A research program that focuses on the study of advanced clinical practices, research methodologies, the administration of complex nursing services, and that prepares nurses to further the progress of nursing research through experimentation and clinical applications.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | 306 | 60% | $6,800 |
| 2 | Duquesne University | 279 | 13% | $54,364 |
| 3 | Rivier University | 252 | 37% | $49,560 |
| 4 | EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian | 252 | 73% | $6,800 |
| 5 | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 216 | 15% | N/A |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 207 | 6% | $36,647 |
| 7 | Benedictine University | 160 | 8% | $50,006 |
| 8 | Atenas College | 152 | 43% | $8,546 |
| 9 | Kean University | 138 | 4% | $30,475 |
| 10 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 138 | 22% | N/A |
| 11 | Rush University | 134 | 31% | N/A |
| 12 | University of Maine at Fort Kent | 121 | 56% | $19,835 |
| 13 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 118 | 2% | $30,866 |
| 14 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | 114 | 7% | $31,572 |
| 15 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 103 | 6% | $30,538 |
| 16 | Monmouth University | 77 | 4% | $56,979 |
| 17 | Anna Maria College | 59 | 14% | $54,090 |
| 18 | Clemson University | 56 | 1% | $31,270 |
| 19 | Salem State University | 54 | 2% | $27,384 |
| 20 | Wagner College | 53 | 8% | $64,382 |
| 21 | Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico | 52 | 16% | N/A |
| 22 | Governors State University | 50 | 3% | $25,092 |
| 23 | University of California-Irvine | 49 | 1% | $34,261 |
| 24 | Saint Xavier University | 47 | 5% | $48,436 |
| 25 | Dewey University-Manati | 47 | 26% | $8,995 |
| 26 | Northern Illinois University | 44 | 1% | $29,117 |
| 27 | Ohio Christian University | 40 | 5% | $33,532 |
| 28 | University of California-Davis | 32 | 0% | $35,177 |
| 29 | Fort Hays State University | 31 | 1% | $18,048 |
| 30 | University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences | 26 | 5% | N/A |
| 31 | Rochester College | 26 | 10% | $33,292 |
| 32 | University of Rhode Island | 26 | 1% | $30,351 |
| 33 | ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez | 23 | 15% | $9,132 |
| 34 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 22 | 7% | $40,306 |
| 35 | Moravian College | 22 | 4% | $60,164 |
| 36 | Walsh University | 21 | 3% | $44,236 |
| 37 | University of Kansas | 21 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 38 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 21 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 39 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 19 | 0% | $28,301 |
| 40 | Fresno Pacific University | 18 | 2% | $46,569 |
| 41 | Bellevue University | 18 | 1% | $20,970 |
| 42 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 17 | 0% | $21,297 |
| 43 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 15 | 0% | $20,482 |
| 44 | Catholic University of America | 15 | 1% | $64,560 |
| 45 | Dewey University-Juana Díaz | 11 | 12% | $8,995 |
| 46 | College of Saint Elizabeth | 10 | 3% | $52,548 |
| 47 | Wichita State University | 10 | 0% | $24,042 |
| 48 | Liberty Technical College | 10 | 22% | N/A |
| 49 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | 9 | 1% | $24,270 |
| 50 | Averett University | 7 | 4% | $47,918 |
| 51 | North Park University | 7 | 1% | $43,005 |
| 52 | ICPR Junior College-Manati | 6 | 4% | $9,132 |
| 53 | Vanderbilt University | 5 | 0% | $70,146 |
| 54 | ICPR Junior College-Arecibo | 5 | 4% | $9,132 |
| 55 | Pittsburg State University | 5 | 0% | $19,902 |
| 56 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 3 | 0% | $76,856 |
| 57 | Emory University | 3 | 0% | $69,502 |
| 58 | ICPR Junior College-General Institutional | 3 | 2% | $9,132 |
| 59 | Medical Prep Institute of Tampa Bay | 2 | 6% | N/A |
| 60 | Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences | 2 | 2% | $29,934 |
| 61 | University of Vermont | 2 | 0% | $34,210 |
| 62 | University of Iowa | 2 | 0% | $24,239 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Nursing Science program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.