Ph.D. in Nursing Education

A pioneering leader in nursing education, UNC offers one of the nation’s premier online Nursing Education doctoral degrees. Designed for working professionals who hold a registered nursing license, our online Nursing Education Ph.D. provides exceptional training that prepares you to influence the future of health care as a teacher, researcher, and leader.

You’ll move through the program with a cohort of classmates, building close relationships with fellow students from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. You’ll also get exceptional mentoring from our faculty, who’ll help you tailor the degree to promote your academic interests and career goals. Given UNC’s historical education mission (across all disciplines), our program offers an intense level of teaching and pedagogical research expertise. Graduates of our Ph.D. in Nursing Education program have an outstanding job placement record, working as faculty members, researchers, and professional development leaders across the nation.

The College of Natural and Health Sciences offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in the natural, health, human and mathematical sciences. Our students benefit from mentoring by faculty who are national and international experts in their fields and from meaningful research opportunities in state-of-the-art facilities.

Our graduates leave us with a first-class education that has prepared them to contribute to society whether they become health-care providers, educators, scientists, dietitians, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, sports administrators, rehabilitation counselors, mathematicians, athletic trainers, recreation program managers, gerontologists, or work in other public service-oriented fields. Regardless of their area of expertise, they make a difference in the communities in which they live and work.