Top Nursing Schools in VA

Virginia Commonwealth University

• The School of Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University is considered one of the best not only in Virginia but in the entire country. Run by the public sector, the school provides nursing programs including a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. in Nursing. Apart from a strong education foundation, students also benefit from hands-on clinical experience. The Virginia School of Nursing roots its studies on a liberal arts foundation.

  Virginia Commonwealth University
  910 W. Franklin St.,
  Richmond, VA 23284
  804-828-0100
  vcu.edu

University of Virginia

• The school of nursing at the University of Virginia is part of magnet academic health system and most of its faculty has been rated highly. The U.S. News and World report placed the university at the top 5% of the best nursing schools in the country. The psychiatric and mental health nursing program ranks 5th in the nation. Only candidates with a doctoral degree in nursing, or any field related to nursing with experience as teachers and possessing a well established program of research, get the chance to tutor students at the school of nursing.

  University of Virginia
  School of Nursing
  P.O. Box 800826
  Charlottesville VA 22908-0826
  434-924-0141
  virginia.edu

Old Dominion University

• The School of Nursing at Old Dominion University provides professional degrees including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing plus a Master of Science in Nursing. Situated on Hampton Boulevard, the school is equipped with state of the art equipment with health assessment laboratories that enable students to gain practical nursing experience. The school offers clinical practical sites all over the country for its nursing students in the graduate program.

  Old Dominion University
  School of Nursing
  Norfolk, VA 23529-0500
  757-683-4297
  odu.edu

Radford University

• Radford University's school of nursing ranks 167th, as documented in 2007 by U.S. News and World Report. The nursing school first admitted students to its nursing program in 1969. Graduate level nursing courses emphasize nurse midwifery, gerontology as well as family nurse practitioner training. About 2000 students have graduated from Radford University's school of nursing since its initiation.

  Radford University
  School of Nursing
  Box 6964
  Radford, Virginia 24142
  540-831-7700
  radford.edu