A public institution, Ohio University is located in Athens, a suburban area approximately 75 miles southeast of Columbus. Home to more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Ohio University offers its nursing programs through its School of Nursing. At the undergraduate level, Ohio University offers a two-year Associate of Science and a four-year Bachelor of Science degree for nurses.
Also available is an accelerated baccalaureate program for licensed registered nurses who have only an associate degree in the field and an accelerated associate degree program for licensed practical nurses who wish to become RNs. The traditional baccalaureate program begins with one year of foundation courses in natural and social sciences, with students then applying for admission to the nursing program in order to start during their sophomore years.
Approximately 82 percent of all freshmen and 74 percent of continuing undergraduate students receive some type of financial aid while studying at Ohio University, according to the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges. Ohio residents receive tuition discounts at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The college also grants three Master of Science nursing degrees in nurse administration, nurse education and family nurse practitioning.
Ohio University
Grover Center E365
Athens, OH 45701
740-593-4100
ohio.edu
Located in Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University is a private, nonsectarian institution with more than 9,800 undergraduate and graduate students. In 2010, U.S. News and World Report ranked the university 41st among all universities in the United States. The Bachelor of Science in nursing program offered through the university's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing begins during students' freshmen years rather than requiring prerequisite coursework. Because of this structure, nursing students receive 1,600 clinical hours of training, which the university reports is more than double the national average in similar programs.
The college also offers both bachelor's and entry-level master's degree programs for licensed RNs who possess only an associate degree. It also offers a master's degree program that is open to students with baccalaureate degrees in fields other than nursing. Around 88 percent of freshmen and 92 percent of continuing undergraduate students at Case Western benefit from some form of financial aid, explains the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges. At the graduate level, the college features 12 Master of Science in Nursing degree programs, a Doctor of Nursing Practice program and a Ph.D. in Nursing program.
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-368-4450
case.edu
The Jesuit Order of the Roman Catholic Church founded Xavier University in 1831 in Cincinnati, and since that time, the school has grown to an enrollment of more than 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The college received the third-place ranking among all Midwest universities that offer master's degree programs from U.S. News and World Report in 2010.
The college's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program offers students a number of opportunities not featured in other Ohio nursing programs, such as the opportunity to complete an additional internship in medical-surgical nursing, psychiatric care, emergency care, critical care, obstetrics, and perioperative care, in addition to the standard clinical rotations. Undergraduate nursing students can also pursue a specialized Hispanic Focus program that prepares them for working with patients whose primary language is Spanish. Study abroad and service-learning volunteer travel programs are also available for nursing students.
Around 93 percent of all undergraduate students at Xavier receive financial aid, reports the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges. The college also offers a Master of Science in Nursing program and joint degree programs that allow nurses to receive the master's in nursing along with either a Master of Education, Master of Business Administration or Master of Science in criminal justice degree.
Xavier University
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45207
877-982-3648
xavier.edu