Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner certificate programs are intended for nurses who already hold an MSN or doctoral nursing degree and want to become eligible for Family Nurse Practitioner certification without completing a second graduate degree. These programs focus on the FNP specialty coursework and clinical hours needed to meet certification requirements, making them one of the fastest routes for qualified advanced practice nurses to add the family nurse practitioner role.
Below is a comparison of post-master’s FNP certificate programs, including tuition, delivery format, and school details.
| School | Location | Cost Per Credit | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | $594 | Mostly Online |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $480 | Online |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $744 | Mostly Online |
| Samford University | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 | Mostly Online |
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro, AR | $380 | Online |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $525 | Online |
| Harding University | Searcy, AR | $950 | Mostly Online |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $1,061 | Mostly Online |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $869 | Mostly Online |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $345–$760 | Mostly Online |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ | $698 | Online |
| Touro University | Vallejo, CA | $1,110 | Mostly Online |
| Samuel Merritt University | Oakland, CA | $1,883/unit | Mostly Online |
| Charles R Drew | Los Angeles, CA | $890 | Hybrid |
| West Coast University | Irvine, CA | $721 | Mostly Online |
| California State University Channel Islands | Camarillo, CA | $725 | Mostly Online |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA | $895 | Campus |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,635 per unit | Hybrid |
| California State University, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $430 | Campus |
| Regis University | Denver, CO | $1,055 | Mostly Online |
| University of Colorado, Anschutz | Anschutz, CO | $801 | Mostly Online |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley, CO | $802 | Hybrid |
| Colorado Technical University | Colorado Springs, CO | $540 | Mostly Online |
| University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | $868 | Online |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | $1,200 | Mostly Online |
| Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven, CT | $880 | Mostly Online |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $1,826 (effective) | Campus |
| University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford, CT | $1,111 | Hybrid |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $390–$1,015 | Online to Hybrid |
| Goodwin University | East Hartford, CT | $949 | Mostly Online |
| Florida Southern College | Lakeland, FL | $680 | Hybrid |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $369.65 | Hybrid |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | $371.81 | Hybrid |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $1,228 | Campus |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $628 | Hybrid |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $444.26 | Mostly Online |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $2,320 | Mostly Online |
| Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus, GA | $407 | Online |
| Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville, GA | $356 | Mostly Online |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA | $464 | Mostly Online |
| University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, GA | $296 | Campus |
| Mercer University | Macon, GA | $1,159 | Hybrid |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA | $287 | Mostly Online |
| Albany State University | Albany, GA | $308 | Online |
| Valdosta State University | Valdosta, GA | $332 | Hybrid |
| Clayton State University | Morrow, GA | $395 | Mostly Online |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $626–$1,153 | Hybrid |
| Morningside University | Sioux City, IA | $675 | Mostly Online |
| Briar Cliff University | Sioux City, IA | $650 | Mostly Online |
| Allen College | Waterloo, IA | $976 | Hybrid |
| Graceland University | Lamoni, IA | $830 | Mostly Online |
| Chamberlain University | Addison, IL | $760 | Mostly Online |
| North Central College | Naperville, IL | $861 | Mostly Online |
| Loyola University Chicago | Maywood, IL | $1,241 | Hybrid |
| Illinois State University | Normal, IL | $562.91 | Hybrid |
| DePaul University | Chicago,IL | $852/Quarter Hour | Online |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | $1,158 | Mostly Online |
| North Park University | Chicago, IL | $925 | Mostly Online |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, IL | $725 | Online |
| University of St. Francis | Joliet, IL | $810–$830 | Online |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing | Rockford, IL | $1,014 | Hybrid |
| Purdue Global | West Lafayette, IN | $420 | Online |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN | $446.94 | Mostly Online |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, IN | $675 | Mostly Online |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | $347.85–$948.30 | Hybrid |
| Frontier Nursing University | Versailles, KY | $726 | Mostly Online |
| Northwestern State University | Natchitoches, LA | $216 | Online |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond, LA | $475 | Online |
| Franciscan University | Baton Rouge, LA | $885 | Mostly Online |
| Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $870 | Online |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $1,061 | Mostly Online |
| MCPHS | Boston, MA | $1,275 | Mostly Online |
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | $1,288 | Mostly Online |
| Regis College | Weston, MA | $1,061 | Online |
| Walden University | Minneapolis, MN | $785 - $960 | Online |
| St. Catherine University | St. Paul, MN | $1,200 | Mostly Online |
| Winona State University | Rochester, MN | $1,205 | Hybrid |
| The College of St. Scholastica | Duluth, MN | $991 | Mostly Online |
| Maryville University. | St. Louis, MO | $900 | Online |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,031.34 | Mostly Online |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $471.50 | Mostly Online |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem, NC | $354–$451 | Mostly Online |
| Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs, NC | $870 | Mostly Online |
| Ohio University | Athens, OH | $590–$699 | Mostly Online |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | Columbus, OH | $1,009 | Mostly Online |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $1,055 | Mostly Online |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $893 | UPDATE |
| Kent State University | Kent, OH | $630 | Hybrid |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH | $655.90 | Mostly Online |
| University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $745.12–$884.10 | Mostly Online |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH | $559.29 | Online |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $2,449 | Mostly Online |
| Wright State University | Dayton, OH | $800 | Mostly Online |
| Ursuline College | Pepper Pike, OH | $974–$1,351 | Mostly Online |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville, OH | $707–$750 | Mostly Online |
| Walsh University | North Canton, OH | $785 | Mostly Online |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville, OH | $680 | Hybrid |
| University of Mount Union | Alliance, OH | $800 | Mostly Online |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH | $739 | Online |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York, PA | $695 | Mostly Online |
| Saint Francis University | Loretto, PA | $625 | Mostly Online |
| Widener University | Chester, PA | $1,090 | Hybrid |
| Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $1,048–$2,028 | Mostly Online |
| Wilkes University | Wilkes Barre, PA | $786 | Online |
| Millersville University | Millersville, PA | $633 | Online or Hybrid |
| La Roche University | Pittsburgh, PA | $932 | Mostly Online |
| Saint Joseph's University | Lancaster, PA | $1,052 | Mostly Online |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,169 | Mostly Online |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,918 | Mostly Online |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $1,120 | Hybrid |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg, PA | $820–$980 | Mostly Online |
| Holy Family University | Philadelphia, PA | $955 | UPDATE |
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown, PA | $683 | Mostly Online |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,390 | Online / Hybrid (varies by track) |
| Gannon University | Erie, PA | $990 | Mostly Online |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh, PA | $946 | Mostly Online or Hybrid |
| Moravian University | Bethlehem, PA | $999 | Hybrid |
| University of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $965 | Mostly Online |
| La Salle University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,075 | Online |
| Immaculata University | Immaculata, PA | $750 | Hybrid |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City, TN | $650 | Mostly Online |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $889 | Mostly Online |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis, TN | $690 | Mostly Online |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $2,119 | Mostly Online |
| Tennessee Tech University | Cookeville, TN | $817 | Online (MSN and Certificate); Mostly Online (DNP) |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville, TN | $539 | Mostly Online |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $649 | Hybrid |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $697 | Mostly Online |
| Union University | Jackson, TN | $761 | Mostly Online |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN | $692 | Mostly Online |
| Texas A&M University | Bryan, TX | $383 | Mostly Online |
| UTHealth Houston | Houston, TX | $378 | Mostly Online |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $495 | Hybrid |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth, TX | $747 | Mostly Online |
| University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX | $654 | Online |
| UT San Antonio Health Science Center | San Antonio, TX | $398 | Hybrid |
| Rasmussen University | Fully Online | $915 | Mostly Online |
| Western Governors University | Millcreek, UT | $6,955-$7,465 per 6-Month Term | Mostly Online |