Nurse Practitioner Programs in Michigan
(found programs from 11 schools)

A Great Lakes state, Michigan has fewer primary care nurse practitioners than most other states. While nurse practitioners across the nation frequently provide primary care services in rural and medically underserved areas, Michigan's nurse practitioners are more apt to provide specialized services. Just 39 percent of Michigan's NPs work in family practice, internal medicine or pediatrics. The other 60-or-so percent specialize in areas such as women's health or mental health.

Nurse practitioners in Michigan are able to practice relatively autonomously, though they do need a collaborative agreement with a physician to prescribe medications. Michigan nurse practitioners can - and do - receive reimbursement directly from Medicare, Medicaid and a number of private health insurance companies.

At present, almost 70 percent of the state's nurse practitioners are over age 45. There is great need, therefore, for young nurses to step up and advance their education. Salary.com reports that the average salary for a nurse practitioner in Michigan ranges from $85,000 to $90,000 per year.

Some Michigan nurses who wish to become nurse practitioners pursue their education online; Georgetown University offers a strictly online NP program. Other Michigan nurses prefer an in-state experience. NP programs for Michigan nurses include:

• Northern Michigan University. Located in East Lansing, Northern Michigan U offers a master's-level family nurse practitioner program. Courses are primarily delivered online, with on-campus courses scheduled one day per week.
• University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor offers different master's-level NP programs including: family nurse practitioner, adult nurse practitioner, pediatric nurse practitioner, acute care nurse practitioner and psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner. Clinical rotations may be completed at one of the university's many approved clinical sites.
• Wayne State University. As of November 2001, Wayne State is currently accepting applications for its pediatric nurse practitioner, pysch/mental health nurse practitioner and neonatal nurse practitioner programs.

Accredited schools with NP programs in Michigan: