The University of Pennsylvania offers graduate students a program that "U.S. News & World Report" has ranked as the top in the nation for more than 20 years. The program gets high marks for focusing heavily on individual mentoring and placing students in the specialty positions that suit them the best.
University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
420 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096
215-898-8281
nursing.upenn.edu/academic_programs/grad/
UCSF's program is known for its strong focus on public service. The program places graduates in urban and rural public clinics and also promotes diversity in the nurse practitioner profession.
University of California, San Francisco
School of Nursing
2 Koret Way, N-319X
San Francisco, CA 94143-0602
415-476-1435
nurseweb.ucsf.edu/
Columbia's School of Nursing is part of Columbia's academic medical center, one of only 18 academic medical centers in the U.S. Academic medical centers combine education, research and health care training in one facility.
Columbia University
School of Nursing
630 W. 168th St.
Mailbox 6
New York, NY 10032
cumc.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/
The University of Washington has developed the top-ranked nurse practitioner program in the Pacific Northwest. The program emphasizes research and actual health care, as well as top-rated instruction. In addition to its main campus in Seattle, UW has campuses in Bothell and Tacoma.
University of Washington
School of Nursing
P.O. Box 357260
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-8736
son.washington.edu
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) was founded in 1923. It is ranked in the top 10 schools for nurse practitioners in both adult and pediatric medicine.
Yale University
School of Nursing
P.O. Box 9740
New Haven, CT 06536-0740
203-737-2557
nursing.yale.edu/
The University of Maryland's School of Nursing in Baltimore is home to several hospitals and medical facilities, including the Baltimore Veteran's Administration Medical Center and the University of Maryland Medical Center. The school is known as one of the leading research schools in the country.
University of Maryland, Baltimore
School of Nursing, Suite 516
Baltimore, MD 21201-1579
410-706-3147
nursing.umaryland.edu/about
The University of Michigan's program is community-based and focuses on preparing adult nurse practitioners via three undergraduate programs. The school also offers more than 20 graduate programs leading to master's and doctorate degrees.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
School of Nursing
400 N. Ingalls
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482
734-763-5985
nursing.umich.edu/academics
The University of Colorado, Denver claims on its website to be the "birthplace of the nurse practitioner movement" and the center of the "caring movement." The school has provided programs for adult and family nurse practitioners for 35 years and now offers online classes as well.
University of Colorado Denver
School of Nursing
4200 E. Ninth Ave. Box C288
Denver, CO 80262
303-315-5592
uchsc.edu/son
Located in Chicago, Rush University offers a wide variety of degree and certificate programs at all levels. In addition to instruction, the school also conducts extensive nursing research.
Rush University
College of Nursing
600 S. Paulina, Suite 1080
Chicago, IL 60612-3873
31-942-7100
rushu.rush.edu/nursing/programs.html
The University of Pittsburgh is known for mixing classroom instruction with applied practice. The program offers specialized nurse practitioner degrees focusing on adults, families, neonatal care, pediatrics and psychiatry.
University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing
Victoria Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412-624-4586
nursing.pitt.edu/