2025 Rankings Released

Top Family Nurse Practitioner Degree Programs 2025

Discover the nation's most prestigious nursing schools and accelerate your healthcare career with comprehensive program insights and expert analysis. 10 schools listed.

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Vanderbilt University

PreSpecialty Entry MSN Research Institution

Vanderbilt University - 97% NCLEX pass rate

97% NCLEX Pass Rate
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Emory University

BSN (upper-division), Accelerated BSN, MSN, DNP, PhD Research Institution

Emory University

93.43% NCLEX Pass Rate
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Johns Hopkins University

Master’s, Ph.D., DNP Research Institution

Johns Hopkins University - 95% NCLEX pass rate

86% NCLEX Pass Rate
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The Ohio State University

MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP Family Nurse Practitioner Research Institution

The Ohio State University

94% NCLEX Pass Rate
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University of Pennsylvania

BSN, Accelerated BSN, MSN, PhD Research Institution

University of Pennsylvania

96% NCLEX Pass Rate
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University of California, San Francisco

Master of Science (MS) - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Research Institution

University of California, San Francisco

87% NCLEX Pass Rate
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University of Michigan

PhD in Nursing, DNP, MSN, BSN Research Institution

University of Michigan - 97.6% NCLEX pass rate

98.06% NCLEX Pass Rate
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Columbia University

MSN Nurse-Midwifery Research Institution

Columbia University

91.4% NCLEX Pass Rate
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University of Washington

Master’s, Ph.D., DNP Research Institution

University of Washington

93% NCLEX Pass Rate