Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certificate programs are designed for nurses who already hold an MSN or doctoral nursing degree and want to become eligible for PMHNP certification without completing a second graduate degree. These programs focus on the specialty coursework and supervised clinical experiences needed to meet certification requirements, making them one of the fastest pathways for qualified advanced practice nurses to add psychiatric and mental health preparation.
Many post-master’s PMHNP certificate programs are offered in online or hybrid formats, allowing working APRNs to complete coursework while gaining clinical experience in psychiatric care settings. The table below compares post-master’s PMHNP certificate programs nationwide, including estimated cost per credit, delivery format, and participating schools.
| School | Location | CPC | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage, AK | $528 | Mostly Online |
| 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 |
| University of Mobile | Mobile, AL | $715 | Online |
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro, AR | $500 | Online |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $1053 | Mostly Online |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ | $399 | Mostly Online |
| Arizona State University | Phoenix, AZ | $605 | Mostly Online |
| National University | San Diego, CA | $450 | Mostly Online |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $950 | Mostly Online |
| CSU Fresno (Fresno State) | Fresno, CA | $600 | Mostly Online |
| UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | $440 | Mostly Online |
| Touro University | Vallejo, CA | $1,090 | Mostly Online |
| UC Davis | Sacramento, CA | $956.77 | Mostly Online |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA | $895 | Campus |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,635 | Hybrid |
| Charles R Drew | Los Angeles, CA | $722 | Hybrid |
| Vanguard University | Costa Mesa, CA | $1,700 | Online |
| 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 |
| Western Connecticut State | Danbury, CT | $1,671 | Hybrid |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | $995 | Mostly Online |
| Yale | New Haven, CT | $2,071 | Campus |
| Wilmington University | Wilmington, DE | $551 | Mostly Online |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $896 - $1,116 | Mostly Online |
| Florida Southern College | Lakeland, FL | $675 | Hybrid |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | $371.81 | Hybrid |
| Florida National University | Hialeah, FL | $850 | Hybrid |
| St Thomas University | Miami Gardens, FL | $605 | Online |
| University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $408 | Online |
| Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, FL | $750 | Campus |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $444.26 | Online |
| University of St Augustine | St Augustine, FL | $920-$1100 | Mostly Online |
| Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville, GA | $400 to $600 | Hybrid |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA | $414 | Mostly Online |
| Augusta University | Augusta, GA | $441 | Mostly Online |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, Savannah, GA | $272 | Online |
| Valdosta State University | Valdosta, GA | $329 | hybrid |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $1,936 | Mostly Online |
| Brenau University | Gainesville, GA | $845 | Mostly Online |
| Hawai‘i Pacific University | Honolulu, HI | $1,117 | Online |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $1,191 | Hybrid |
| Allen College | Waterloo, IA | $962 | Mostly Online |
| Briar Cliff University | Sioux City, IA | $585 | Mostly Online |
| Idaho State University | Pocatello, ID | $447 | Mostly Online |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,075 | Hybrid |
| Illinois State University | Normal, IL | 423 | — |
| North Central College | Naperville, IL | $520 | — |
| University of St Francis | Joliet, IL | $799 | — |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, IN | $675 to $860 | Online |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | $269 | Mostly Online |
| Indiana State | Terre Haute, IN | $462 | Online |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN | $446.94 | Online |
| Purdue University | Indianapolis, IN | $470 | Hybrid |
| KU Medical Center | Kansas City, KS | $472 | Hybrid |
| University of Saint Mary | Leavonworth, KS | $775 | Online |
| Washburn University | Topeka, KS | $727 | 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 |
| UMass Chan Medical School | Worcester, MA | Mostly Online | |
| University of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $926 | Hybrid |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | < $2,000 | Mostly Online |
| Husson University | Bangor, ME | $682 | Online |
| 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 |
| Saginaw Valley State | Saginaw, MI | $800 | Online |
| University of Minnesota. | Minneapolis, MN | $1,100.00 | Mostly Online |
| St. Catherine University | St. Paul, MN | $1,200 | Hyrbid |
| 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 Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | $572 | Mostly Online |
| University of Mississippi | Jackson, MS | $562 | Online |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $332.96 | Mostly Online |
| Rasmussen University | National | $915 | Online |
| Wilkes University | National | $751 | Online |
| Western Governors University | National | flat rate | 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 |
| UNC Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $298.61 | 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 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ | $869 | Hybrid |
| Felician University | Rutherford, NJ | $793 | Online |
| New Mexico State University | Las Cruces, NM | $493 | Mostly Online |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | 628.22 | Hybrid |
| UNLV | Las Vegas, NV | $354 | Mostly Online |
| University of Nevada Reno | Reno, NV | $353.50 | Online |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $1,740 | Hybrid |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY | $471 | Mostly Online |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $730 - $883 | 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 |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City | $590 | Hybrid |
| The University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $626.40 | — |
| Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,337 | Mostly Online |
| Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | Mostly Online | |
| 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 Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | — |
| 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 |
| South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD | $614 | Mostly Online |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $989.12 | Mostly Online |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro,TN | $597 | — |
| Tennessee Tech University | Cookeville, TN | $792 | Online |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $2,057 | Hybrid |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN | Mostly Online | |
| Texas A&M | Texarkana, TX | $493 | Hybrid |
| UT Health San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $510 | 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 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $2,210 | 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 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $321.60 | Hybrid |
| Shenandoah University | Winchester, VA | $1,020 | Online |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA | $486 | Mostly Online |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $914 | Hybrid |
| George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | $645.75 | Hybrid |
| Georgetown University | Georgetown, DC | $2,652 | Mostly Online |
| Norwich University | Northfield, VT | $825 | Mostly Online |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA | $1,242 | — |
| Seattle University | Seattle, WA | $973 | Campus |
| University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $700 | Hybrid |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, WI | $1,304 | Mostly Online |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $651 | Mostly Online |
| Alverno College | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | Mostly Online |
| Edgewood University | Madison, WI | $1,092 | Online |
| Concordia University | Mequon, WI | $800 | Online |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV | $843 | Mostly Online |