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2024 Best Nursing Science Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges in Pennsylvania
444 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in nursing science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #162 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nursing Science Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 444 degrees in nursing science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Science School

Best Nursing Science Schools in Pennsylvania The nursing science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Nursing Science Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Nursing Science
Master's Degrees in Nursing Science
Doctor's Degrees in Nursing Science

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nursing Science Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Nursing Science in Pennsylvania

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nursing science degree levels they offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Nursing Science

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
280 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in nursing science has to look into Duquesne University. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #228 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.

There were about 280 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing science from Duquesne University

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Widener University
Chester, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

It's difficult to beat Widener University if you wish to pursue a degree in nursing science. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Chester. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Widener is a great university overall.

There were about 2 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing science from Widener University

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Moravian College
Bethlehem, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

Every student pursuing a degree in nursing science has to look into Moravian College. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Moravian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 36th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 8 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Moravian in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing science from Moravian College

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
146 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in nursing science needs to look into Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 50th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 146 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Millersville in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing science from Millersville University of Pennsylvania

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 49th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 8 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Best Nursing Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 84
Maryland 618 119
New Jersey 614 497
District of Columbia 441 13
Delaware 345 1

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Nursing Science is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 9,682
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 781
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 448
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 273
Nursing Practice 240
Nurse Anesthetist 193
Nursing Administration 87
School Nursing 53
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 49
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 48

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