Overview

Public health nursing is a nursing specialty that focuses on population health in an effort to prevent disease and disability, and promote wellness. As an aspiring public health nurse, you will have the opportunity to define, assess and help create solutions to current public health concerns.

You will also have the opportunity to evaluate emerging treatments and policies that can help change the public health landscape and reduce the prevalence of disease, injuries and other medical conditions.

Competencies for this Nursing - Public Health Nursing at Grand Canyon University include:

Interprofessional collaboration
Health policy and advocacy
Population assessment
Health prevention strategies

Program planning and evaluation

As a graduate of the master’s in nursing: public health nursing emphasis, you can provide population-based care that is respectful of human dignity and patient autonomy in accordance with Christian principles. You can recognize the unique role patients’ spirituality and your own spirituality plays in healthcare decision-making processes and management of care.

You will be taught to advocate for ethical healthcare policies, and promote public health and wellness in efforts to reduce health disparities, as well as improve the quality of life for diverse communities and populations.

Career Paths

Public health nursing courses can prepare you to pursue a broad range of careers in this subfield. Graduates may go on to explore positions in areas such as:

Public health
Clinical research
Epidemiology
Health services
Clinical trials
Medical writing

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Principles of Epidemiology

Application and Interpretation of Public Health Data

Population-Based Interventions

International Perspectives in Community Health

Public Health Nursing Practicum

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00

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More details

GCU has a rolling admission policy.

Language

English

Credits

40 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Phoenix, United States

Disciplines

Public Health Nursing View 711 other Masters in Nursing in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.8

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

500

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Graduate applicants may be accepted at Grand Canyon University (GCU) with an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or program that has been approved by GCU, with a 2.8 GPA or higher.
If you do not meet the GPA requirement, you may be eligible for admission with a graduate degree from an accredited, GCU-approved college or program and passing test scores: Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT): 500, Graduate Record Examination (GRE): 300 combined verbal/quantitative

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24000 USD / full

≈ 24000 USD / full
Out-of-State

24000 USD / full

≈ 24000 USD / full
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

24000 USD / full

≈ 24000 USD / full

Funding

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