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TOP Universities for Nursing Studies in USA by QS World USA University list offers a wide variety of nursing educational programs. Prestigious US universities provide an opportunity to study in the most modern clinical facilities, to train under the guidance of leading teachers in this field, emergency hospitals, hospice care centers, mobile clinics.
The range of studying options is wide:
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Professional Nurse (LVN) training programs are designed for one year. The LVN / LPN nurse provides basic patient care: vital signs measurement, observation. Requires government certification.
- Associate Nursing Specialist (ADN) training program, duration is from 15 months to 2 years. An ADN certified nurse can treat and educate patients and provide emotional support to their family members. ADN programs are available to international students.
- The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a four-year program that is popular with international students, offers good job prospects and a high salary upon graduation.
- The CRNA program lasts from 1 to 2 years: students study anesthesia techniques, test theory. A CRNA nurse earns between $ 160,000 and $ 250,000 annually, depending on the state.
- DNP programs focus on teaching students research methods, including statistics, data analysis, history, nursing philosophy, and leadership skills. Duration - from 18 to 30 months.
Best nursing universities in USA 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University |
| 3 | Duke University |
| 4 | Columbia University |
| 5 | University of Washington |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 7 | Yale University |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| 9 | New York University (NYU) |
| 10 | University of California, San Francisco |
| 11 | University of Pittsburgh |
| 12 | The Ohio State University |
| 13 | Pennsylvania State University |
| 14 | Emory University |
| 15 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| 16 | Case Western Reserve University |
| 17 | Boston College |
| 18 | George Washington University |
| 19 | University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) |
| 20 | University of Iowa |
| 21 | University of Minnesota (System) |
| 22 | University of Texas at Austin |
| 23 | University of Virginia |
| 24 | Vanderbilt University |
| 25 | Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) |
| 26 | The University of Arizona |
| 27 | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 28 | University of California, Davis |
| 29 | University of Central Florida |
| 30 | University of Cincinnati |
| 31 | University of Florida |
| 32 | University of Miami |
| 33 | University of South Carolina |
| 34 | University of Utah |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 36 | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 37 | Indiana University Bloomington |
| 38 | Michigan State University |
| 39 | Purdue University |
| 40 | Rush University |
| 41 | Rutgers University–New Brunswick |
| 42 | Temple University |
| 43 | The University of Alabama |
| 44 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 45 | University of Connecticut |
| 46 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 47 | University of Kansas |
| 48 | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| 49 | University of Missouri, Columbia |
| 50 | University of South Florida |
