Occupational Nursing Schools

University of California, Los Angeles

• The University of California, Los Angeles, campus offers a two-year graduate program that leads to the master of science in nursing degree. Students must specialize in one of two areas--nursing administration or adult nurse practitioner. The nursing administration specialty prepares students for administrative roles related to occupational health, including finance, project management, leadership, risk management, human resource management and research. The adult nurse practitioner specialty prepares students for clinical jobs within work settings, family and community groups. They evaluate health, promote health, control hazards and rehabilitate employees. Many students are eligible to receive full or partial tuition and stipend under the federally funded program.

  University of California
  School of Public Health
  650 Charles E. Young Dr. South, CHS 56-071
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-825-8999
  http://www.ph.ucla.edu/erc/index.html

Harvard School of Public Health

• The Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, offers a master's and doctoral program. A dual degree program allows students to complete a master of science in primary health care through Simmons College in Boston and a master of science in environmental health through Harvard University. A doctor of science degree is offered to students who wish to pursue teaching. Candidates for admission to the master's program must have a bachelor's degree and one year of clinical experience as a registered nurse. Doctoral candidates typically complete the master's program first. Tuition and fees are based on how many credits the student takes. Students can expect to pay about $37,000 per year for full-time tuition.

  Harvard School of Public Health
  The Harvard Education and Research Center (ERC)
  665 Huntington Ave., SPH I-1402
  Boston, MA 02115
  617-432-1260
  http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/research/erc/programs/occupational-health-nursing/index.html

University of Iowa

• The University of Iowa's Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety is located in Iowa City, Iowa. The NIOSH-funded program provides graduate coursework that leads to a master's of science in nursing degree with specialized subtrack in occupational health nursing. Many students are eligible to receive full or partial tuition and a stipend under the federally funded program. Most of the courses can be completed online.

  University of Iowa
  UI Research Park, 106 IREH
  Iowa City, IA 52242
  319-335-4558
  http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/heartland/