BSN-to-MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) programs are the traditional graduate pathway for registered nurses who already hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Compared with BSN-to-DNP programs, MSN pathways typically require fewer credits and can often be completed more quickly, allowing graduates to begin advanced psychiatric nursing practice sooner while preserving the option to earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice later through an MSN-to-DNP program.
Many BSN-to-MSN PMHNP programs offer online or hybrid coursework combined with supervised clinical experiences in psychiatric and mental health settings. The table below compares BSN-to-MSN PMHNP programs nationwide, including estimated cost per credit, delivery format, and participating schools.
| School | Location | CPC | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $480 | Online |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | $594 | Mostly Online |
| University of North Alabama | Florence, AL | $495 | Mostly Online |
| Samford University | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 | Mostly Online |
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro, AR | $500 | Online |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ | $399 | Mostly Online |
| University of Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $540 | Mostly Online |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $750 | Mostly Online |
| National University | San Diego, CA | $450 | Mostly Online |
| Western University | Pomona, CA | $1,129 | Mostly Online |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA | $895 | Campus |
| Charles R Drew | Los Angeles, CA | $722 | Hybrid |
| San Diego University | San Diego, CA | $2,210 | Campus |
| University of Colorado | Aurora, CO | $801 | Mostly Online |
| Regis University | Denver, CO | $1,055 | Online |
| CSU Pueblo | Pueblo, CO | $177.92 | Mostly Online |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $955 | Mostly Online |
| University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford, CT | $1,111 | Mostly Online |
| Goodwin University | East Hartford, CT | $949 | Mostly Online |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | $1,100 | Campus |
| Western Connecticut State | Danbury, CT | $1,671 | Hybrid |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | $995 | Mostly Online |
| Yale | New Haven, CT | $2,071 | Campus |
| Delaware State University | Dover, DE | $455 | Mostly Online |
| Wilmington University | Wilmington, DE | $551 | Mostly Online |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $896 - $1,116 | Mostly Online |
| Florida Southern College | Lakeland, FL | $675 | Hybrid |
| St Thomas University | Miami Gardens, FL | $605 | Online |
| Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, FL | $750 | Campus |
| University of St Augustine | St Augustine, FL | $920-$1100 | Mostly Online |
| Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville, GA | $400 to $600 | Hybrid |
| Mercer University | Macon, GA | $1,285.50 | Hybrid |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA | $414 | Mostly Online |
| Hawai‘i Pacific University | Honolulu, HI | $1,117 | Online |
| Allen College | Waterloo, IA | $962 | Mostly Online |
| Briar Cliff University | Sioux City, IA | $585 | Mostly Online |
| North Central College | Naperville, IL | $520 | — |
| University of St Francis | Joliet, IL | $799 | — |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, IN | $675 to $860 | Online |
| Indiana State | Terre Haute, IN | $462 | Online |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN | $446.94 | Online |
| Purdue University | Indianapolis, IN | $470 | Hybrid |
| University of Saint Mary | Leavonworth, KS | $775 | Online |
| Frontier Nursing University | Versailles, KY | $755 | Online |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY | $600 | Online |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, KY | $607 | Mostly Online |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | $820 | Mostly Online |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $850 | Online |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette, LA | $480 | Online |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond, LA | $475 | Online |
| Loyola University | New Orleans, LA | $885 | Mostly Online |
| Regis College | Weston, MA | $1,275 | Mostly Online |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $1035 | Mostly Online |
| Westfield State University | Westfield, MA | $690 | Mostly Online |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Boston, MA | $1,275 | Mostly Online |
| Frostburg State University | Frostburg, MD | $544 | Mostly Online |
| Husson University | Bangor, ME | $682 | Online |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $574 | Campus |
| University of Maine Fort Kent | Fort Kent, ME | $500 | Online |
| University of New England | Portland, ME | $989 | Online |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor, MI | $797 | Mostly Online |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $937.25 | Hybrid |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids, MI | $1,104 | Online |
| Wayne State | Detroit, MI | $564 | Hybrid |
| UMKC | Kansas City, MO | $779.50 | Hybrid |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City, MO | $780 | Mostly Online |
| Missouri Baptist University | Saint Louis, MO | $777 | Online |
| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | $394 | Hybrid |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $661.50 | — |
| University of Mississippi | Jackson, MS | $562 | Online |
| Rasmussen University | National | $915 | Online |
| Wilkes University | National | $751 | Online |
| Nightingale College | National | $550 | Mostly Online |
| Western Governors University | National | flat rate | Online |
| Post University | National | $604 | Online |
| Purdue Global | National | $400 to $720 | Online |
| Chamberlain University | National | $735 | — |
| Walden University | National | $775 | Online |
| South College | National | $310 | Online |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $890.46 | Mostly Online |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $472 | Online |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $2,250 | Mostly Online |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | $940 | Mostly Online |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha, NE | $716 | Online |
| Clarkson College | Omaha, NE | $762 | Mostly Online |
| University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $800 | Mostly Online |
| Rivier University | Nashua, NH | $747 | Mostly Online |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ | $1,570 | Mostly Online |
| Thomas Edison | Trenton, NJ | $695 | Online |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Teaneck, NJ | $1,284 | Online |
| Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ | $869 | Hybrid |
| Felician University | Rutherford, NJ | $793 | Online |
| UNLV | Las Vegas, NV | $354 | Mostly Online |
| University of Nevada Reno | Reno, NV | $353.50 | Online |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $1,740 | Hybrid |
| St. John Fisher University | Rochester, NY | $1,193 | Mostly Online |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY | $471 | Mostly Online |
| SUNY Upstate Medical University | Syracuse, NY | $471 | — |
| Mercy University | Dobbs Ferry, NY | $1,362 | Hybrid |
| Hunter College | New York, NY | $470 | Campus |
| Pace University | New York, NY | $1,585 | Mostly Online |
| D'Youville University | Buffalo, NY | $1,075 | Online |
| Adelphi University | Adelphi, NY | $1,710 | Hybrid |
| Binghamton University | Binghamton, NY | $1,047 | Hybrid |
| Molloy University | Rockville Centre, NY | $1,510 | Campus |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY | $1,826 | Campus |
| NYU | New York, NY | $2,496 | Campus |
| Russell Sage College | Troy, NY | $990 | Mostly Online |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH | $636.70 | Online |
| Ohio University | Athens, OH | $584 - $658 | Mostly Online |
| Wright State University | Dayton, OH | $780 | Hybrid |
| University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $730 - $883 | Mostly Online |
| Mount Carmel | Columbus, OH | $980 | Mostly Online |
| Kent State | Kent, OH | $612 | Online |
| Ursuline College | Pepper Pike, OH | $946 - $1,312 | Hybrid |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $972.50 | Online |
| Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,337 | Mostly Online |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $3,200 | Campus |
| University of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $965 | Mostly Online |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,525 | Mostly Online |
| York College | York, PA | $665 | Mostly Online |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | $1,836 | Campus |
| Salve Regina University | Providence, RI | $801 | Mostly Online |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $572.25 | Mostly Online |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston, SC | $400 to $1200 | Mostly Online |
| Anderson University | Anderson, SC | $805 - $855 | Mostly Online |
| Francis Marion University | Florence, SC | $823 | Mostly Online |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro,TN | $597 | — |
| Tennessee Tech University | Cookeville, TN | $792 | Online |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $2,057 | Hybrid |
| Austin Peay | Clarksville, TN | $500 | Mostly Online |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN | Mostly Online | |
| Texas A&M | Texarkana, TX | $493 | Hybrid |
| Texas State University | Round Rock, TX | $499 | Online |
| Texas Woman's University | Denton, TX | $418 | Mostly Online |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | $486 | Mostly Online |
| University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX | $650 | Mostly Online, |
| UTTyler | Tyler, TX | $554 | Mostly Online |
| Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls, TX | $530 | Mostly Online |
| University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso, TX | $552 | Hybrid |
| Rocky Mountain University | Provo, UT | $1,005 | Online |
| Shenandoah University | Winchester, VA | $1,020 | Online |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA | $486 | Mostly Online |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $914 | Hybrid |
| Norwich University | Northfield, VT | $825 | Mostly Online |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA | $1,225 | Online |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, WI | $1,304 | Mostly Online |
| Alverno College | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | Mostly Online |
| Edgewood University | Madison, WI | $1,092 | Online |
| Bellin College | Green Bay, WI | $816 | Online |
| Marshall University | Huntington, WV | $481 | Online |