Columbia's nursing school is, like the university, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York. The oncology program is offered to students who have already selected a primary specialty, such as Pediatric or Acute care. The program also requires students who hold only undergraduate nursing degrees to take a primary care program along with their oncology courses. Tuition runs between $1,100 and $1,400 dollars per point: each course represents a certain number of points, and most students average 16 points of classes per semester.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing offers two oncology programs, a minor in adult oncology and a nationally recognized masters program in pediatric oncology. This program includes both courses in general pediatric practice and hands-on experience in top pediatric hospitals. The School of Nursing is on Curie Boulevard in Philadelphia, and is actively involved in health care programs in the community.
USF Health is the medical program of the University of South Florida in Tampa. It's oncology nursing program represents 45 credits spread across 15 courses and nine semesters, allowing graduates to qualify for the Advanced Oncology Nurse Practitioner Exam. The school offers both scholarships and specialized loans to nursing students, as well as teaching and research assistantships for qualified graduate students.
The University of California at San Francisco offers oncology as one of its master's specialties for previously registered nurses. The school requires that nurses who have already completed their Master's Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) spend one year in practice before they go on to the oncology program. The program itself is two years long, and offers courses on genomics, AIDS and cancer care, and palliative and end-of-life care, as well as active practice in a clinical setting and master's courses in the core nursing curriculum.