According to "US News & World Report," the John Hopkins University School of Nursing ranks in the top five in a number of nursing eduction categories including top colleges and in community health nursing. As of 2010, over 600 nursing students study at the school. The school offers three different programs: acute and chronic care, community and public health, and health systems and outcomes. Students earn bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees; post-degree education opportunities are also available. Students studying for their doctorate earn either a degree in nursing practice or philosophy in nursing. The school also offers the first Peace Corps Fellows Program in nursing.
Johns Hopkins University
School of Nursing
525 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
son.jhmi.edu
The University of Washington School of Nursing features world-class resources, strong partnerships with community health care facilities and over 600 faculty members including full-time, part-time and volunteer staff. Students study toward bachelor's, master's or doctorate degrees. Graduate students have the opportunity to specialize their degrees in a variety of fields including public health nursing, nurse midwifery and mental-health nursing. The research centers include the Center for Interdisciplinary Geriatric Research, the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging and the Center for Interdisciplinary Geriatric Research.
The school boasts that it has been at the top of the nursing school rankings for over 20 years. Its stated mission is to advance knowledge of human health by promoting "excellence in teaching, research, and service."
University of Washington
School of Nursing
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, Washington 98195
206-543-8736
washington.edu
At the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, students have a number of research opportunities from studying toward a degree to studying abroad. The school allows students to complete minor degrees to complement their education. For graduate students who earned a non-nursing bachelor's degree, the school offers an accelerated program where students earn either a master's or second bachelor's degree in two years of study. The school provides a number of research centers including the New Courtland Center for Transitions and Health, the Center for Integrative Science in Aging and the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing.
University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
Claire M. Fagin Hall
418 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
215-898-8281
penn.edu