Graduate Healthcare Degrees

Ready to earn your graduate degree? 

Explore some of the leading graduate healthcare programs in Pennsylvania!

Career Focused Graduate Programs 

Our graduate healthcare programs are delivered through the respected School of Health Sciences and Education. Here you can prepare for licensure, clinical practice and leadership roles through accredited graduate programs in these fields:

• Physician Assistant Science
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Family Nurse Practitioner

Creating compassionate healthcare leaders one graduate at a time

Saint Francis University prepares healthcare professionals who bring knowledge, compassion, and leadership to the places where healing matters most. Thousands of highly skilled, compassionate allied health and nursing professionals have carried the education they received at Saint Francis University into communities across the nation. Formed by rigorous training and a deep respect for the dignity of every patient, they serve on the front lines of healing and increasingly step forward as leaders in their fields.

✔ Trusted healthcare education grounded in Franciscan values

✔ Exceptional licensure pass rates 

✔ Small cohort, mentorship-driven learning 

✔ State-of-the-art clinical and simulation facilities on campus

Master of Physician Assistant Science (MPAS)

Established as one of the first physician assistant (PA) degree programs in the country. Saint Francis University is nationally known for strong Physician Assistant National Certification Exam (PANCE) pass rates and graduates who excel in clinical competence, professionalism, and compassion. Over the past five years, SFU graduates have consistently exceeded the national first-time PANCE pass rate.

Program Length:
Accelerated 5-year direct-entry (3+2) pathway
24-month graduate pathway for students with a bachelor’s degree

Format: In-person (on campus)

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

• Backed by a strong reputation and led by renowned faculty experts dedicated to student success.
• 100% NPTE board pass rate for graduates
• Multiple pathways, including accelerated options, are available.

Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)

• AOTA-accredited
• excellent pass rates
• Complete your masters in 2 years (6 semesters/81 credits)
• Multiple pathways, including accelerated options, are available.

Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP)

• Flexible MSN FNP & PMC FNP offerings
• One of the most affordable programs in the state
• Designed for busy practitioners with limited residencies
• Multiple pathways, including accelerated options, are available.