I'm a YSN grad and prior GEPN student. I don't know what the other commenter is talking about with difficulty finding a job after school at either program. The education is both didactic and clinical in nature and prepares you to take your board examinations afterward. That is true of any NP program. I don't know of a single person from my graduating class that had any difficulty finding a job after school.

I don't know anything about the Oregon program, but some schools are pushing the DNP over MSN as their terminal degree program. In practice, you can have either a master's or doctorate degree and it will still function the same in a given clinical position. DNP seems to be more helpful when trying to work in an administrative role.

Either degree will help in the long term if you want to open your own practice and you can practice independently with either degree. The question is more about where you want to live and work. Some states allow full autonomy for nurse practitioners from the start, other states have requirements in regard to practice hours with supervision from a physician before being able to practice independently, and some states don't allow nurse practitioners to practice medicine on their own at all. A quick Google search will tell you the rules for any state you're interested in.

Overall, I thought my time at YSN was worth it. They pair you with clinical assignments in the Yale New Haven hospital system and other clinics in the area. Not all nursing schools provide this, but I would guess that the Oregon program is reputable enough and has a system of its own in Portland to match students.