Become a nurse-scholar at a preeminent nursing school, advancing healthcare through teaching, research and leadership.
With your PhD in nursing, you can take on the role of the nurse scientist, prepared to conduct research, publish, provide leadership to the profession and contribute overall to the nursing discipline’s knowledge base. You can join the faculty of a nursing school, taking on the critical role of educating future nurses. You may also prefer to contribute your research and scholarship in the area of administration, research and healthcare outcomes improvement.
Every moment of the PhD program at Adelphi feels like a collaborative process between faculty, other students and yourself; all working together to build the future. The future of nursing and the future of YOU. At Adelphi, the faculty care about and are invested in each student’s success, and it shows in everything they do.
Gratitude is shown for Adelphi faculty, students and alumni from the College of Nursing and Public Health who are battling the coronavirus pandemic.
The PhD in Nursing is centered on research, providing courses in one concentration in which you can focus your career path:
We offer our nursing students uniquely tailored clinical experiences by simulating the hospital setting in our 100,000-square-foot Nexus Building, with simulation labs, a smart-home healthcare system and telepresence robots.
Our state-of-the-art simulation lab provides our students with the highest-quality simulation technology in a safe learning environment so they receive the education, practice and exposure they need when applying for their first job.
Students have access to two simulation manikins:
The application deadline for admission isMay 1. Applicants for the program should submit the following:
