Overview

School of Nursing / School of Nursing is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Nurse Anesthesia Program

Nurse Practitioner Program

Nurse Specialty Role Program

Nurse-Midwife Program

PhD Program in Nursing

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nurse specialty role	Health systems executive leadership
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Doctor of philosophy
(Certificate)	Neonatal np
(Certificate)	Gerontology for np
(Certificate)	Nursing education
(Certificate)	Adult gerontology acute care np
(Certificate)	Psychiatric mental health
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nurse practitioner	Adult gerontology primary care
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nurse practitioner	Family (individual across the lifespan)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nurse practitioner	Neonatal
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nurse practitioner	Adult gerontology acute care
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nurse practitioner	Pediatric primary care
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nurse practitioner	Psychiatric mental health
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nurse midwife
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nurse specialty role	Clinical nurse leader
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nurse specialty role	Informatics
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Clinical nurse specialist	Adult gerontology
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nurse anesthesia
(Certificate)	Nursing informatics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	18
Doctoral Degrees	58
Other Advanced Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (may be waived if GPA is 3.5 or greater) Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Capstone project required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

256

Applied

125

Accepted

95

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	February 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (may be waived if GPA is 3.5 or greater)
Master's Degree Requirements	BSN, RN license, 3 letters of recommendation, resume/essay, course work in statistics
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	BSN, RN license, course work in statistics, resume/essay, 3 letters of recommendation, clinical experience for select focus areas (Neonatal, Health Systems Executive Leadership, Anesthesia, Nurse Midwife)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	June 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

339

Total Graduate Students

3%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.88%
Black or African American	3.24%
White or Caucasian	84%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.19%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	1.77%

Gender

Male (21%)

Female (78%)

Faculty

73

Total faculty

Full-time - 66

Part-time - 7

Male (16)

Female (57)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Excellence in e-health research; genomics of patients outcomes; behavioral mechanism of symptoms and cancer treatment adherence; sleep and circadian rhythms: effect of symptoms and functional outcomes across lifespan
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	6,207,189

Location & Contact

Address 3500 Victoria Street
Victoria Building
Pittsburgh, PA  15260
United States

Contact Dr. Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob
Dean/Professor
Email: dunbar@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-7838
Fax: 412-624-2401

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