22-Month Online DNP in Executive Leadership Program

Enhance Your Leadership Skills to Improve Systems-level Outcomes With the #1 Nursing School in the World.

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Discover the Unparalleled Advantage

Our DNP in Executive Leadership program equips master’s prepared nurse leaders with the skills to oversee systems-level organizational change.

Offered online with only a few on-campus intensives, the DNP in Executive Leadership can be completed while working full-time from any location. This interdisciplinary curriculum incorporates content from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton Online, and the Perelman School of Medicine Health Care Innovation Graduate Program.


Earn Your DNP on Your Time, Online

The program offers a mutually beneficial opportunity for students and their employers, which culminates with the design of a systems-level evidence-based project implemented within their own organization.

  • Learn from world-renowned faculty and executive leaders
  • Attend a 1-week on-campus intensive developed and presented by expert Wharton Executive Education faculty
  • Provide impact to your current organization
  • Position yourself for advanced leadership opportunities
  • Develop the skills to manage complex projects and employ innovative thinking
  • Build robust professional connections through a collaborative cohort and Penn's world class community and alumni network



An Ivy League Nursing Education

Penn Nursing is the #1 nursing school in the world, and has multiple #1 and top-rated programs here in the U.S. and globally. Join the ranks of Penn Nursing experts and leaders who have been advancing science and delivering solutions, shaping policy and practice, and engaging communities to promote health for over a century. They will be your collaborators, your mentors, your friends—as we lead together to a healthier, more equitable future.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Developing Experts and Leaders
  • Transforming Policy and Practice
  • Engaging Diverse Communities in Promoting Health


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