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Our Programs

Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) offers over 84 in-person and online undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs that are supported by faculty and professional staff who are unequaled. Through innovation, clinical practice, co-op and experiential learning, students graduate as leaders who are ready to improve the quality of life for those we serve.

Undergraduate Nursing

Graduate and Doctoral Nursing

Health, Exercise, Nutrition and Culinary Sciences

Health Administration

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences

Physician Assistant

Art, Dance/Movement and Music Therapies and Counseling

Human Development and Counseling and Family Therapy

Experience What Education Can Be

Interprofessional, global, community and classroom experiential learning are hallmarks of the CNHP education. Experience what education can be through our hands-on learning models that provide the optimal environment for students to develop skills, learn from mistakes and become adept and competent caregivers. The world is at your feet. It all starts here.

R1 Research

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The College of Nursing and Health Professions is committed to cutting-edge research to improve health and well-being. CNHP faculty focus on health innovation, equity and wellness across the lifespan, aiming to impact health care practices, patient outcomes and policy changes. Research expands knowledge in Counseling and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapies, Health and Rehabilitation Science, Nursing, Nutrition and Food Science and interdisciplinary areas like aging, caregiving and substance abuse. Research is conducted in state-of-the-art laboratories and with health care organizations and community agencies.

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Fast Facts

95.34%

CNHP’s NCLEX pass rate for first-time test takers

98%

2023 graduates employed or in graduate school

99%

overall job satisfaction for 2023 graduates working full-time

35K+

members in the CNHP alumni network

#1

CNHP's Physician Assistant program's ranking in Pennsylvania

25+

products developed in the Drexel Food Lab

Recent News

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Graduation Highlights and Awards

CNHP’s graduation feels so long ago. As we prepare for the new academic year to start, here’s a reminder of what we are all working towards.

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Drexel Joins Collaborators for NIH-Funded Dementia Care Research Center

Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions will collaborate on the new EMBRACE center at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health that will focus on identifying and testing what makes dementia interventions work to adapt them successfully in a variety of care settings.

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Fall 2024 Rubert Trust Recipients

Alexa Fredo and Alexa Blankenbiller have been selected to receive a $15,000/year scholarship until their graduation.

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Health Sciences Building

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The Health Sciences Building is a state-of-the-art facility that brings together Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions, College of Medicine and its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies.

This 460,000 square foot facility is a hub for interdisciplinary education and research where students, faculty and professional staff collaborate, inspire and continue to develop, grow and excel.

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