Earn your MSN and become a nurse practitioner through the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. Coursework is online, with 3 on-campus immersions, clinical placements are arranged for you, and you never have to leave the career you've built.
Every concentration shares the same hybrid format built for working nurses. What changes is the patients you'll serve and the setting you'll lead in. Not sure yet? Request information and we'll help you find your fit.
Assess, diagnose, and manage mental health and substance use conditions across the lifespan — from children to older adults.
Deliver primary care across the lifespan — the provider patients know by name and return to for years.
Manage complex, critically ill adult and older-adult patients in high-acuity inpatient and specialty settings.
Tell us about yourself and a Pitt enrollment specialist will reach out with curriculum, tuition, deadlines, and answers tailored to your goals.
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At most NP programs, finding a preceptor and securing your own clinical placement falls on you — and it's one of the most stressful, time-consuming parts of the degree. At Pitt, that work falls to our faculty and staff.
We coordinate every placement and work to match you with supervised clinical experiences near your home community, whenever possible — considering where you live, your background, and the patients you want to serve.
Communities across the country face deepening shortages of primary care, mental health, and acute care providers — and nurse practitioners are uniquely equipped to close the gap.
With a median nurse practitioner salary of $137k — and even higher in psychiatric settings — the MSN-NP is among the strongest graduate investments a registered nurse can make.
Many employers offer tuition assistance. Ask your enrollment specialist how to make the most of it.
Our curriculum is intentionally designed for working nurses, blending flexibility with the hands-on training essential to advanced practice. By managing clinical placements and integrating immersive, in-person experiences, we ensure our graduates are truly practice-ready from day one.
Admission is reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early to secure your place and to begin clinical placement and scholarship review sooner.
