Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Program Tuition Estimates

The following fees are for tuition only. Additional lab, resource, and technology fees can be found on the fee schedule on the Business Office website. Acceptance deposit fees that are credited towards tuition are: Nurse Anesthesia $1,000; all other degrees and certificates $500. Costs subject to slight increases each academic year.

Payment Options

To help you manage your graduate school expenses Otterbein offers the ePay payment system and resources you may research for scholarship opportunities (see non-Otterbein Sources of Aid below). We recommend that you speak with the graduate financial aid counselor at 614-823-1379. See the Business Office site for information about ePay.

Graduate Nursing Financial Aid Options

Graduate students are eligible for consideration for a variety of scholarships and loans.

Non-Otterbein Sources of Aid

National Scholarship Opportunities

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
  National organization with multiple scholarship and financial aid opportunities.
• American Association of Nurse Anesthetist Foundation (AANA)
  By joining AANA, members are eligible for multiple scholarship opportunities specific to pursuing a CRNA degree.
• American Cancer Society
  Scholarship and living stipend to support a master or doctorate level nurse practitioner student interested in pursuing a career in oncology.
• Doctors of Nursing Practice
  Resource of national scholarship opportunities for nurses pursuing an advanced degree.
• Nurses Educational Funds Etc.
  National organization dedicated to providing scholarships for nurses seeking an advanced degree. Application opens annually in the fall and closes early February the following year.
• American Cancer Society
  The American Cancer Society offers scholarships to support the training of advanced practice nurses, specializing in cancer and DNPs ranging from $10,000 to $15,000 per year.
• Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF)
  National organization dedicated to providing financial aid to nurses pursing an advanced degree. Scholarship applications open in late August/early September annually.

Ohio Scholarship Opportunities

• Ohio Board of Nursing
  The website lists multiple sources.
• Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses
  Master’s level and doctorate level opportunities available. Due annually in August, presented in October at annual conference.
• Ohio Nurses Association- Ohio Nurses Foundation
  The Ohio Nurses Foundation awards thousands of dollars annually in research grants and scholarships to notable nurses and future nurses.
• Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association
  Annual scholarship for members of the Mid-Ohio Nurses Association. Scholarship is due the 3rd Friday of February annually and announced mid-April annually.
• Kappa Lambda Chapter Sigma Theta Tau
  By joining the Kappa Lambda chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau Honors Society, students will have the opportunity to apply for scholarships.
• Columbus Foundation
  Check the Columbus Foundation web page periodically for additional scholarship opportunities!
  • Jane Tschappat Nursing Advancement Scholarship
    Local scholarship for a Columbus nurse pursuing an advanced degree with documented financial need.
  • Dorothy A. Cornelius Scholarship
    Local scholarship for a Mid-Ohio Nurses Association nurse pursuing an advanced degree
• City of Westerville Chamber of Commerce Otterbein University Master’s Degree Scholarship
  Scholarship opportunity available for a member of WACC or is an employee of a WACC business enrolled in a master’s degree program at Otterbein University.

Loan Repayment Opportunities

• The Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP)
• Ohio Substance Use Disorder Professional Loan Repayment Program
• Army Healthcare
  Additional options available if joining the army reserves.
• National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
  Provides for the repayment of educational loans for APRN & DNP students made in exchange for a commitment to work in a medically underserved area.
• Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)
  Health professions faculty from disadvantaged backgrounds can receive repayment of their student loans in exchange for educating tomorrow’s clinicians.
• Hospital system education repayment – check with your employer human resource department on tuition reimbursement opportunities.

Otterbein Financial Aid

For information about financial aid available from Otterbein, see the Office of Student Financial Services site.

*Rolling – Application decisions will be made monthly, while seats remain available.