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Online Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs

Develop the specialized expertise to positively impact health outcomes in your community with the online Doctor of Nursing Practice programs at Arkansas State University. Designed for working nurses, our ACEN-accredited online programs offer you the flexibility and convenience to continue working while you deepen your knowledge of advanced theory and practice. Learn from experienced faculty as you complete your online DNP program and prepare for elevated career opportunities in nursing.
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Why Choose an A-State Online DNP Program?

  • Achieve the highest level of professional achievement in nursing at an affordable rate
  • Complete your career-advancing online DNP in as few as 12 months
  • Create your own schedule with 100% online coursework and multiple start dates

Which Online Program is Right for You?

DNP PROGRAMS

Doctor of Nursing Practice – Leadership

As few as 12 months Duration
36 Credit Hours
$19,800 Total Tuition

Strengthen your expertise in leadership, clinical studies and theoretical models while simultaneously responding to the rising demand for nursing leaders with an online Doctor of Nursing Practice in Leadership from A-State. Use the leadership skills, real-world experiences and advanced knowledge that this DNP in Leadership provides to effectively discover, address and solve gaps in healthcare organizations.

From health informatics to alternative population health, this program prepares you to pilot innovative change in a dynamic healthcare environment. Personalize this doctoral program to your professional goals when you identify your areas of interest for study and complete the clinical requirements—and correlating assignments—in the context of your workplace.

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DNP PROGRAMS

Doctor of Nursing Practice – General

As few as 12 months Duration
36 Credit Hours
$19,800 Total Tuition

Lead innovative improvements in the healthcare system at the micro and macro levels when you earn your Doctor of Nursing Practice – General degree online from A-State. Strengthen patient-centered care, learn how to improve healthcare policy and master nuanced elements of nursing while expanding your opportunities for leadership positions

In this ACEN-accredited DNP program, you will examine contemporary topics including healthcare informatics, alternative population health, ethical healthcare and the rapidly evolving study of diseases. Complete your clinical requirements—and correlating assignments—in the context of your workplace to ensure your degree is relevant to your professional goals.

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DNP PROGRAMS

Doctor of Nursing Practice – Education

As few as 12 months Duration
36 Credit Hours
$19,800 Total Tuition

Share your nursing expertise with other healthcare professionals while achieving the highest level of clinical nursing practice with an online Doctor of Nursing Practice in Education. Learn about topics such as healthcare informatics, policy, leadership, finance and translational research. Advance your skillset in designing and delivering innovative lessons to expertly educate patients, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Through hands-on research projects and immersive internships, this ACEN-accredited DNP in education empowers you to enhance your established healthcare expertise and achieve your professional goals. Personalize your A-State doctorate experience when you select your areas of interest for study and complete your clinicals, and correlating assignments, in the context of your workplace.

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The associate, baccalaureate, master's/post-master's certificate and Doctor of Nursing Practice nursing programs at Arkansas State University, located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Contact ACEN by mail at 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326 or by phone at 404-975-5000.

DNP Online FAQS

DNP – Leadership Online FAQS

The DNP student will be assigned a student advisor. The advisor will contact the student to discuss the individual degree plan designed to fit the student’s part-time or full-time plan.
Yes, you will complete either a quality improvement or policy change project. This project is based on a needs assessment at your predetermined project site. Most students complete their projects at their place of employment. Others complete a project elsewhere, which will require an affiliation agreement. A needs assessment and project proposal begin in NURS 8123: Leadership, Policy, and Healthcare Systems. The project has three parts: writing of Section I and approval in NURS 8213: Translational Research for Doctor of Nursing Practice I; writing of Section II and methodology and project implementation in NURS 8223: Translational Research for Doctor of Nursing Practice II; and writing of Section III and dissemination in NURS 8263: DNP Project. The course faculty will discuss the process during the first week of the leadership course.
Yes, all of the online DNP programs are accredited by ACEN.
Yes, while this program is accelerated, the program at A-State is designed to be completed alongside your full-time career. The DNP program is offered part time and full time to better fit your lifestyle and work commitments.
A-State offers three (3) concentrations for the online DNP program. Choose from the DNP – General, DNP – Leadership, and DNP – Education, depending on your career aspirations and interests. 
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is the highest level of nursing, and this program prepares nurses for leadership roles in clinical practice, healthcare systems, and policy making. This advanced degree will provide the nurse with skills to translate research into practice with the emphasis of utilizing evidence-based practice to make positive changes, thus improving patient outcomes in various settings, healthcare quality, and workplace efficiency.
The DNP students do not complete traditional clinicals, but they are responsible for completing practice experiences. These experiences are not precepted; the hours come from a combination of course assignments and asynchronous learning experiences approved by the course faculty. The student must achieve 1,000 clinical hours as a combination of MSN hours, three DNP internship courses, and, at times, variable courses when students had less than the required MSN hours at the time of application. A gap analysis will be completed to determine hours. All students will complete 540 total practice experience hours between the three internship courses. A DNP Practice Experience Requirement packet will be provided in the first DNP Internship course.
Yes, the program accepts transfer credits up to nine (9) credit hours. Transfer courses must be evaluated by the nursing department for approval. You must provide the complete syllabus from the institution for each course you would like considered for transfer. Courses taken more than six (6) years ago cannot be transferred, according to the Graduate School policy.

Doctor of Nursing Practice – Leadership

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 36 Tuition: $550 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 8/4/25 Start class: 8/20/25

Strengthen your expertise in leadership, clinical studies and theoretical models while simultaneously responding to the rising demand for nursing leaders with an online Doctor of Nursing Practice in Leadership from A-State. Use the leadership skills, real-world experiences and advanced knowledge that this DNP in Leadership provides to effectively discover, address and solve gaps in healthcare organizations.

From health informatics to alternative population health, this program prepares you to pilot innovative change in a dynamic healthcare environment. Personalize this doctoral program to your professional goals when you identify your areas of interest for study and complete the clinical requirements—and correlating assignments—in the context of your workplace.

Apply Now Request Info

Doctor of Nursing Practice – General

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 36 Tuition: $550 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 8/4/25 Start class: 8/20/25

Lead innovative improvements in the healthcare system at the micro and macro levels when you earn your Doctor of Nursing Practice – General degree online from A-State. Strengthen patient-centered care, learn how to improve healthcare policy and master nuanced elements of nursing while expanding your opportunities for leadership positions

In this ACEN-accredited DNP program, you will examine contemporary topics including healthcare informatics, alternative population health, ethical healthcare and the rapidly evolving study of diseases. Complete your clinical requirements—and correlating assignments—in the context of your workplace to ensure your degree is relevant to your professional goals.

Apply Now Request Info

Doctor of Nursing Practice – Education

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 36 Tuition: $550 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 8/4/25 Start class: 8/20/25

Share your nursing expertise with other healthcare professionals while achieving the highest level of clinical nursing practice with an online Doctor of Nursing Practice in Education. Learn about topics such as healthcare informatics, policy, leadership, finance and translational research. Advance your skillset in designing and delivering innovative lessons to expertly educate patients, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Through hands-on research projects and immersive internships, this ACEN-accredited DNP in education empowers you to enhance your established healthcare expertise and achieve your professional goals. Personalize your A-State doctorate experience when you select your areas of interest for study and complete your clinicals, and correlating assignments, in the context of your workplace.

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