PhD, Health Professions
Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.
GRENot stated
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)Required
TOEFL iBT 72 (or 79 for TA consideration), IELTS Academic BAND 6.0 (or 6.5 for TA consideration), Pearsons PTE Academic 52; Duolingo is not accepted for Nursing (MS, DNP, PhD). Waived for applicants who earned a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited academic institution in the U.S. or accepted English-speaking country.
Minimum GPARequired
3.0 GPA or equivalent
Recommendation lettersNot stated
Prior degreeRequired
Bachelor's or Master's
Statement of purposeRequired
“For Nursing applicants, the non-refundable application fee is $75.”
“Statement of Purpose, minimum 300 words.”
“Bachelor’s degree minimum GPA of 3.0 and Master’s degree minimum GPA of 3.3. One of these two degrees is from an accredited nursing program.”
Extracted from www.umassd.edu (opens in new tab) · verified 2026-09-08