U of M Advantages

Why get a Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota?

The University of Minnesota is one of the top three research universities in the country.

If you're thinking about becoming a research-prepared nurse, you're going to need a good mentor to guide you through the process of getting your Ph.D. You're going to need a mentor who is strong in your area of research interest. You can expect to find one among the highly regarded faculty at the University of Minnesota. In the School of Nursing, our faculty research interests cover a broad range of health issues affecting the quality of life for children, elders, and everyone in between.

School of Nursing faculty are not just stellar researchers, they are also expert teachers.

Come sit in on a class, and see for yourself how our talented School of Nursing faculty, honed as researchers, effectively transmit knowledge to their students. In addition to their impressive credentials, our professors bring particularly strong people skills into the classroom, and you'll have excellent role models to emulate if you decide to pursue a career in teaching. We even include Teaching and Learning in Nursing as one of the courses PhD students are required to take, because we want our students to graduate well prepared for the job market, where research and teaching very often go hand in hand.

PhD students get professional experience in our Centers of Research Excellence.

At the University of Minnesota, we are fortunate to have several Centers of Excellence, where students can experience what it is like to be part of a community of scholars with similar research interests. As associate members of these centers, PhD students work side by side with research mentors, developing collegial relationships, participating in peer reviews, and having the opportunity for their work to be reviewed.