New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing offers three Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) pathways:
- MS
- DNP (Post-BS entry; advanced standing and advanced-certificate-to-DNP entry also available)
- Advanced Certificate (post-master’s)
All three are campus-based in Manhattan. NYU states that none of its graduate nursing courses are fully online. Every student needs a New York State RN license before coursework begins, and clinical placements are arranged by faculty.
Program Tracks Overview
| Program | Est. Tuition (Resident) | Est. Duration | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | $132,396 | 8 semesters (~2.7 years) | 51 |
| DNP (Post-BS) | $218,064 | 15 semesters (~5 years), part-time | 84 |
| DNP (Advanced Standing, licensed NPs) | $93,456 | 7 semesters (~2.3 years), part-time | 36 |
| Advanced Certificate | $31,152–$93,456 | Not clearly published | 12–36 |
Tuition estimates multiply NYU’s 2026–2027 Rory Meyers graduate rate ($2,596 per credit, the same for New York and out-of-state students) by each pathway’s catalog credit total; the bursar table lists no separate registration and services fee for graduate nursing.
What sets NYU apart is clinical access. Faculty assign every AGPCNP student a placement and preceptor, drawing on New York City systems such as NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Montefiore, and NewYork-Presbyterian. The specialty sequence carries 625 clinical hours, including 125 hours attached to a dedicated Geriatric Syndromes course, so the older-adult half of the population focus gets real clinical time rather than classroom coverage alone.
The cost of that access is money and geography. The MS alone runs about $132,000 in tuition at 2026–2027 rates, and classes meet on campus, mostly in the evening. Nurses outside commuting distance of Manhattan, or without a New York RN license, have no practical way into this program.
NYU hands AGPCNP students faculty-arranged placements across major New York City health systems, but only to nurses who can attend on campus and pay roughly $132,000 for the MS.
Quick Facts
| Program Types | MS, DNP (Post-BS, advanced standing, advanced certificate to DNP), Advanced Certificate |
| Format | On campus; MS-level courses predominantly evenings; DNP leadership courses executive hybrid (four on-site half-day Fridays per semester plus online work) |
| Clinical Hours | 625 in the AGPCNP sequence; 1,025 for the Post-BS DNP |
| Clinical Placement | Arranged by faculty with an assigned preceptor |
| Licensure Required | New York State RN license before coursework begins |
| Experience Required | One year of full-time RN experience (one year as an NP or CNM for advanced standing DNP) |
| Start Terms | MS: fall, spring, or summer. DNP: fall only |
| Tuition | $2,596 per credit (2026–2027), no residency differential |
| Accreditation | CCNE (MS, DNP, post-graduate APRN certificate) |
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (MS)
The MS AGPCNP costs an estimated $132,396 (51 credits at $2,596). NYU’s sample plan spans eight semesters, about 2.7 years if you enroll fall, spring, and summer. It is the entry point for BSN-prepared RNs, and for RNs with an associate degree in nursing plus a non-nursing bachelor’s degree.
MS Curriculum
The 51 credits divide into four blocks: a 12-credit graduate core, a 12-credit advanced practice core, a 24-credit population component, and one 3-credit elective. The sample plan front-loads research and statistics, places the advanced practice core in semesters 2 through 4, and saves both practicum courses for semesters 7 and 8.
Two features stand out. Geriatric Syndromes is a full course with its own clinical hours, which is heavier geriatric coverage than many AGPCNP programs give. Mental Health Across the Lifespan is also required, adding behavioral health content that primary care NPs manage daily. Most semesters carry only 6 credits, which suits working nurses but lengthens the program. NYU’s program pages do not state whether the MS can be taken full-time or part-time.
Advanced practice core
- NURSE-GN 2050 Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
- NURSE-GN 2021 Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan (3)
- NURSE-GN 2012 Advanced Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan (3)
- NURSE-GN 2013 Contemporary Clinical Practice Roles (3)
Population component
- NURSE-GN 2036 Health Promotion across the Adult-Older Adult Lifespan (3)
- NURSE-GN 2037 Common Health Problems of Adults and Older Adults & Seminar (3)
- NURSE-GN 2030 Geriatric Syndromes (3)
- NURSE-GN 2060 Mental Health Across the Lifespan (3)
- NURSE-GN 2016 Adult-Gerontology Primary Care II (3)
- NURSE-GN 2017 Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum II (3)
- NURSE-GN 2018 APN: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care III (3)
- NURSE-GN 2019 APN: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum III (3)
The graduate core covers statistics, nursing research, issues and trends in health care, and population-focused care. Optional specialty sequences in holistic nursing, palliative care, and substance use disorders are listed. Full requirements: MS AGPCNP curriculum (NYU Bulletins).
MS Clinical Requirements
- 625 clinical hours in three courses: Geriatric Syndromes (125), Practicum II (250), Practicum III (250). NYU publishes these hours in the DNP catalog entry, which uses the identical courses; the MS catalog entry does not restate them.
- Placement responsibility: faculty arrange placements and assign a preceptor.
- Settings: primary care offices, ambulatory centers, and specialty practices (cardiology, dermatology, oncology, gerontology) at New York City systems including NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Montefiore, NewYork-Presbyterian, North Shore-LIJ, and Veterans clinics.
- Criminal background check and drug test required before any off-campus clinical; a facility can refuse a student based on results.
Faculty-arranged placement removes the preceptor search that consumes months for students in many online programs. The 625 hours also exceed the 500 direct-care hours national certification boards require. The model depends on living near New York City, since placements come from NYU’s metro-area network.
MS Admissions
- BS in nursing, or a non-nursing BA/BS plus an associate degree in nursing
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- New York State RN license before coursework begins
- At least one year of full-time RN clinical experience before the program starts
- Undergraduate statistics and research courses
- Transcripts, resume, 2–3 page personal statement, two letters of recommendation
- TOEFL 100 (internet-based) or IELTS 7 for non-native English speakers
- $85 application fee (waivers for financial hardship or military service)
- Deadlines: Spring 2027, early action Nov. 2, 2026, final Dec. 4, 2026; Summer 2027, final Feb. 1, 2027; Fall 2027, early action March 1, 2027, final June 14, 2027
The one-year experience rule must be met before day one, not by the time clinicals begin. A new graduate RN cannot enter the MS directly. NYU also bars internal transfers between tracks, so choose the AGPCNP focus deliberately.
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP)
The Post-BS DNP costs an estimated $218,064 (84 credits at $2,596) and takes 15 semesters, about five years. It is part-time only and requires a 3.5 GPA. Two other entries exist: advanced standing (36 credits, about $93,456) for nurses already licensed as NPs or CNMs, and advanced certificate to DNP for master’s-prepared nurses who are not NPs.
DNP Curriculum
The Post-BS plan is the MS plan followed by the DNP sequence. Semesters 1 through 8 match the MS course for course, including the same 625-hour AGPCNP specialty sequence. Semesters 9 through 15 add 33 credits of doctoral coursework at a slower pace, with only one course per term in the final three semesters. Those final semesters carry the DNP project.
The advanced standing plan is the same doctoral sequence alone, plus an elective, over seven semesters. The doctoral courses run in an executive hybrid format: on-site half-day classes on four Fridays each semester, with the rest online.
DNP sequence (semesters 9–15 of the Post-BS plan)
- NURSE-GN 3815 Leadership and Organizational Systems Management for Quality Care (3)
- NURSE-GN 3816 Clinical Applied Epidemiology (3)
- NURSE-GN 3818 Genetics and Genomics for Healthcare (3)
- NURSE-GN 3819 and 3820 Integrative Application of Evidence-Based Practice I and II (3 each)
- NURSE-GN 3813 Health Care Business, Economics, and Finance (3)
- NURSE-GN 3825 Improving Health Outcomes Through Quality (3)
- NURSE-GN 3814 Health Policy (3)
- NURSE-GN 3810 Innovations in Information Technology for Healthcare (3)
- NURSE-GN 3830 DNP Project Seminar I: Proposal Defense and Implementation (3)
- NURSE-GN 3832 DNP Project Seminar II: Project Completion (3)
Full requirements and sample plans: DNP AGPCNP curriculum (NYU Bulletins).
DNP Clinical Requirements
- Post-BS: 1,025 hours total; 625 in AGPCNP coursework plus 400 tied to the DNP project in years 4 and 5
- Advanced standing: 400 hours, all devoted to the DNP project
- Advanced certificate to DNP: 1,000 hours spread across master’s and DNP coursework
- Placement responsibility: NP specialty clinical hours are arranged by faculty assignment with a preceptor
- DNP project committee: faculty chair, faculty reviewer, and a clinical mentor holding at least a master’s degree
NYU does not state who secures the site for the 400 DNP project hours. Advanced standing students, who are typically practicing NPs, often anchor the project in their own workplace, but the published materials do not say so.
DNP Admissions
- Post-BS: BS in nursing (or ADN plus non-nursing bachelor’s), 3.5 GPA, NYS RN license, undergraduate statistics and research, one year of full-time RN experience
- Advanced standing: MS in nursing, 3.5 GPA, NYS license as an NP (adult acute care, adult primary care, mental health, pediatrics, or family) or CNM, graduate statistics and research, one year of full-time NP or CNM experience
- Advanced certificate to DNP: MS in nursing, 3.5 GPA, NYS RN license, statistics and research coursework, one year of full-time RN experience
- Transcripts, resume, 2–3 page personal statement, two letters of recommendation, $85 fee
- Entry: fall only. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until June 1, based on availability
- Maximum time to degree: seven years from matriculation
A published date worth checking. NYU’s DNP page labels its rolling deadline as a fall 2026 deadline while listing a February 1, 2027 summer deadline for family and psychiatric NP applicants. The fall label appears not to have been updated. AGPCNP applicants should treat June 1 as the rolling cutoff for the next fall entry and confirm the cycle in the application portal.
The 3.5 GPA is half a point above the MS minimum. Applicants between 3.0 and 3.5 are eligible for the MS but not the Post-BS DNP. The advanced-certificate-to-DNP entry does not publish a fixed credit total, because prior master’s coursework is evaluated individually.
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Certificate)
The Advanced Certificate AGPCNP requires 12 to 36 credits, set by gap analysis, for an estimated $31,152 to $93,456. It is open to nurses with a master’s degree in nursing. NYU does not require existing APRN certification, so master’s-prepared nurses in education, leadership, or other non-NP roles qualify alongside NPs adding a second population focus.
Certificate Curriculum
The full certificate is the MS advanced practice core plus the population component: 12 courses, 36 credits. It omits the four graduate core courses (statistics, research, issues and trends, population-focused care), which NYU presumes were completed in the prior master’s. Transcript review decides which certificate courses are waived.
NYU publishes the 12-credit floor without defining who reaches it. A plausible reading is that an NP who already holds graduate pathophysiology, pharmacology, and assessment would complete mainly the AGPCNP specialty courses and practica. NYU does not confirm a typical plan for that applicant.
- Advanced practice core: NURSE-GN 2050, 2021, 2012, 2013 (3 credits each)
- NURSE-GN 2036 Health Promotion across the Adult-Older Adult Lifespan (3)
- NURSE-GN 2037 Common Health Problems of Adults and Older Adults & Seminar (3)
- NURSE-GN 2030 Geriatric Syndromes (3)
- NURSE-GN 2060 Mental Health Across the Lifespan (3)
- NURSE-GN 2016 and 2018 Adult-Gerontology Primary Care II and III (3 each)
- NURSE-GN 2017 and 2019 Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum II and III (3 each)
Certificate Clinical Requirements
- The certificate page does not state clinical hours. It uses the same Geriatric Syndromes and practicum courses that carry 625 hours in the DNP catalog entry.
- Placement responsibility: faculty-arranged, as in the MS
- Background check and drug test required before off-campus clinicals
Certificate Admissions
- Master’s degree in nursing
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- New York State RN license before coursework begins
- At least one year of full-time RN clinical experience
- Transcripts, resume, 2–3 page personal statement, two letters of recommendation, $85 fee
- Certificate-specific deadlines and start terms are not clearly published
The certificate costs the same per credit as the degree, so the gap analysis drives the price. The difference between the 12-credit floor and the full 36-credit plan is $62,304, so request a transcript evaluation before committing.
Tuition
NYU’s bursar lists Rory Meyers graduate tuition at $2,596 per credit for fall 2026, spring 2027, and summer 2027. As a private university, NYU charges the same rate to New York and out-of-state students. The bursar table shows no separate registration and services fee for graduate nursing.
The 2025–2026 rate was $2,496. The $100-per-credit increase adds $5,100 to the MS, $8,400 to the Post-BS DNP, and up to $3,600 to the certificate compared with estimates built on last year’s rate. NYU’s nursing cost-of-attendance bulletin page still describes 2024–2025 aid-year expenses and publishes no per-credit rate, so this page uses the bursar’s 2026–2027 table.
| Pathway | Credits | Estimated Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| MS | 51 | $132,396 |
| DNP (Post-BS) | 84 | $218,064 |
| DNP (Advanced Standing) | 36 | $93,456 |
| Advanced Certificate | 12–36 | $31,152–$93,456 |
Figures are calculated from NYU’s published rate and credit totals; NYU does not publish program totals.
Costs beyond tuition
- $85 application fee
- Criminal background check and drug test before clinicals (cost not published)
- Program-specific clinical or lab fees: not clearly published
MS and doctoral applicants must file the FAFSA to be considered for NYU aid, and Rory Meyers lists its own scholarships. Students receiving NYU or NYU Langone tuition remission are not eligible for NYU scholarship aid. Rates: NYU tuition and fees; aid-year expenses: official cost of attendance page.
Why Choose This AGPCNP Program?
Best suited for: New York City-area RNs with a New York license and at least a year of experience who want faculty-arranged placements in large NYC health systems and can attend evening classes on campus.
Faculty-Assigned Placements in a Dense Clinical Market
Students do not recruit their own preceptors. Faculty assign sites across NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, Montefiore, NewYork-Presbyterian, Memorial Sloan Kettering, VA clinics, and specialty practices. For a working nurse, that removes the most common cause of delayed graduation in NP programs.
Geriatrics With Clinical Hours Attached
Geriatric Syndromes carries 125 clinical hours on top of 500 practicum hours. Students therefore see frail and multi-morbid older adults in practice, not only in lectures. Applicants who want the “gerontology” half of the credential to mean something will find it here.
MS Now, DNP Later Costs Little Extra
The Post-BS DNP is the MS plus 33 credits, about $85,668 more and roughly 2.3 more years. Completing the MS and later returning for the 36-credit advanced standing DNP totals 87 credits, only $7,788 more than the direct route at current rates. In between, the graduate can certify, practice, and earn the one year of NP experience advanced standing requires. Nurses unsure about doctoral study lose little by starting with the MS.
A High Price With No Distance Option
At $2,596 per credit, the MS runs about $132,000 in tuition and the Post-BS DNP about $218,000. There is no online section and no residency discount. The six-credit semesters keep the load manageable for working nurses, but the evening campus schedule still requires living within reach of Manhattan.
The Verdict
NYU makes the most sense for an experienced, New York-licensed RN in the city who values faculty-arranged clinical sites and strong geriatric clinical exposure enough to pay private tuition. Nurses who must study at a distance, new graduate RNs without a year of experience, and anyone choosing primarily on cost should compare other New York options, including public programs, before applying.
Accreditation
NYU Meyers’ master’s, DNP, and post-graduate APRN certificate programs hold CCNE accreditation through December 31, 2027. Graduates are prepared to sit for either the AANPCB or ANCC adult-gerontology primary care certification exam and meet New York State requirements for NP licensure and prescribing privileges.
All programs are registered with the New York State Education Department. Because instruction and clinicals take place in New York, distance-education authorization is not a factor. Graduates planning to practice in another state should confirm that state’s NP licensure rules.
More AGPCNP Programs for New York Students
- Adelphi University - Garden City
- Hunter College - New York
- Keuka College - Keuka Park
- St. John Fisher University - Rochester
- St. Joseph's University - Brooklyn
- Stony Brook University - Stony Brook
- SUNY Brockport - Brockport