Doctor of Nursing Practice (4 Specializations)

Explore Your Nursing Career Options with a DNP Degree Program
American Sentinel is proud to now be a part of Post University!
This Doctorate Degree in Nursing is offered Online.
From leading initiatives that create better patient outcomes to leading entire healthcare systems, the right education makes all the difference. Take your skills—and your career—to a leadership level with the online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program from American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Post University.
This is the practice-focused degree—and the credibility, management skills, credentials, and industry knowledge—you need to more effectively lead in today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment. Our DNP degree program offers the flexibility of online learning and features the expertise of an experienced faculty nursing executive and educational leaders. And with four career-advancing specializations to choose from, you’re able to customize your education to your ultimate goals.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at a Glance
- Designed to be completed in 28 months
- Programmatically accredited by ACEN
- Four career-advancing specializations to choose from
- 100% online coursework
- Bi-monthly start dates
- No residency
- Practice-focused curriculum
- Affordable tuition costs and payment options (majority of our nursing students graduate with little to no debt*)
Doctor of Nursing Practice Specializations
Your Doctor of Nursing Practice program is designed to help you achieve both your personal and your professional goals. Customize your online DNP program to your ultimate career objectives with one of our four specializations.
This program is not currently eligible for Title IV for new enrollments.
Start Your Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Today!
At Post University, our flexible online DNP degree program was specifically designed for elite working nursing professionals like you. From the start-to-finish support of a personal student success advisor to the flexibility of online course schedules to four different career-specific specializations, we’re here to help you succeed every step of the way.
Are you ready to make your DNP dreams a reality? Let’s talk about how to take your nursing career to a doctoral level with an online DNP program from Post University. Contact us today to enroll in our online DNP degree program.
Additional Doctoral Program Considerations:
If the master’s degree is in a discipline other than nursing, applicant may be considered for entrance into the DNP executive leadership or the DNP informatics leadership specialization using one of two options, both of which require completion of 400 hours of post-baccalaureate practice hours in addition to the 600 practice hours required to complete the DNP degree, see full policy on the Nursing Admissions Requirements.
Online DNP Program FAQs
Pursuing a doctorate degree in nursing is a big step. It’s only natural you’d have questions. Fortunately, we have answers.
Is the DNP program accredited?
What kind of support will I receive?
What’s your track record of student success?
What can I expect to learn in my doctorate degree in nursing?
- Appraise the needs of complex organizations
- Critique roles of leaders in planning, providing, and evaluating healthcare
- Strategically plan for organizational change through data and evidence-based practices
- Summarize meaningful data that informs leadership using information technology
- Design health policy on everything from environmental issues to social movements
- Explain the role of finance in the health of an organization
- Plan usage of economic and human resources
- Adapt to all settings in the ever-changing healthcare industry
- Improve healthcare delivery across for individuals and communities
How flexible is the online DNP program?
How affordable is the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Post University?
We offer competitive tuition rates. Plus, we offer a variety payment options to help most of our students to graduate without debt*.
*DEBT FREE: Based on 2021 data 73.7% of American Sentinel College of Nursing & Health Sciences at Post University students graduate debt free. This figure includes graduates paying out of pocket and those receiving tuition reimbursement, scholarships, grants, or other third-party benefits which covered their tuition and fees. The University also offers payment plans financed over four- or nine-month increments depending on program of study that could allow a participant to graduate debt free.
Practical experiences—in what ways will I practice what is taught?
*DEBT FREE: Based on 2021 data 73.7% of American Sentinel College of Nursing & Health Sciences at Post University students graduate debt free. This figure includes graduates paying out of pocket and those receiving tuition reimbursement, scholarships, grants, or other third-party benefits which covered their tuition and fees. The University also offers payment plans financed over four- or nine-month increments depending on program of study that could allow a participant to graduate debt free.