PhD Nursing and Healthcare Innovation at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Doctor of Philosophy program in nursing and healthcare innovation provides you with an enriching academic environment that fosters scholarship, critical thinking and interprofessional collaboration. This research-intensive, interdisciplinary doctoral program is designed to help you pursue or advance a career as a leader in health science, health education and policy, and health innovation.

Faculty: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Department: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Duration: 84 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

84 credit hours, a written comprehensive exam, an oral comprehensive exam, a prospectus and a dissertation Required Core (3 credit hours) NUR 602 State of the Science in Nursing and Healthcare Innovation (3) Electives or Research (39 credit hours) Other Requirements (30 credit hours) NUR 601 Scientific Role Development I: Engaging and Committing (1) NUR 603 Social and Contextual Issues in Nursing and Healthcare (3) or NUR 610 Genomics and Population Health (3) NUR 604 Philosophy of Science Perspectives in Nursing and Healthcare Innovation (3) NUR 605 Theory Analysis (3) NUR 606 Scientific Role Development II: Validating and Demonstrating (1) NUR 607 Scientific Role Development III: Bridging (1) NUR 608 Qualitative Research Design and Methods (3) NUR 609 Quantitative Research Design and Methods (3) NUR 617 Foundational Concepts in Science and Statistics (3) or DNP 679 Biostatistics: Principles of Statistical Inference (3) NUR 618 Advancing Research-Based Health Policy Through Leadership and Innovation Science (3) or DNP 711 Healthcare Policy and Innovation (3) NUR 671 Teaching in Academic and Practice Settings (3) NUR 680 Topic: Research Practicum in Nursing and Health Innovation (3) Culminating Experience (12 credit hours) NUR 799 Dissertation (12) Additional Curriculum Information When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, this program allows 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree to be used for this degree.

Career pathways

Graduates of the PhD program are prepared to assume leadership roles in research, education and administration, with the goal of enhancing health and quality of life across diverse populations and settings. Career examples: academic faculty (e.g., professor), health care executive, health educator, health-focused scientist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in nursing or a related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts current resume goal statement essay writing sample proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency. Applicants must show completion of a current inferential statistics prerequisite course. GRE scores are recommended but not required. ASU does not accept the GRE® General Test at home edition. Students are admitted once a year, to start in the fall semester.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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