Top Ranking Schools of Nursing Degrees

University of Washington

• Since 1984 U.S. News & World Report has rated the University of Washington as the nation's top nursing school. The 2009-10 class included just over 600 undergrads and graduate students. The school offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, and Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing and 19 different master's specialties, including nursing midwifery, medical-surgical clinical nursing and psychiatric/mental-health nursing. In 2008, the school received $7 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health. The school is home to multiple research centers, including the Center for Women's Health and Gender Research and the Center on Infant Mental Health and Development.

  University of Washington
  School of Nursing
  1959 NE Pacific St.
  Seattle, WA 98195
  206-543-8736
  www.son.washington.edu

Johns Hopkins University

• Johns Hopkins University, one of the preeminent medical schools in the nation, offers bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing, as well as doctorates and certificate programs. Ranked fourth on the U.S. News & World Report's 2007 rankings, and second amongst private universities, the nursing school draws more than $7 million in research and offers prestigious research fellowships. Forty percent of the faculty members qualify as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing.

  Johns Hopkins University
  School of Nursing
  525 N. Wolfe St.
  Baltimore, MD 21205
  410-955-7548
  nursing.jhu.edu

University of Michigan

• The University of Michigan netted a top-five ranking on the U.S. News & World Report's 2007 top nursing schools list. Located in Ann Arbor, the nursing school offers programs for undergrads, grad students, Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral fellows. For undergrads, the student-to-faculty ratio comes in at 19:1, while graduate students enjoy a 10:1 ratio. The school boasts esteemed instructors, with 90 percent of the tenured faculty holding doctorates. The university hosts the North Campus Family Health Service and Community Family Health Center, both of which offer hands-on training for nursing students.

  University of Michigan
  School of Nursing
  400 North Ingalls
  Ann Arbor, MI 48109
  734-763-5985
  nursing.umich.edu