Registered Nursing Registered Nurse

A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 2003 institutions across the United States, with a total of 761917 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,998

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

81,666

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

146,564

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

1,608

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

20,308

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

1,390

degrees awarded

Other Awards

508,383

awards given

Top Schools for Registered Nursing Registered Nurse

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
23,154
2 Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL
21,078
3 Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
16,686
4 Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
13,644
5 Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
12,846
6 The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
7,960
7 Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala, FL
4,488
8 Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
4,428
9 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Louisville, KY
4,185
10 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
3,978
11 University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
3,459
12 NUC University
Bayamon, PR
3,096
13 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
3,051
14 West Coast University-Orange County
Anaheim, CA
3,048
15 Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Draper, UT
3,003
16 West Coast University-Los Angeles
North Hollywood, CA
2,943
17 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
2,853
18 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX
2,745
19 Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
2,679
20 ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
2,640
21 Regis College
Weston, MA
2,637
22 West Coast University-Ontario
Ontario, CA
2,622
23 Rasmussen University-Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN
2,562
24 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
2,535
25 University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
2,511
26 Weber State University
Ogden, UT
2,445
27 Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
2,427
28 University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
2,367
29 Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
2,328
30 Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford, IL
2,310
31 Excelsior University
Albany, NY
2,187
32 Jersey College
Teterboro, NJ
2,187
33 University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
2,154
34 Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
2,037
35 East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
2,010
36 Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
1,935
37 Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
1,896
38 University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
1,809
39 Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA
1,800
40 University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
1,761
41 The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, TX
1,746
42 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
1,731
43 Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
1,692
44 William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ
1,689
45 Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
Saint Petersburg, FL
1,677
46 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
1,626
47 Nightingale College
Salt Lake City, UT
1,614
48 Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
1,599
49 Chamberlain University-Texas
Houston, TX
1,560
50 Emory University
Atlanta, GA
1,560
51 Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
1,551
52 Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ
1,461
53 St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
1,452
54 The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
1,440
55 Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
1,437
56 University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
1,431
57 Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
1,431
58 Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT
1,428
59 New York University
New York, NY
1,422
60 Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX
1,422
61 Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
1,410
62 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
1,410
63 Boise State University
Boise, ID
1,401
64 Denver College of Nursing
Denver, CO
1,398
65 Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA
1,386
66 Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA
1,383
67 Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
1,383
68 Hondros College of Nursing
Westerville, OH
1,362
69 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
1,356
70 Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
Dover, DE
1,326
71 Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
1,323
72 University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
1,323
73 Miami Regional University
Miami Springs, FL
1,323
74 Laboure College of Healthcare
Milton, MA
1,305
75 Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
1,293
76 Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
1,290
77 Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
1,272
78 Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
1,263
79 East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
1,260
80 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
1,260
81 Long Island University
Brookville, NY
1,248
82 Washington State University
Pullman, WA
1,227
83 Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
1,224
84 University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
1,185
85 Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS
1,182
86 University of Michigan-Flint
Flint, MI
1,161
87 University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
1,134
88 Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
1,119
89 Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
1,116
90 Chamberlain University-Georgia
Sandy Springs, GA
1,116
91 Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL
1,116
92 Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA
1,113
93 University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
1,107
94 Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
1,104
95 Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
1,098
96 California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
1,092
97 Nevada State University
Henderson, NV
1,086
98 Marian University
Indianapolis, IN
1,086
99 Baylor University
Waco, TX
1,086
100 Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
1,083