Quick facts
Program location: Online
Credit hours: 42
DNP/MPH Dual Degree Program
This dual degree is offered by the University of Colorado College of Nursing and Colorado School of Public Health on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. In addition to receiving a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, students concurrently receive a
Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in a concentration of their choice: Applied Biostatistics; Community
& Behavioral Health; Environmental & Occupational Health; Epidemiology; Health Systems, Management & Policy; Leadership & Public Health Practice; Maternal and Child Health; Population Mental Health & Wellbeing; or a custom concentration. This program may be completed entirely online. Only students already in or accepted
into the University of Colorado DNP program are eligible to apply.
Quick facts, careers, and skills
When you leave this program, you’ll have a greater understanding of social and community factors that affect health, how to work with diverse communities, and how to promote health equity in your nursing practice.
Sample careers
Hospital public health nurse practitioner
School public health nurse practitioner
Health department program manager
& more
Skills you'll gain
Population healthPublic health program design
Systems of care evaluation
& more
Curriculum
Up to ten credit hours from the DNP program will count toward completion of the 42-credit hour MPH. To help students select courses and successfully complete the dual degree, students are assigned faculty advisors from both the College of Nursing and ColoradoSPH.
Students in the DNP/MPH dual degree will take courses in both the DNP and MPH simultaneously.
Total credits: 42
Colorado School of Public Health
CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building
13001 East 17th Place
3rd Floor
Mail Stop B119
Aurora, CO 80045
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