Located in Stevenson, Maryland, 10 miles north of Baltimore, Stevenson University is home to more than 3,100 undergraduates, and was rated 11th among baccalaureate colleges in the northern United States by "U.S. News and World Report" in 2010. The nursing program is one of the largest and highest-rated academic majors at Stevenson, reports the 2009 edition of "Barron's Profiles of American Colleges." The traditional bachelor's program in nursing requires classes in sociology, psychology, genetics, statistics, microbiology, information technology, communications, pharmacology, psychiatrics, and gerontology. The college also offers accelerated programs for students who have a bachelor's degree in another field, and for nurses with a valid RN license who only hold an associate's degree.
Stevenson University
1525 Greenspring Valley Road
Stevenson, MD 21153
410-486-7001
stevenson.edu
St. Olaf College, founded by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1874, was ranked 49th among all liberal arts colleges in the United States by "U.S. News and World Report" in 2010; it is located in Northfield, Minnesota, 35 miles south of Minneapolis. Students pursuing a nursing degree must spend their first year completing prerequisite courses for the professional phase of the nursing program, which include cellular biology, microbiology, anatomy, chemistry, nutrition, psychology, human development, and sociology. The professional curriculum features classes in adult and child health, maternal medicine, community health, psychiatrics, and nurse leadership. Students have the option to complete an independent research project prior to graduation, or to study abroad in one of 42 countries.
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Ave.
Northfield, MN 55057
507-786-3025
stolaf.edu
Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Grand Canyon University is a non-denominational Christian school with more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The nursing program is one of its largest and highest-rated programs, according to the 2009 "Barron's Profiles of American Colleges." Courses required for the major include religious studies, biology, chemistry, anatomy, psychology, nutrition, gerontology, biomedical statistics, research, home health care, community health, health-care law, ethics, and management. The college also offers traditional and online degree-completion programs for licensed RNs with associate's degrees.
Grand Canyon University
3300 West Camelback Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85017
800-800-9776
gcu.edu