PhD in Nursing
Join a community of scholars working to support and improve health, equity, and social justice.
The UMass Amherst PhD in Nursing prepares nurse researchers, scholars and educators who will:
- Advance nursing knowledge to support and improve health, equity, and social justice
- Synthesize knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to address complex health challenges, transform structural inequities, and to imagine and co-create new futures
- Provide visionary and inclusive leadership for nursing research and innovation and by extension, to transform nursing practice, education, technologies, communities, health systems, and policy
As a Nursing PhD student, you will augment your previous nursing education and experience through rigorous courses in nursing, theory, research methods, statistics, and more. You will also complete a mentored research experience, a comprehensive examination, and a dissertation.
Application Deadlines
The priority application deadline is December 1, 2023 for admission in fall 2024. Applications received by this deadline can expect an admission decision by early January 2024. Apply through the UMass Amherst Graduate School.
For more information, contact kayotte [at] nursing [dot] umass [dot] edu (Karen Ayotte).
Featured faculty
Rae K. Walker
Associate Professor
PhD Program Director
Rae is a nurse inventor and directs the PhD Program. Their scholarship focuses on critical evaluation of implications of AI, tech ethics and responsible design.
Application information & deadlines
To apply to the PhD in Nursing program, visit the Graduate School page.
Fall Admission
Applications will be considered year-round based on placement availability.
Nursing
UMass Amherst's Nursing programs prepare culturally proficient nurses and health leaders for a global society.
Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. The baccalaureate degree program is fully approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
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