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Why Earn a Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’s Certificate?
Earning a post-master’s NP certificates is a cost-effective way to expand your knowledge into other clinical specialties, increasing your value to employers and enabling you to provide high-quality care for a wider range of patients — or provide expanded services to existing patients.
Here’s what you can expect with our program:
Access coursework 100% online with no campus visits required.
Apply with no GMAT, GRE, or statistics needed.
Choose from five concentrations.
Complete clinicals locally in your preferred setting.
Enjoy no waiting list once you’re accepted.
Curriculum
If you’ve already earned your master’s degree in nursing and want to go further, specialize, or pivot in your nursing career, then a post-master’s certificate may be for you.
At Maryville University, we understand the breadth of the nursing profession and the specialization it takes to be a bold leader in the field. That’s why we designed our curriculum so you have five post-master’s certificate options to help you expand on your nursing career and practice where you want.
You can complete these certificate programs 100% online — the perfect format for working nurses who want to take their careers further and apply what they’ve learned on the job right away.
Chose from five specialty tracks:
Family Nurse Practitioner
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric (Primary Care) Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner*
*Note. Clinical hour requirements for state licensure may vary by state. Students are encouraged to visit the Board of Nursing website for the state in which they intend to practice to verify specific requirements. Students may also reach out to our team of enrollment advisors for guidance.
Get Full CurriculumAccreditation and rankings
Maryville University is a nationally ranked private college recognized for comprehensive and innovative education focused on student learning, outcomes, and success.
Regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
Ranked by Forbes among “America’s Top Colleges” for 2019
Listed among the “Best College Values 2019” by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
The RN to BSN, MSN, Post-Master’s Nurse Practitioner Certificate, and DNP programs at Maryville University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.