Intensive, comprehensive, innovative and nationally ranked. All of this describes the DNP/MBA program jointly offered by the College of Nursing and Lubar School of Business at UWM.
The program provides a unique opportunity to get a cutting-edge education in advanced nursing practice and business. Graduates are prepared for roles as executives and managers in the health care industry with the highest level of clinical nursing competence.
UW-Milwaukee鈥檚 location in the health care, corporate and financial capital of Wisconsin provides DNP/MBA students access to faculty and mentors who lead in their professions and their health care system.
This unique program is designed for current and emerging nurse leaders and administrators. The cohort is small, the curriculum diverse and demanding. The graduates already are personalizing and improving the clinical care experience for patients and transforming health care delivery in southeastern Wisconsin.
September 2025
College of Nursing
Cunningham Hall 135, 1921 E. Hartford Avenue,
MILWAUKEE,
Wisconsin,
53211, United States
Applicants must hold a bachelor鈥檚 degree or a master鈥檚 in Nursing from a professionally accredited program with a minimum grade point average of at least 3.0 (4.0 scale);
English proficiency requirement: TOEFL IBT - 79 鈥� 120; IELTS - 6.5 - 9.0; Cambridge English Advanced/Cambridge English Proficiency - C1 level or higher.
Deadlines: February 1 for a Fall start; October 1 for a Spring start.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
