PhD in Nursing Student

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN NURSING, PHD

Join the only nursing PhD program of its kind in the mid-Hudson region.

We’ll connect you with an advisor to help explore your academic and professional opportunities with the PhD in Nursing program.

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Pace University’s PhD in Nursing from the College of Health Professions is a research-focused program that will prepare you for tenure-track faculty or healthcare leadership positions. Educate the next generation of nurses, develop new nursing science, or take on a stronger leadership role in global health or healthcare policy.

Program highlights: 

  • Start in the Fall and earn your degree in two-and-a-half years of coursework, plus your dissertation.
  • Excel in a variety of high-paying careers including: Nurse scientist, researcher, faculty, healthcare policymaker, and more!
  • Receive hands-on education from our experienced, accomplished faculty.
  • Enjoy support from a dedicated faculty mentor for the duration of the program.
  • Gain valuable networking opportunities and career-enhancing connections in the New York area. 
  • Build a supportive network and community of future peers as part of a cohort. 
  • Badged internship and career success programs are available for international and domestic students.

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THE PHD IN NURSING PROGRAM PREPARES GRADUATES AS NURSE SCIENTISTS FOR CAREERS IN:

  • Academic leadership
  • Academic tenure-track faculty
  • Global health leadership
  • Healthcare policy
  • Patient care administration
  • Research in areas such as healthcare transformation, patient engagement, and population health
  • Strategic improvement of healthcare quality and access
     
$114,273
average full-time salary for 2023 CHP graduate degree graduates (Source: Pace University Career Services)
Top 6%
Best Nursing Schools in the Nation (source: nursingschoolsalmanac.com)
48%
Pace graduate students identify as BIPOC

Pace’s innovative PhD in Nursing provides individual attention and continuous support

  • Research engagement
  • Dedicated Faculty
  • Financial Assistance
  • Nurse Faculty Loan Program through HRSA
- Chava Pollak ‘21
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The mentorship relationships with the PhD faculty were strong and life-long and the benefit of those relationships tremendously influenced my future in nursing research

– Chava Pollak ‘21
Pace University

About College of Health Professions

The College of Health Professions (CHP) at Pace University is dedicated to creating innovative and complex programs that reflect the changing landscape of the health care system. Our graduates are prepared for impactful careers in health care practice, health-related research, or as educators, through small classes and hands-on learning at our two New York campuses. and the leading area healthcare facilities.

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