Top Graduate Schools for Nursing
Registered nurses (RNs) constitute the largest healthcare occupation, with 2.6 million jobs.
About 60 percent of RN jobs are in hospitals.
There are three typical educational paths to registered nursing—a bachelor's of science degree in nursing (BSN), an associate degree in nursing (ADN), and a diploma. BSN programs, offered by colleges and universities, take about 4 years to complete. ADN programs, offered by community and junior colleges, take about 2 to 3 years to complete. Diploma programs, administered in hospitals, last about 3 years. Generally, licensed graduates of any of the three types of educational programs qualify for entry-level positions as a staff nurse. There are hundreds of registered nursing programs that result in an ADN or BSN; however, there are relatively few diploma programs.
Nurse practitioners—need a master’s degree.
In all States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, students must graduate from an approved nursing program and pass a national licensing examination, known as the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX-RN, in order to obtain a nursing license. Other eligibility requirements for licensure vary by State. Contact your State’s board of nursing for details.
Median annual wages of registered nurses were $62,450 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $51,640 and $76,570.
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- University of California, San Francisco, CA
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
- University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Yale University New Haven, CT
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- University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
- Duke University, Durham, NC>
- Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
- University of Colorado--Denver and Health Sciences Center Denver, CO
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- Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
- Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
- Emory University Atlanta, GA
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- University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
- University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
- University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
- Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ
- Georgetown University, Washington, DC
- Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- University of Florida Gainesville, FL
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- University of Nebraska Medical Center,Omaha, NE
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- Catholic University of America,Washington, DC
- Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
- University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
- niversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
- Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing,Hyden, KY
- Michigan State University, ast Lansing, MI
- University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
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University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Information for International Applicants
It is suggested that international students apply a minimum of one year prior to the start of the program.
In addition to all required application materials, international applicants must submit the following items:
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended to obtain the BSN and MSN degree (if applicable)
World Education Services (www.wes.org) or Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools(www.cgfns.org) evaluation of all transcripts
Results from the GRE general exam (www.gre.org) taken within the last five years
Results from the TOEFL (www.toefl.org) or IELTS (www.ielts.org) taken within the last two years for all non-native speakers
Applicants must have a minimum score of 500 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE and a 4.0 in the analytical writing section.
We require a minimum score of 100 on the TOEFL and a minimum combined score of 7.0 for the IELTS.
Applicants who have completed their BSN degree in the United States, and English is not their first language are eligible for the GRE waiver, but must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores.
Penn Nursing does not require foreign applicants to have a U.S. nursing license in order to matriculate. However, we do require applicants to submit proof of a nursing license in from their native country and maintain an active license while attending the University of Pennsylvania.
all info is taken from Penn Nursing website.
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