Compare Graduate Programs - School of Nursing

What are the differences between the Nursing graduate programs?

Read the information presented in the table below to find the program that is right for you.

	Full-time	Part-time
Program Availability	Master’s Course-Based Master’s Course-Based Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Diploma Master’s Thesis PhD	Master’s Course Based Master’s Thesis (if supervisor agreeable) PhD (if supervisor agreeable)
Length of Time to Completion	All Master’s Programs – 2 years PhD – 4 years	Master’s Course and Thesis – 3 years PhD – 6 years
Number of Courses Per Year	Minimum 4	Maximum 3
Tuition Costs	https://registrar.mcmaster.ca/fees/graduate/ Approximately $2800 per term, 3 terms per year (exact amount confirmed upon offer)	https://registrar.mcmaster.ca/fees/graduate/ Approximately $1500 per term, 3 terms a year (exact amount confirmed upon offer)
Other Fees	Yes https://registrar.mcmaster.ca/fees/graduate/#tab-10	Yes https://registrar.mcmaster.ca/fees/graduate/#tab-10
Benefits	Yes https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/services/health-and-dental/	No
Eligibility for Funding	Entry Scholarship Graduate Program Awards and Funding External Awards and Funding	Not eligible for funding
Switch to Other Status?	If you start as a full-time student, you can switch to part-time. However, you will continue to pay full time fees. Switching status may affect financial aid (OSAP)	If you start as a part-time student, you can switch to full-time. You will then pay full time fees.