Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis has a number of degree options in the field of nursing. The school is ranked in U.S. News and World Report's top 20 and is the highest ranked school from the state of Indiana. The school offers bachelor's degree programs for first-time college students and also as a second bachelor's to students who already have a degree in a different course of study. There is also an RN to bachelor's option for nurses who want to take their career to the next level. The coursework includes classroom study, but also hands-on experience at some of the area's top medical facilities. IUPUI also has a full graduate program in nursing, which includes a master's degree and even a PhD program.
Indiana University School of Nursing
1111 Middle Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-274-5555
nursing.iupui.edu/
The College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services at Indiana State University was opened in 2007 and is already the second highest ranked nursing program in the state based on the U.S. News and World Report ratings. The program is designed to develop health professionals, but also leads in the health care industry and in educating the next wave of nurses. The Department of Advanced Practice Nursing at Indiana State offers master's degrees in family practice, administration and nursing education and the school is creating a new doctoral program in nursing practice. The bachelor's degree program has opportunities for licensed registered nurses and practical nurses to advance to the bachelor of science degree and progress in their careers. There are also educational tracks designed for students with no prior nursing diploma.
Indiana State University
College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services
Nursing Building Room 328
812-237-2316
www.indstate.edu/nhhs/
The No. 3 nursing school in the state of Indiana according to U.S. News and Word Report is Purdue University, Calumet. The college offers a bachelor of science in nursing as well as an accelerated program for nurses with a prior entry-level nursing certificate. The undergraduate program at Purdue prepares nurses to pass the licensing exam and begin practice as nurses or prepares them for graduate level education as they pursue leadership positions in the medical care industry. It also offers three master's programs in clinical nursing, family practice and administration.
Purdue University Calumet
School of Nursing
2200 169th Street
Hammond, IN 46323
219-989-2815
webs.calumet.purdue.edu/nursing/