree Types: Post Masters Certification
Programs: Post Master's Certificate Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
Wright State University
Dayton, OH
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Post Masters Certificate, MSN Child and Adolescent Health Primary and Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Yale University School of Nursing
New Haven, CT
Degree Types: Direct entry MSN, RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Graduate Entry Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialty, MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialty, Post Master's Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
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A Note About Accreditation
The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) are the primary entities responsible for nursing accreditation. Read more...
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