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Top Online MSN-Nurse Practitioner Programs (2025)

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This comprehensive list of online master of science in nursing (MSN) programs with a nurse practitioner (NP) specialization is ranked by our AdvanceU score, which factors in cost, admissions flexibility, and program variety.

Typically, online MSN-NP programs require applicants to hold a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree. However, some institutions offer MSN degree paths for registered nurses (RNs) prepared with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree, or in rare cases, a nursing diploma. This guide focuses on those programs that accept BSN-prepared RNs.

Certain schools allow RNs with a non-nursing bachelor’s to enroll in the BSN-to-MSN track if they first complete a couple of “missing” required component courses. We have grouped such programs with programs that will accept ADN-prepared nurses. Those are all listed on our RN-to-MSN nurse practitioner page.

If a program accepts RNs prepared with a degree other than a BSN degree, we have attempted to indicate this in the program name.

Online MSN-NP programs require completing between 500 and 700 clinical hours to meet the practice requirements for NP licensure. All online programs listed here include a clinical preceptorship in which students complete their hours at an approved facility, typically located close to where they live and work. A few programs do restrict preceptorships to a specific location or geography. While that is more the exception than the rule, it is important to understand preceptorship requirements for any schools of interest prior to applying.

To review preceptorship and other details about a school of interest, simply click on its name and check its detailed school profile, which goes into great detail on application requirements, cost, curriculum, and more.

All the online MSN-NP programs listed below are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). These two organizations are recognized by the US Department of Education and the nursing industry for upholding the nursing profession to the highest academic and professional standards.

Online MSN-NP Program Rankings (2024-2025)

This list of online MSN-NP programs draws from our database of 1,166 online nursing programs and represents what we believe to be a complete list of such programs accepting students at the outset of the 2024-2025 academic year. To qualify for inclusion in our rankings, an MSN-NP program must require nine or fewer campus visits in total.

Tuition numbers below represent the estimated tuition cost of the entire program, not per semester or year.

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Score 		School Program Tuition
(Resident)		 Tuition
(Non-Resident)
72 University of South Alabama(#1)
MSN – Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP (post-BSN pathway) $26,730.00 $26,730.00
MSN – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP (post-BSN pathway) $26,730.00 $26,730.00
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner (post-BSN pathway) $26,730.00 $26,730.00
MSN – Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (post-BSN pathway) $26,730.00 $26,730.00
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MSN – Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (post-BSN pathway) $26,730.00 $26,730.00
MSN – Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (post-BSN pathway) $26,730.00 $26,730.00
MSN – Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (post-BSN) $26,730.00 $26,730.00
MSN – Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (post-BSN pathway) $26,730.00 $26,730.00
MSN – Dual Role (Family NP/Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP) – post-BSN pathway $33,858.00 $33,858.00
MSN – Dual Role (Family NP/Emergency NP) – post-BSN pathway $33,858.00 $33,858.00
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66 Maryville University(#2)
MSN – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner $35,383.00 $35,383.00
MSN – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (MSN PNP) $37,972.00 $37,972.00
MSN – Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner $40,561.00 $40,561.00
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN FNP) $40,561.00 $40,561.00
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MSN – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner $43,150.00 $43,150.00
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65 Arkansas State University(#3)
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner $15,355.00 $15,355.00
MSN – Psychiatric-Mental Health NP $17,575.00 $17,575.00
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65 SUNY – Stony Brook University(#4)
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner $21,195.00 $25,425.00
MSN – Psychiatric-Mental Health NP $21,195.00 $25,425.00
MSN – Neonatal Nurse Practitioner $22,608.00 $27,120.00
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65 Walden University(#5)
MSN – Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP – BSN route $44,370.00 $44,370.00
MSN – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP – BSN route $44,370.00 $44,370.00
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner – BSN route $44,370.00 $44,370.00
MSN – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – BSN route $48,195.00 $48,195.00
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MSN – Psychiatric-Mental Health NP – BSN route $48,195.00 $48,195.00
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65 Franklin University(#6)
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner $27,470.00 $27,470.00
MSN – Psychiatric-Mental Health NP $28,140.00 $28,140.00
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63 Regis College(#7)
MSN – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP $45,770.00 $45,770.00
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner $45,770.00 $45,770.00
MSN – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner $45,770.00 $45,770.00
MSN – Women's Health Nurse Practitioner $45,770.00 $45,770.00
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MSN – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner $48,755.00 $48,755.00
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63 Frontier Nursing University(#8)
MSN – Women's Health Nurse Practitioner $33,565.00 $33,565.00
MSN – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner $35,184.00 $35,184.00
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner $35,620.00 $35,620.00
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63 University of Nevada Reno(#9)
MSN – Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner $15,147.00 $31,812.00
MSN – Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner $15,147.00 $31,812.00
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner $15,835.50 $33,258.00
MSN – Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner $16,524.00 $34,704.00
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MSN – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner $16,524.00 $34,704.00
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63 Old Dominion University(#10)
MSN – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner $24,800.00 $25,680.00
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner $29,140.00 $30,174.00
MSN – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner $29,140.00 $30,174.00
MSN – Neonatal Nurse Practitioner $30,380.00 $31,458.00
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MSN Nurse Practitioner Career and Salary Data

A master of science in nursing (MSN) with a nurse practitioner (NP) specialization allows students to become practicing nurse practitioners in a variety of settings. NP specializations include:

  • Family nurse practitioner (FNP)
  • Neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP)
  • Pediatric acute care nurse practitioner (PNP-AC)
  • Pediatric primary care nurse practitioner (PNP-PC)
  • Adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AG-ACNP)
  • Adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner (AG-PCNP)
  • Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP)
  • Women’s health nurse practitioner (WHNP)

MSN-prepared nurse practitioners earn a median annual wage of $126,260 (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024). Due to a shortage of family practice doctors, an aging population, and other causes, nurse practitioner positions are forecasted to rise by 46 percent between 2023 and 2033, an addition of 135,500 jobs nationwide (BLS 2024). By comparison, the average growth rate for all occupations is 4 percent.

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