Post-master’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certificate programs are designed for nurses who already hold an MSN or doctoral nursing degree and want to qualify for pediatric nurse practitioner certification without earning a second graduate degree. These programs focus on the pediatric specialty coursework and clinical experiences needed for certification, making them one of the fastest pathways for eligible APRNs to add the PNP role.
Below is a comparison of post-master’s PNP certificate programs, including tuition, delivery format, and school details.
| School | Location | Est. Cost Per Credit | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $744 CPC | Mostly Online |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | 594 CPC | Mostly Online |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $525 CPC | Mostly Online |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $650 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Arizona State University | Phoenix, AZ | $952 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA | $895 CPC | Campus |
| CU Anschutz | Aurora, CO | $801 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $2,071 CPC | Campus |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $886 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $628 CPC | Online |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA | $412 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Augusta University | Augusta, GA | $445 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $2,230 CPC | Mostly Online |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $1,191 CPC | Hybrid |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,129 CPC | Hybrid |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | $500 to $600 CPC | Online |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, Fort Wayne, and Indianapolis, IN | $434.95 CPC | Mostly Online |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $750 CPC | Online |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $1,103 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Natchitoches, LA | $412 CPC | Online |
| Grambling State University | Grambling, LA | $198 CPC | Hybrid |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $1,946 CPC | Campus |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | Boston, MA | $1,661 CPC | Campus |
| University of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $926 CPC | Hybrid |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor, MI | $797 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | 1,136.03 CPC | Hybrid |
| Walden University | Minneapolis, MN | $785 CPC | Online |
| Rasmussen University | Bloomington, MN | $915 CPC | Mostly Online |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $1,172 CPC | Mostly Online |
| St. Catherine University | St. Paul, MN | $1,200 CPC | Hybrid |
| Maryville University | St. Louis, MO | $900 CPC | Online |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $803 CPC | Mostly Online |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | $548 CPC | Mostly Online |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,067.84 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $2,345 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Rutgers University | Newark, NJ | $902 CPC | Online |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ | $1,585 CPC | Online |
| SUNY Upstate Medical University | Syracuse, NY | $1,119 CPC | Hybrid |
| Columbia University | New York,NY | $2,293 CPC | Campus |
| NYU | New York, NY | $1,800 CPC | Campus |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY | $471 CPC | Online |
| Molloy University | Rockville Centre, NY | $1,510 CPC | Hybrid |
| Lehman College | Bronx, NY | $5,545 CPC | Campus |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | CPC | Mostly Online |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $1,014 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $2,384 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Wright State University | Dayton, OH | $680 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | CPC | Mostly Online |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,390 CPC | Mostly Online |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $1,080 CPC | Hybrid |
| Texas Woman's University | Denton, TX | $576 CPC | Online |
| UT Health San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $398 CPC | Hybrid |
| University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX | $654 CPC | Online |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $1,062 CPC | Campus |