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Build on your professionalism with an online program from NKU

At Northern Kentucky University, we are committed to delivering innovative online nursing programs and certificate programs that are designed to empower you to advance your professional nursing practice and transform healthcare. That’s why we offer affordable nursing and healthcare programs with multiple start dates and accelerated, 100% online coursework to fit your schedule.

Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Tuition: $9,750, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 10 months  |  Credit Hours: 30

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Gain the competencies and skills you need to expand your professional nursing practice with the Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing online program. Designed for working nurses, this leadership-focused online RN to BSN program offers you the rigorous instruction you need to deliver quality, evidence-based care to your patients.

In this program, you will study advanced healthcare topics including concepts and trends in health informatics, genetics, genomics and molecular biology and how they relate to increased vulnerability among patients. This knowledge, paired with the strong leadership and management skills you will gain, will set you apart as a leader among nurses. There is no minimum GPA requirement for admission. An RN license is not required until the end of your first course.

In this online RN to BSN program, you will:
  • Gain an understanding of research focusing on the fundamentals of the research process, levels of evidence, and quality of evidence for nursing practice
  • Study an overview of models and theories of vulnerability—focusing on social determinants of health, health disparity, and culturally appropriate strategies to address the effects of vulnerability
  • Examine the foundations of leadership and management theories and concepts in a variety of healthcare settings
  • Gain an introduction to the concepts and trends in the health informatics field, both locally and nationally
  • Have the ability to become acquainted with essential topics and processes in genetics, genomics, and molecular biology

Applicants must have an RN license or obtain it prior to beginning any nursing courses.


Tuition shown is for the 30-credit-hour nursing program and does not include any additional courses that may be needed to meet the requirements for a bachelor's degree, such as general education. Tuition and fees subject to change at any time.

Master of Science in Nursing – Nursing Education Concentration

Tuition: $19,208, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 12 months  |  Credit Hours: 33

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Build on your expertise in teaching clinical nursing and prepare to teach in schools of nursing, hospital education settings, and patient education programs with this Master of Science in Nursing – Nursing Education Concentration online program.

This CCNE-accredited program offers you the opportunity to apply instructional theory and teach content to nursing students, practicing nurses, and patients. The nurse education curriculum emphasizes the development of expertise in teaching clinical nursing for a variety of educational settings—and includes didactic, online, simulation, and research-based methods of instruction.

In this online MSN – Nursing Education program, you will:
  • Critically analyze data for practice by integrating knowledge from arts and sciences within the context of nursing's philosophical framework and scientific foundation
  • Use evidence-based practice to demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability while implementing change to improve healthcare outcomes
  • Integrate nursing science, educational frameworks, health policy, professional values, and principles of business to implement initiatives that facilitate the highest level of advanced nursing practice
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse cultures and populations including patients and providers
  • Analyze one's own behaviors and institutional practices and policies for coherence with principles of caring
  • Apply effective communication in order to facilitate nursing practice at an advanced level

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time. Some fees are course-based and subject to change based on date student enters such course.

Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Executive Leadership Concentration

Tuition: $18,943, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 12 months  |  Credit Hours: 33

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Prepare for exciting career opportunities in high-level administrative positions within healthcare operations with the Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Executive Leadership Concentration online program.

Designed for emerging nurse leaders, this fully online program follows an interdisciplinary approach by incorporating specialty topics in business informatics, psychological sciences, accounting and finance, and mathematics and statistics into the nursing curriculum. In this online program, you will learn to critically analyze data, use evidence-based practices, and integrate scientific research and principles of business to demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgement.

In this MSN – Nurse Executive Leadership online program at NKU, you will:
  • Critically analyze data for practice by integrating knowledge from arts and sciences within the context of nursing's philosophical framework and scientific foundation
  • Use evidence-based practice to demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability while implementing change to improve healthcare outcomes
  • Integrate nursing science, educational frameworks, health policy, professional values, and principles of business to implement initiatives that facilitate the highest level of advanced nursing practice
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse cultures and populations, including patients and providers
  • Analyze one's own behaviors and institutional practices and policies for coherence with principles of caring
  • Apply effective communication in order to facilitate nursing practice at an advanced level

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time. Some fees are course-based and subject to change based on date student enters such course.

Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner

Tuition: $27,998, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 24 months  |  Credit Hours: 47

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Develop the knowledge, confidence, and clinical experience you need to become an advanced practice registered nurse with our Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner online program. Our CCNE-accredited program features interactive coursework emphasizing advanced healthcare standards, theory, and evidence-based practice that support delivering primary care across the lifespan.

In this online program, you will study advanced nursing topics such as diagnostics, human pathophysiology, pharmacology, and healthcare policy. You will gain the skills and knowledge you need to implement advanced healthcare standards and evidence-based practice that foster the delivery of superior care to patients of all ages. Upon completion, you will be eligible to take the FNP certification exam.

In this online MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner program, you will:
  • Prepare for your nurse practitioner certification exam and expanded practice opportunities to diagnose and treat patients of all ages
  • Critically analyze data for practice by integrating knowledge from arts and sciences within the context of nursing's philosophical framework and scientific foundation
  • Use evidence-based practice to demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability while implementing change to improve healthcare outcomes
  • Integrate nursing science, educational frameworks, health policy, professional values, and principles of business to implement initiatives that facilitate the highest level of advanced nursing practice
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse cultures and populations, including patients and providers
  • Analyze one's own behaviors and institutional practices and policies for coherence with principles of caring
  • Apply effective communication in order to facilitate nursing practice at an advanced level

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time. Some fees are course-based and subject to change based on date student enters such course.

Master of Science in Nursing – Adult-Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Tuition: $27,104, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 22 months  |  Credit Hours: 46

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Become equipped with specialized knowledge and clinical experience you need to manage the treatment of adult patients through the end of life with the Master of Science in Nursing – Adult-Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner online program.

This advanced degree program prepares you to meet high acuity needs among adult patients including acute, chronic, and complex health conditions. In addition to core coursework, this MSN online program offers five concentration courses focused on diagnostics, advanced technologies, health promotion, and clinical decision-making in acute care. Our CCNE-accredited program prepares you for the acute care certification exam and expanded practice opportunities to diagnose patients and provide advanced nursing care.

In this online MSN – Adult-Gero Acute Care NP program, you will:
  • Prepare for the Adult-Gero Acute Care NP certification exam and expanded practice opportunities to diagnose and treat patients from adolescence to geriatrics
  • Critically analyze data for practice by integrating knowledge from arts and sciences within the context of nursing's philosophical framework and scientific foundation
  • Use evidence-based practice to demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability while implementing change to improve healthcare outcomes
  • Integrate nursing science, educational frameworks, health policy, professional values, and principles of business to implement initiatives that facilitate the highest level of advanced nursing practice
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse cultures and populations including patients and providers
  • Analyze one's own behaviors and institutional practices and policies for coherence with principles of caring
  • Apply effective communication in order to facilitate nursing practice at an advanced level

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time. Some fees are course-based and subject to change based on date student enters such course.

Master of Science in Nursing – Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Tuition: $27,066, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 22 months  |  Credit Hours: 46

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Prepare to help meet the growing demand for psychiatric nurse practitioners with the Master of Science in Nursing – Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree. In this online MSN program, you will learn the skills you need to engage in the full scope of practice, integrating diagnosis, treatment and management of mental health disorders for patients across the lifespan.

This CCNE-accredited program prepares you for advanced nursing practice in a variety of settings promoting mental health and treating individuals and families with acute or chronic psychiatric needs using comprehensive assessment, psycho-social intervention, and prescription medications.

As a graduate, you will be eligible to take the psychiatric nurse practitioner certification exam. Our nurses have an ANCC three-year pass rate of 88.94%.

In this online MSN – Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, you will:
  • Critically analyze data for practice by integrating knowledge from arts and sciences within the context of nursing's philosophical framework and scientific foundation
  • Use evidence-based practice to demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability while implementing change to improve healthcare outcomes
  • Integrate nursing science, educational frameworks, health policy, professional values, and principles of business to implement initiatives that facilitate the highest level of advanced nursing practice
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse cultures and populations including patients and providers
  • Analyze one's own behaviors and institutional practices and policies for coherence with principles of caring
  • Apply effective communication in order to facilitate nursing practice at an advanced level

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time. Some fees are course-based and subject to change based on date student enters such course.

Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Tuition: $21,098, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 22 months  |  Credit Hours: 35

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Add to your nursing credentials and expand your professional practice with the Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate online program. Designed to build upon the knowledge and skills you learned in your MSN, this online certificate program prepares you to gain the qualifications you need to serve as a family nurse practitioner.

The Post-Master's FNP certificate program features interactive coursework and embedded clinical residencies emphasizing advanced healthcare standards and evidence-based practice that foster the delivery of superior care to patients of all ages. Upon completion, you will be ready for the FNP certification exam.

As a graduate and certified family nurse practitioner, you will be able to provide a full range of primary healthcare services, make referrals, and serve as an educator, counselor, and advocate for patients across the lifespan.

In this online program, you will:
  • Prepare to manage your patients' conditions through health education, disease management, and preventative care
  • Advance your understanding of treating psychiatric and mental health disorders through discussing psychopathopharmacological concepts and theories
  • Collaborate in interactive courses covering the primary health issues and concerns of patients of all ages—children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly—to become the well-rounded practitioner families seek for care
  • Use evidence-based practice to demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability while implementing change to improve healthcare outcomes
  • Participate in a series of supervised clinical residencies and engage in health promotion, problem identification, management of acute and chronic illnesses, and integration of advanced assessment
  • Explore the history and role of an FNP as a provider, consultant, leader, and administrator as well as legal and ethical issues
  • Demonstrate effective communication in order to facilitate nursing practice at an advanced level

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time. Some fees are course-based and subject to change based on date student enters such course.

Post-Master's Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Tuition: $20,274, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 18 months  |  Credit Hours: 34

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Add to your nursing credentials and expand your professional practice with the Post-Master's Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate online program. Help meet the growing demand for psychiatric nurse practitioners and gain expertise in the mental health sector.

This certificate online program prepares you to treat families and individuals with psychiatric needs using comprehensive assessment, psycho-social intervention, and prescription medications while integrating the diagnosis, treatment and management of mental health disorders for patients of all ages. Upon completion, you will be eligible to take the psychiatric nurse practitioner certification exam. NKU boasts an impressive 100% student pass rate on the ANCC Family Psych NP certification exam.

In this online program, you will:
  • Engage with, assess, diagnose, and suggest treatment and management for patients of all ages in a series of supervised clinical residencies
  • Use evidence-based practice to demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability while implementing change to improve healthcare outcomes
  • Assess risk of psychiatric mental health problems by studying variables such as lifestyle, culture, religion, socio-economics, and genetics
  • Explore the appropriate clinical application of non-pharmacological methodologies and interventions including group, play, and family therapies while analyzing the use of self, the therapist-patient relationship, and phases of the therapeutic relationship
  • Demonstrate effective communication in order to facilitate nursing practice at an advanced level
  • Utilize cultural, genetic, religious, and behavioral laboratory data as well as patient history, neuroscientific principles, and his or her comprehensive assessment to form diagnoses

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time. Some fees are course-based and subject to change based on date student enters such course.

Post-Master's Adult-Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Tuition: $20,274, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 20 months  |  Credit Hours: 34

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Build on your existing professionalism and clinical practice with the Post-Master's Adult-Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate online program. This certificate offers you the specialized knowledge and valuable competencies you need to treat patients from adolescence through old age with high acuity needs, including chronic, acute, and complex health conditions.

This online certificate program features four embedded supervised clinical rotations designed to provide experience with assessment and documentation of histories, physical examinations, and diagnostic lab results of acutely ill adults with complex conditions. Upon completion of this online program, you will be ready for the Adult-Gero Acute Care certification exam.

In this online program, you will:
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse cultures and populations, including patients and providers
  • Address differential diagnosis, diagnostic, and management issues related to the care of acutely ill adolescents, adults, and the elderly
  • Consider the influences pathophysiology, culture, age, genetics, ethics/legal issues, and acute care pharmacology have on patients
  • Prepare for the Adult-Gero Acute Care certification exam and expanded practice opportunities to diagnose and treat patients from adolescence to geriatrics
  • Integrate assessment, implementation, and evaluation of advanced technologies in the diagnosis and management of acutely ill adults
  • Exhibit the integration of theory, research, critical thinking, complex case analysis, and evidence-based research into your practice and within the context of individual clients' conditions

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time. Some fees are course-based and subject to change based on date student enters such course.

Nurse Practitioner to Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Tuition: $11,784, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 12 months  |  Credit Hours: 19

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Take your nurse practitioner experience to the next level with the Nurse Practitioner to Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate. This online program equips you for leading roles in the mental health field. Learn to expertly integrate the diagnosis, treatment, and management of mental health disorders for patients across the lifespan and build on your abilities to use comprehensive assessment, psycho-social intervention, and prescription medications in the treatment of individuals with psychiatric needs.

Coursework emphasizes advanced psychopharmacology and aligns with NKU's strategic mission to address a regional opioid issue and our overall commitment to promoting population health as agents of change. You will learn to assess risk and determine effective treatment by synthesizing neuroscientific principles, neurophysiological theory, and a broad range of therapeutic methods with patients' lifestyle, culture, religion, socio-economics, and genetics. Upon completion of the program, you will be eligible to take the ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health NP certification examination.

In this online program, you will:
  • Engage with, assess, diagnose, and suggest treatment and management for patients of all ages in a series of supervised clinical residencies
  • Use evidence-based practice to demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability while implementing change to improve healthcare outcomes
  • Assess risk of psychiatric mental health problems by studying variables such as lifestyle, culture, religion, socio-economics, and genetics
  • Explore the appropriate clinical application of non-pharmacological methodologies and interventions including group, play, and family therapies while analyzing the use of self, the therapist-patient relationship, and phases of the therapeutic relationship
  • Demonstrate effective communication in order to facilitate nursing practice at an advanced level
  • Utilize cultural, genetic, religious, and behavioral laboratory data as well as patient history, neuroscientific principles, and his or her comprehensive assessment to form diagnoses

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time. Some fees are course-based and subject to change based on date student enters such course.

Health Care Commercialization Certificate

Tuition: $10,494, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 6 months  |  Credit Hours: 18

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Generate technologies and create awareness surrounding innovations that have the potential to significantly improve patient care with the NKU Health Care Commercialization Certificate. In this 100% online program, you will learn how to translate fundamental research and development into medical products, services, and procedures that are cost effective, efficient, and consistent. You will address imperatives that can enhance the public's access to care while navigating challenges such as constrained funding. This certificate is geared toward medical providers, entrepreneurs, and those who manufacture groundbreaking products within the medical device sector.

Coursework focuses on the manufacturing process, understanding healthcare regulations, and utilizing advanced operations management and marketing to improve quality, reduce waste, and increase financial savings when commercializing commodities. You will learn to enable a healthcare revolution that is responsive to legal and regulatory constraints, economic clinical evidence requirements, and reimbursement implications for pricing and product design.

An analysis of microeconomics will broaden your knowledge of the behavior of consumers, producers, and insurers in healthcare markets. Your ability to communicate with health professionals will be facilitated by an examination of the linguistic roots used to form complex symptomatic, diagnostic, operative, and therapeutic medical terms.

In this online healthcare commercialization program, you will:
  • Identify the regulatory, economic, sociopolitical, clinical, and reimbursement constraints within the healthcare industry and for proposed healthcare products
  • Create marketing and business plans incorporating the unique challenges of healthcare ventures
  • Characterize a development process optimized for creating new healthcare products and services and evaluate its efficacy
  • Learn to communicate effectively with healthcare professionals
  • Assess, refine, and create a LEAN process to improve quality in healthcare settings

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time.

Health Informatics Certificate

Tuition: $9,936, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 6 months  |  Credit Hours: 18

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Gain specialized knowledge to rise in a critical, rapidly growing field with a Health Informatics Certificate from NKU and learn how to use data to improve healthcare efficiencies and effectiveness. NKU’s College of Informatics has proven experience in imparting the strategies, insights, and skills essential to data-based decisions and initiatives.

This fast-paced certificate program will deepen your understanding of the relationship between the clinical and business aspects of healthcare and how each function uses data to identify trends and patterns, evaluate past performance, and drive meaningful change. In 100% online coursework, you will explore how technology can be used to improve the accuracy and accessibility of electronic health records, healthcare data, and research to bolster patient outcomes and overall population health. Further your studies in the field of health informatics by transferring the credits earned in this health info certificate program into our Master of Science in Health Informatics online program, or pursue a wide range of professional opportunities such as:

In this online program, you will:
  • Learn the fundamental terminology, practices, and procedures found in the interaction of clinical and business operations
  • Explore the core concepts and principles of information systems as related to healthcare clinical and organizational decision making
  • Apply the basics of empirical health informatics research and be provided with the conceptual framework to develop your own research projects
  • Gain relevant skills needed for electronic health records, healthcare information systems, health database management, systems analysis and design, and project management

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time.

Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice

Tuition: $21,105, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 20 months  |  Credit Hours: 35

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Prepare to practice nursing at the highest level and become equipped with the knowledge and tools you need to meet the challenges of a changing healthcare sector in the Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice online program.

This advanced DNP program goes beyond teaching clinical skills and applications to prepare you for the many demands that come with leading and managing a healthcare organization. In this online program, you will study cost-effective strategies to effectively finance healthcare operations, learn to leverage electronic information systems as a valuable tool in delivering quality patient care, and prepare to collaborate in conceptualizing new research-based care delivery methods.

Earn your DNP and be part of the solution to complex healthcare issues as you work to improve the lives of patients and populations.

In this online DNP nursing program, you will:
  • Learn cost-effective strategies to promote and sustain financial viability of practice initiatives
  • Focus on the roles of information systems and electronic data in new and evolving delivery and value-based models as they apply to advanced nursing practice
  • Conceptualize new care delivery models that are based in contemporary nursing science and that are feasible within current organizational, political, cultural, and economic perspectives
  • Explore the roles of the clinical scholar and leader associated with the scholarship of discovery, integration, and application of knowledge to solve problems across disciplines

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time.

Master of Science in Health Administration

Tuition: $18,768, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 12 months  |  Credit Hours: 34

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Lead and inspire others in healthcare with a Master of Science in Health Administration from NKU. Designed so you can work while earning new credentials to pursue leadership roles, this program will provide you with integrated expertise to manage business with a healthcare lens.

In the online MHA curriculum, you will study broad business topics just as you would in an MBA program, but with special focus into the unique aspects of business management in the highly regulated healthcare industry. Our master’s in health administration program allows you to finish your advanced degree faster to pursue new leadership opportunities quickly.

As a health administration graduate, you will be fully prepared to advance to higher-level roles, such as:
  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Practice Manager
  • Clinical Director
  • Long-Term Care Administrator
  • Corporate Healthcare Manager

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time.

Master of Science in Health Informatics

Tuition: $18,216, including fees  |  Duration: as few as 12 months  |  Credit Hours: 33

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Educate and train professionals who use, develop, and manage healthcare technologies with the tools you will acquire in the Master of Science in Health Informatics online program. Gain the skills and knowledge to enhance healthcare information systems and improve patient care, reduce healthcare costs, and support hospitals in complying with state and federal regulations.

In this M.S. online degree, you will address the areas of need in clinical informatics and health information systems while focusing on successfully integrating and operating technology in various healthcare settings.

Graduates of this online program can pursue a variety of health informatics roles, including:
  • Healthcare Data Analyst
  • Project Manager
  • Health Services Manager
  • Health Informatics Consultant
  • Management Analyst
  • Healthcare IT Project Manager

Tuition and fees subject to change at any time.

Bachelor of Science in Health Science

Tuition: $475 per credit hour, excluding fees  |  Duration: as few as 12 months  |  Credit Hours: 33

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Now lower tuition to make your undergraduate journey even more affordable! $275 per credit hour with Path to Success Scholarship*

Designed for professionals with an associate degree in a healthcare discipline, the Bachelor of Science in Health Science degree prepares you for career mobility in a variety of health-related settings. In this online program, you will gain a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to healthcare systems and the diverse population it serves.

As part of the curriculum, you will study ethical and legal issues, research current topics in healthcare systems and professions, government policies and overall public health, and apply your critical thinking skills to solve healthcare challenges. You will also strengthen your leadership skills and gain an introduction to health informatics.

As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared for a broad range of positions in health-related organizations, such as:
  • Health Program Coordinator
  • Medical Sales Representative
  • Behavior Support Technician
  • Insurance Analyist
  • Home Health Aide
  • Medical Research Coordinator
  • Family Care Provider
  • Hospital Administrator

*The Path to Success Scholarship with Tuition Lock is available to first-time NKU OnlineA students only; existing students may not participate. The Scholarship cannot be combined with any other offer and is not available for the RN to BSN online program. Students who step out of the program for more than a year (thus requiring a new application) will no longer receive the tuition lock; instead, they must pay the tuition or scholarship rate available at the time of new enrollment. Excludes some program-specific fees that will be divided and assessed by credit hour based on the number of hours taken. Tuition and fees subject to change at any time.

Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care

Tuition: $475 per credit hour, excluding fees  |  Duration: as few as 12 months  |  Credit Hours: 30

Apply by: 4/24/24  |  Start class: 5/6/24

Now lower tuition to make your undergraduate journey even more affordable! $275 per credit hour with Path to Success Scholarship*

The CoARC-accredited Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care (BSRC) degree completion program enables you to advance your practice as a respiratory care practitioner, keeping up with evolving industry trends and increasing your earnings potential.

In this online bachelor's program designed for the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) professional with an associate degree in respiratory care, you will enhance your foundational skills in healthcare research and management, health informatics, pathophysiology, and advanced critical care. The curriculum features a research-based capstone course tailored to a focus area of your choice and pertinent to your worksite.

As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared for a broad range of positions in healthcare-related organizations, such as:
  • Senior Respiratory Therapist
  • Medical Services Manager
  • Medical Sales Executive
  • Disease Manager
  • Clinical Specialist
  • Respiratory Therapy Director

*The Path to Success Scholarship with Tuition Lock is available to first-time NKU OnlineA students only; existing students may not participate. The Scholarship cannot be combined with any other offer and is not available for the RN to BSN online program. Students who step out of the program for more than a year (thus requiring a new application) will no longer receive the tuition lock; instead, they must pay the tuition or scholarship rate available at the time of new enrollment. Excludes some program-specific fees that will be divided and assessed by credit hour based on the number of hours taken. Tuition and fees subject to change at any time.

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The baccalaureate degree in nursing, master’s degree in nursing, postgraduate APRN certificate, and Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice degree programs at Northern Kentucky University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).

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About NKU Nursing and Healthcare Online


Northern Kentucky University has always made students and their success a priority—whether on campus or online. We strive to develop compassionate nurse leaders and healthcare professionals who will be points of light in the future of healthcare. You will thrive in the innovative environment promoted by our experienced School of Nursing and School of Allied Health faculty and staff.

At NKU, we're here for you. Our online registered nursing and healthcare programs are progressive, student centered, and can be completed online at an accelerated pace. Expect an exceptional education on par with that found at private schools—at a fraction of their cost.

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