Use these 18 Graduate Nursing Degree Program Search Options to find the degree programs and graduate nursing schools that are right for you. This site includes a survey of more than 7,418 degree offerings from more than 710 schools. These search options enable you to quickly locate graduate nursing degree programs based on your area of nursing interest, the prerequisites you satisfy, and the location you desire.
Geographical Nursing Program Search
Locate graduate nursing programs by performing a geographical search.
Traditional Nursing Program Search
Traditional Nursing Programs are open to applicants who already possess a Bachelor's or higher degree. These Graduate Nursing Degree Search Options enable you to locate Master's and Doctoral degrees in a wide range of clinical and administrative nursing programs.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Program Search
These search options enable you to locate nursing programs that offer degrees in all four areas of Advanced Practice Registered Nursing.
Advanced Nursing Specialty Program Search
These search options enable you to locate nursing programs that offer degrees in different Advanced Nursing Specialties. These Specialties include clinical and non-clinical roles.
Accelerated, Direct-Entry and Bridge Nursing Program Search
Accelerated, Direct-Entry and Bridge programs are open to applicants without a Bachelor's degree. These programs eliminate the need of first obtaining a Bachelor's degree before pursuing a Master's and Doctoral degree. Read more...
Dual Degree Program Search
Dual Degree Programs offer the opportunity for you to earn two separate but related degrees. One of these degrees is offered through a graduate nursing program while the other degree might be offered through Business or Public Health programs. For example you might wish to earn master's degree in Nursing Administration and a second master's degree in Business Administration (MBA).
Dual Practice Program Search
Dual Practice Programs offer the opportunity for you to earn two degrees in separate but related subjects in nursing. Dual Practice programs are offered both degrees through the graduate nursing program. These degrees would enable you to become Certifed and practice to two separate but related nursing areas. For example, you may wish to practice as Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PPCNP) and a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM).
Tandem Degrees Search
Tandem Degrees programs award two degrees in a single course of study for a single nursing role. For example, a Tandem Degrees program might award a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with a Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) to practice as a Nurse Practitioner (NP).
Most Tandem Degrees programs award an undergraduate bachelor's of nursing degree with graduate master's of nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. Other degree combinations include a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.