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Family Nurse Practitioner Programs
Featured schools...
Western Governors University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
BS in Nursing
MSN in Leadership & Management (RN to MSN)
MSN in Leadership & Management
MSN in Education (RN to MSN)
MSN in Education
Georgetown University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
MS Nursing - Midwifery/Women's Health
MSN - Nursing Education
MS Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
School Listings...
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
Degree Types: RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master Advanced Pactice Nurse Certification
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Baylor University
Dallas, TX
Degree Types: RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practioner, Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
McMurry University
Abilene, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing (PHSSN).
Abilene, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Masters FNP Certificate
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Prairie view A & M University
Prairie View, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Prairie View A&M University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: NLNAC Baccalaureate, NLNAC Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 97.64% (2010)
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
Degree Types: RN to MSN, BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Masters Certification Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: NLNAC Master's, NLNAC Baccalaureate
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 95.83% (2010)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, PM Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Texas at Arlington
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Degree Types: RN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 94.29% (2009)
University of Texas at El Paso
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Nurse Practitioner Family Community Focus
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Emergency Concentration
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post MSN Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Texas-Pan American
Edinburg, TX
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
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A Note About Accreditation
The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) are the primary entities responsible for nursing accreditation. Read more...
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