Post-Master’s Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certificate programs are intended for nurses who already hold an MSN or doctoral nursing degree and want to become eligible for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification without completing a second graduate degree.
These programs focus on the specialty coursework and clinical experiences needed to meet certification requirements, making them one of the fastest pathways for qualified advanced practice nurses to add acute care preparation.
Below is a comparison of post-master’s ACNP certificate programs, including tuition, delivery format, and school details.
| School | Location | CPC | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville, AL | $445 | Hybrid |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $525 | Mostly Online |
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro, AR | $380 | Online |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $650 | Mostly Online |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $650 - $1,332 | Mostly Online |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $750 | Mostly Online |
| West Coast University | Anaheim, CA | $700 | Mostly Online |
| Cal State LA | Los Angeles, CA | $444 | Campus |
| California Baptist University | Riverside, CA | $690 | Hybrid |
| University of Colorado Anschutz | Anschutz, CO | $801 | Mostly Online |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo, CO | $330 | Mostly Online |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | $1,200 | Mostly Online |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $1,935 | Campus |
| Western Connecticut State University | Danbury, CT | $836 | Hybrid |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $886 | Mostly Online |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $1,500 to $2,644 | Campus |
| Barry University | Miami Shores, FL | $1,400 | Hybrid |
| University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | $431.43 | Mostly Online |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $369.65 | Hybrid |
| Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $868 | Mostly Online |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA | Online | |
| Augusta University | Augusta, GA | $441 | Mostly Online |
| Middle Georgia State University | Warner Robins, GA | $261 | Mostly Online |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA | $450 | Mostly Online |
| Brenau University | Gainesville, GA | $866 | Mostly Online |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Honolulu, HI | $1,117 | Online |
| The University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $1,194 | Hybrid |
| Morningside University | Sioux City, IA | $675 | Mostly Online |
| Allen College | Waterloo, IA | 675 | Mostly Online |
| Chamberlain University | Chicago, IL | $760 | Mostly Online |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | $1,135 | Online |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,075 | Hybrid |
| Rush University | Chicago, IL | $1,436 | Mostly Online |
| Loyola University | Chicago, IL | $1,240 | Mostly Online |
| Rosalind Franklin University | North Chicago, IL | $845 | Hybrid |
| Purdue Global | West Lafayette, IN | $420 | Online |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | $434.95 | Mostly Online |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN | 497 | Online |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY | $600 | Mostly Online |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $1,046.50 | Mostly Online |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | $820 | Mostly Online |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $750 | Online |
| Loyola University | New Orleans, LA | $885 | Mostly Online |
| Northwestern State University | Natchitoches, LA | $718 | Online |
| Regis College | Weston, MA | $1025 | Online |
| Elms College | Chicopee, MA | $966 | Mostly Online |
| UMass Chan Medical School | Worcester, MA | $917 | Mostly Online |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $1,946 | Mostly Online |
| University of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $926 | Hybrid |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $631 | Campus |
| Husson University | Bangor, ME | $732 | Online |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent | Fort Kent, ME | $500 | Online |
| Saint Joseph’s College | Standish, ME | $725 | Mostly Online |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | 1,078.25 | Campus |
| Madonna University | Livonia, MI | 1,100 | Hybrid |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $1,136 | Hybrid |
| University of Michigan Flint | Flint, MI | $1516 | Hybrid |
| Walden University | Minneapolis, MN | $775 | Online |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $1,665 | Mostly Online |
| Winona State University | Winona, MN | $1,164.05 | Mostly Online |
| College of St. Scholastica | Duluth, MN | $962 | Mostly Online |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City, MO | $780 | Mostly Online |
| Maryville University | Fully Online | $863 | Online |
| Saint Louis University | St. Louis, MO | $1,400 | Mostly Online |
| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | $434 | Mostly Online |
| Barnes-Jewish College | St. Louis, MO | $834 | Online |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Jackson, MS | $579 | Online |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $305 | Mostly Online |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $2,250 | Mostly Online |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $1,145 | Campus |
| North Dakota State University | Fargo, ND | $532.17 | Online |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | $862.39 | Mostly Online |
| University of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $658 | Online |
| Rivier University | Nashua, NH | $747-$1,166 | Mostly Online |
| University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $820 | Online |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ | $1,570 | Mostly Online |
| Rutgers University | Newark, NJ | $929 | Online |
| Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ | $869 | Online |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $628.22 | Mostly Online |
| University of Nevada, Reno | Reno, NV | 353.50 | Mostly Online |
| Daemen University | Amherst, NY | $1,198 | Mostly Online |
| NYU College of Nursing | New York, NY | $2,272 | Campus |
| Stony Brook School of Nursing | Stony Brook, NY | 1,184 | Online |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY | $1,760 | Campus |
| Pace University | New York, NY | $1,585 | Hybrid |
| Molloy University | Rockville Centre, NY | $1,510 | Hybrid |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $1,740 | Mostly Online |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH | $543 | Online |
| Ohio University | Athens, OH | $700 | Mostly Online |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $508 | Mostly Online |
| Kent State University | Kent, OH | $612.62 | Mostly Online |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $868 | Mostly Online |
| Mount Carmel College | Columbus, OH | $980 | Mostly Online |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $836 | Mostly Online |
| Ursuline College | Cleveland, OH | $1,312 | Mostly Online |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City , OK | $1,005 | Hybrid |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $1,266 | Campus |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,840 | Mostly Online |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $1169 | Mostly Online |
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown, PA | $670 to $795 | Online |
| Widener University | Chester, PA | $1,060 | Hybrid |
| Penn State | University Park, PA | $1,298 | Mostly Online |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $6,890 | Campus |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,337 | Mostly Online |
| Saint Joseph's University | Philadelphia, PA | 1002 | Online |
| Rhode Island College | Providence, RI | $546 | Hybrid |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $572.25 | Mostly Online |
| South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD | $640 | Mostly Online |
| South College | Knoxville, TN | $615 | Online |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, TN | Mostly Online | |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $2,057 | Mostly Online |
| Tennessee Tech University | Cookeville, TN | $730 | Mostly Online |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $583 | Mostly Online |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | $589 | Mostly Online |
| UT Health San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $398 | Hybrid |
| Texas Woman's University | Denton, TX | $576 | Online |
| University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX | 654 | Online |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $1,150 | Mostly Online |
| University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston, TX | $500 | Mostly Online |
| University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso, TX | $552 | Mostly Online |
| University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler, TX | $928 | Online |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $847 | Mostly Online |
| George Washington University | Ashburn, VA | $1,630 | Mostly Online |
| Norwich University | Northfield, VT | $825 | Online |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $1,062 | Campus |
| Seattle University | Seattle, WA | $973 | Hybrid |
| University of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $1,053.71 | Mostly Online |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | Madison, WI | $670 | Hybrid |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $1,400 | Hybrid |
| Viterbo University | La Crosse, WI | $1,050 | Campus |