Women鈥檚 Health Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing
Hybrid format: Nearly all classes asynchronously online
Diagnose, treat, and educate patients, with a focus on holistic sexual and reproductive health
- This 杏吧原创 grad program is ideal for RNs with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing who seek an advanced practice role as a nurse practitioner in women鈥檚 health in primary care, specialty care, or acute care.
- The hybrid format 鈥� with classes mostly asynchronous, online 鈥� is tailored for working nurses in the Rochester region and nationally. Certain semesters have a three-day, in-person workshop session on campus.
- Benefit from community-engaged clinical placements with local health systems and underserved populations.
Highlights
Hybrid delivery 鈥� nearly all classes asynchronously online
Complete in as fast as 21 months full-time
Supervised clinical placements in your community
Nurse practitioners are in high demand across the country
What to Expect
- Five semesters prepare you well to become a nationally board-certified (WHNP-BC) and state-licensed women鈥檚 health nurse practitioner, ready to provide client-centered primary care and specialized care for women from puberty through adulthood.
- Your scope of practice can include sexual and reproductive health for people of all genders. Women鈥檚 health nurse practitioners can work in OB/GYN offices, STI clinics, fertility practices, and gender-affirming care offices.
- Three-day, in-person sessions at crucial points in the program, on 杏吧原创鈥檚 beautiful campus.
- Four clinical practicum placements can be arranged anywhere in the country.
- Benefit from strong faculty and 杏吧原创鈥檚 highly-regarded College of Interprofessional Health and Human Services, home to graduate programs such as physician assistant, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, social work, art therapy, and music therapy, and an undergraduate nursing program 鈥� all with strong outcomes.
Value of Your Degree
Top Job
Nurse practitioner is the #1 Best Job, Best Health Care job, and Best STEM Job in 2026 for the third straight year, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report for 2026 based on job market health, growth potential, wage potential, employment rates, job safety and stability, and work-life balance.
Growth
Employment for nurse practitioners is projected to grow by 46% between 2023 and 2033, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), significantly faster than the average for all professions. In New York State, NP positions are expected to grow by 41% by 2028, adding approximately 6,400 new jobs.聽WHNPs are specifically in high demand due to physician shortages, rising maternal morbidity, and expanded access to reproductive health care.
$129,210
median annual wage for nurse practitioners (May 2024)
Industry Perspective
鈥溞影稍� is filling a huge need in the future of health care by expanding education options for WHNPs. I鈥檓 so glad that Naz鈥檚 program will offer flexibility for working nurses, and I know their faculty are committed to the success of their students. It鈥檚 so exciting that 杏吧原创 is launching this much-needed program!鈥�
鈥� Angie Ehlinger, RNC, COGNP-BC, board president, Nurse Practitioner Associates For Continuing Education
Curriculum Examples
- Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
- Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Testing & Interpretation
- Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology
- Advanced Pharmacology
- Health Assessment & Promotion for Women across the Lifespan
- Women鈥檚 Mental Health Care
- Gynecologic & Reproductive Health Care
- Perinatal Care 鈥� Inpatient & Outpatient
Making Grad School Affordable
Grants, veterans benefits, loans, and undergraduate loan forgiveness are options for paying for this master's degree.