Accelerated Nursing Degree Programs

If you are looking at finding a nursing school or college to get your degree faster then accelerated nursing degree programs could be what you are looking for. With the US Department of Labor requiring an additional 1 million qualified nurses over the next 7 years for new posts and to replaced existing registered nurses now is a great time to get qualified.

What is an Accelerated Program ?

The programs are exactly how they are described in that they are a fast track method and fastest route to get qualified as a registered nurse (RN). It can take as little as 11 months to complete a fast track baccalauteate program including all the pre-requisites and up to 18 months in some colleges.

These are programs where you already have a bachelors or graduate degree in a non nursing subject.

Where can you access a program ?

You should be able to access a program almost anywhere including Canada and there are over 218 accelerated degree programs in 43 states in the US including NJ PA NC CT MA CA IL VA etc.

Although financial aid for students on these types of programs is normally limited many establishments are offering the repayment of tuition fees by ways of recruiting qualified nurses so it may be best to either discuss this with your nursing school to see what links they have with local hospitals or contact health care establishments you wish to work for and see if they have any existing partnerships.

List of Accelerated Nursing Degree Programs

Below is a list of schools and colleges in the US offering acclerated nursing degree and masters programs. Check with the school for more information and whether these are 12 months / 1 year courses or 18 months.

Schools that Offer Accelerated Baccalaureate Programs for Non nursing College Graduates

Alabama Auburn University Samford University University of South Alabama Arizona Northern Arizona University University of Arizona Arkansas Arkansas State University California California State University-Bakersfield California State University-Long Beach California State University-Northridge California State University-Sacramento California State University-San Marcos Loma Linda University Mount Saint Mary's College National University Samuel Merritt College San Francisco State University Colorado Colorado State University-Pueblo Denver School of Nursing Metropolitan State College of Denver Regis University University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado Denver University of Northern Colorado Connecticut Fairfield University Quinnipiac University Saint Joseph College Southern Connecticut State University University of Connecticut Delaware University of Delaware District of Columbia Georgetown University Howard University The Catholic University of America Florida Barry University Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Jacksonville University University of Central Florida University of Florida University of Miami University of North Florida University of South Florida Georgia Georgia College & State University Georgia Southwestern State University Kennesaw State University Valdosta State University Hawaii University of Hawaii at Manoa Idaho Idaho State University Illinois Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing Illinois State University Lakeview College of Nursing Lewis University Loyola University Chicago Rush University Medical Center Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences West Suburban College of Nursing Indiana Ball State University Indiana University Northwest Indiana University South Bend Indiana University-Purdue University (Indianapolis) Indiana Wesleyan University Marian College- Indiana Purdue University Purdue University-Calumet Saint Mary's College- Indiana University of Indianapolis Valparaiso University Iowa Allen College Kansas MidAmerica Nazarene University Wichita State University Kentucky Bellarmine University Eastern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky University Spalding University University of Kentucky University of Louisville Louisiana Louisiana State University Health Sciences Ctr Southeastern Louisiana University The University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Monroe Maine University of Maine-Fort Kent University of Southern Maine Maryland Coppin State University Johns Hopkins University Salisbury University Stevenson University Massachusetts Curry College Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences MGH Institute of Health Professions Simmons College University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of Massachusetts-Boston Michigan Eastern Michigan University Ferris State University Grand Valley State University Michigan State University Oakland University University of Detroit Mercy University of Michigan University of Michigan-Flint Wayne State University Minnesota College of Saint Catherine Concordia College - Minnesota Metropolitan State University Minnesota State University Mankato Saint Cloud State University The College of St. Scholastica

Mississippi University of Mississippi Medical Center Missouri Barnes-Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health Cox College of Nursing Research College of Nursing Saint Louis University University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri-Saint Louis William Jewell College Nebraska Clarkson College Creighton University Nebraska Methodist College University of Nebraska Medical Center Nevada Nevada State College Touro University New Jersey Fairleigh Dickinson University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Seton Hall University University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey William Paterson University New Mexico New Mexico State University University of New Mexico New York Adelphi University American University of Beirut Binghamton University College of New Rochelle Columbia University Concordia College New York Dominican College of Blauvelt Hartwick College Lehman College Molloy College Mount Saint Mary College- New York New York University Pace University Stony Brook University SUNY Downstate Medical Center The Sage Colleges University at Buffalo University of Rochester Wagner College North Carolina Duke University The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Western Carolina University Winston-Salem State University North Dakota University of North Dakota Ohio Capital University Case Western Reserve University Cleveland State University Kent State University MedCentral College of Nursing Mount Carmel College of Nursing The University of Akron Ursuline College Wright State University Oklahoma Oklahoma Baptist University Oklahoma City University University of Oklahoma Oregon Linfield College Oregon Health & Science University Pennsylvania Bloomsburg University DeSales University Drexel University Duquesne University Eastern University Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Misericordia University Robert Morris University Temple University Thomas Jefferson University University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh Villanova University Waynesburg University West Chester University Puerto Rico Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico South Carolina Medical University of South Carolina South Carolina State University South Dakota South Dakota State University Tennessee Belmont University Cumberland University East Tennessee State University Union University University of Memphis University of Tennessee Health Science Center Texas Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing Texas A&M Health Science Center Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Texas Christian University Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Texas Woman's University University of Houston-Victoria University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio University of Texas Medical Branch University of Texas-Arlington University of Texas-El Paso Utah University of Utah Virginia George Mason University Hampton University Liberty University Marymount University Norfolk State University Old Dominion University Shenandoah University Virginia Commonwealth University West Virginia Mountain State University West Virginia University Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Wyoming University of Wyoming

Schools Offering Master's for Nonnursing College Graduates (Entry-level / 2nd Degree Master's) Programs

Master’s for Nonnursing College Graduates (Entry-Level/2nd Degree Master’s) Program: Admits students with baccalaureate degrees in other disciplines and no previous nursing education. Program prepares graduates for entry into the profession and awards a master’s degree in nursing.

Alabama University of Alabama at Birmingham University of South Alabama California Azusa Pacific University California State University-Dominguez Hills California State University-Fresno California State University-Fullerton California State University-Los Angeles Samuel Merritt College San Francisco State University Sonoma State University University of California-Los Angeles University of California-San Francisco University of San Diego University of San Francisco Western University of Health Sciences Connecticut Yale University Hawaii University of Hawaii at Manoa Georgia Medical College of Georgia Illinois DePaul University Rush University Medical Center University of Illinois at Chicago West Suburban College of Nursing Indiana University of Indianapolis Iowa University of Iowa Maine University of Southern Maine Maryland University of Maryland Massachusetts Boston College MGH Institute of Health Professions Northeastern University Regis College Salem State College Simmons College University of Massachusetts-Worcester

Minnesota University of Minnesota New Hampshire University of New Hampshire New York University of Rochester North Carolina East Carolina University Ohio College of Mount Saint Joseph The Ohio State University The University of Toledo University of Cincinnati Xavier University Oregon University of Portland Pennsylvania Wilkes University Tennessee University of Memphis University of Tennessee - Knoxville Vanderbilt University Texas Texas A&M International University of Texas-Austin Vermont University of Vermont Virginia University of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Washington Pacific Lutheran University Seattle University University of Washington Wisconsin Marquette University University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

 

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