Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Executive Track/MBA
Become a leader in nursing and tackle the complex challenges facing the health care industry. Graduate with the expertise to provide exceptional patient care and safety and the skills to lead organizational change.
This three-year, lock-step program meets the needs of unique nursing and business students. Take courses online alongside a cohort of your peers. Forge strong bonds and build your network. And graduate with two degrees in less time.
Program Details
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Program features
Online
MBA coursework is delivered online, allowing for busy students to complete their weekly assignments around a schedule that works for them.
Take the lead
Offered with the Doctor of Nursing Practice executive track, this dual degree builds leaders ready to take on complex challenges.
Multidisciplinary
This dual degree program positions graduates to be exceptional at patient care and safety while also giving them the tools to lead and manage change in a dynamic industry.
Experiential learning
This three-year lock-step program ensures students in the same cohort take all courses together. This was developed with great care to meet the needs of this unique student and allows the student to forge strong bonds with classmates.
Curriculum
The DNP/MBA curriculum combines the best in clinical care with a unique understanding of the bottom line in nursing and business. The curriculum prepares students to lead health care teams, while providing the evidence, ethical grounding, and business sense that forms the foundation for organizational planning.
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This three-year lock-step program gives these unique students the tools they need, when they need them, to make the most of the time in the program.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Executive Track/MBA is a 61-credit program, in addition to 448 practice hours. MBA courses are fully online and can be taken either asynchronously (anytime) or synchronously (real-time). Some online courses require students to attend in-person residencies. Learn more about residencies here. For more information on plans of study, visit the School of Nursing.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Executive Track/MBA program does not qualify for F-1 or J-1 student sponsorship.Required courses:
MBA Business Foundations (22 credits)
- Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Business Analytics
- Business Communication
- Business Microeconomics
- Corporate Finance
- Leadership and Organizational Behavior
- Marketing Management
- Negotiation
- Operations Management
- Statistical Analysis
- Strategic Management
MBA Business Electives* (14 credits)
- City Lab
- Data Analytics
- Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Fixed Income
- Managing in a Diverse & Global World
- Marketing Strategy
- Social Media Analytics
- Wealth Management
*Not a comprehensive list
School of Nursing:
- Advanced Nursing Health Policy
- Problem Identification
- DNP Practicum
- Nursing Inquiry
- Translating Evidence into Practice
- Project Development
- Analysis and Evaluation of Individual and Population Health Data
- Project Implementation
- Clinical Data Management
Program comparison
- 61 credits, 448 practice hours
- Complete both degrees in three years
- Online MBA coursework
- All courses taken with the same cohort
- Online, flexible format
- Complete your degree in two to three years
- Optional in-person experiences
- Asynchronous and/or fully synchronous courses
- Online, flexible format
- Complete your degree in two years
- Curriculum includes blend of traditional and project-based courses
- Asynchronous and/or fully synchronous courses