DNP Post-Master's Clinical Nursing Practice at Yale University

Programme overview

A Doctor of Nursing Practice for Advanced Practice Nurses who have graduated from an MSN programme, to enhance clinical innovation skills and develop a clinical area of expertise.

Faculty: Yale School of Nursing | Study mode: full-time | Location: New Haven, CT, United States

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are advanced practice nurses who have completed an MSN programme.

USD 36,067 a year (2026-27). School of Nursing 2026-2027 tuition, full-time (DNP). Tuition only; excludes the school's separate fees, health insurance and living costs. Source

PhD applicants at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences apply for fall 2027 entry; most offers of admission for fall 2027 have a reply deadline of April 15, 2027.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences deadlines (all 11:59 pm Eastern) for fall 2027: December 1, 2026 (e.g. BBS, Chemistry, Economics, History, Linguistics, Psychology, Public Health, Statistics); December 15, 2026 (e.g. American Studies, Anthropology, Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Political Science, Sociology); January 2, 2027 (e.g. African Studies, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Architecture, Computer Science MS, Earth and Planetary Sciences, East Asian Studies, Nursing, Philosophy). Combined programs follow the earlier deadline or December 15.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences application fee for all degree-seeking applicants is US $105, non-refundable, payable by Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express; fee waivers can be requested until January 2.

GRE General Test requirements vary by GSAS program (required, optional or not accepted) for the 2026-2027 cycle.

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