<p>Please help me decide.</p>
<p>Which is the best nursing school.</p>
<p>UCSF School of Nursing
Humboldt State University
Mount Saint Mary College
NYU</p>
<p>Or any other suggestions?
I want like a smaller number of students in a class. I don’t care much about the money. Thats it. Thank you.</p>
<p>I am in a community college and plan to transfer. I am in california. I am not very social. I am intimidated with big cities, but I think it is worth a try.</p>
<p>Since you are a community college student from California, you should also consider:
UCLA School of Nursing</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.campaign.ucla.edu/nursing.html[/url]”>http://www.campaign.ucla.edu/nursing.html</a></p>
<p>“…program for nurses with associate’s degrees to obtain both bachelor’s and master’s degrees.”
“U.S. News & World Report ranks UCLA in the top 10 nursing programs nationwide.”</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nursing.ucla.edu/[/url]”>http://www.nursing.ucla.edu/</a></p>
<p>University of Washington in Seattle</p>
<p>does UCSF even have an undergrad nursing program?</p>
<p>and i agree with dyip10, UCLA’s nursing program is quite good.</p>
<p>thank you for your opinions. By the way, I don’t like snowy areas. However, I might consider University of Washington because that’s where my friend is. How about Humboldt State University? Is it a good one?</p>
<p>Do you guys think that Humboldt University is a good University to study Nursing?</p>
<p>There ain’t much snow in Seattle (I hope you like rain). In case you are not aware, the University of Washington is ranked #1 in Nursing (Master’s) and it also has one of the best medical schools in the country (#7 in research and #1 in primary care).</p>
<p>I thought UCSF was the best. Wow, I think I’ll do my research on UW. Does UW have smaller classes?</p>
<p>long beach and fullerton</p>
<p>UCSF is a phenomenal medical school for research, not sure about primary care.</p>
<p>Oh ok. Well, what do you guys think of Humboldt State University?</p>
<p>Here are the US News</p>
<ol>
<li>University of Washington 4.7</li>
<li>University of California–San Francisco 4.6</li>
<li>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 4.5
University of Pennsylvania 4.5</li>
<li>U. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Sch. of Nursing) 4.4</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins University (MD) 4.3
Oregon Health Sciences University 4.3</li>
<li>University of Illinois–Chicago 4.2
University of Iowa 4.2</li>
<li>U. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Sch. of Public Health) 4.1
University of California–Los Angeles 4.1
University of Maryland–Baltimore 4.1
University of Pittsburgh–Main Campus 4.1
Yale University (CT) 4.1</li>
<li>Case Western Reserve University (OH) 4.0
Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ.–Indianapolis 4.0
University of Arizona 4.0
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 4.0</li>
<li>Boston College 3.9
Columbia University (NY) 3.9
Ohio State University 3.9
Rush University (IL) 3.9
University of Alabama–Birmingham 3.9
University of Texas–Austin 3.9
University of Wisconsin–Madison 3.9</li>
<li>Emory University (GA) 3.8
New York University 3.8
University of Virginia 3.8</li>
<li>Duke University (NC) 3.7
Georgetown University (DC) 3.7
Univ. of Texas Health Science Center–Houston 3.7
University of Kansas 3.7
University of Kentucky 3.7
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 3.7
University of Rochester (NY) 3.7
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 3.7
Vanderbilt University (TN) 3.7
Wayne State University (MI) 3.7</li>
<li>Arizona State University 3.6
Catholic University of America (DC)</li>
</ol>
<p>Hope some of this helps I have some of the specialty rankings I am going to be a junior nursing major at The Catholic university of America. I really enjoy my Decision. Lots of open choices. UC San Francisco has a great nursing program</p>
<p>I’m guessing Humboldt State isn’t as good as UCSF and UCLA, so you can use it as your in-state school backup.</p>
<p>The main thing I would look for is how many clinical (practical) hours do each students get before they graduate.</p>
<p>What type of nursing, science, and applied science classes are offered</p>
<p>Do they have classes that teach you the science such as micro patho a+p</p>
<p>Do they have nursing classes wide ranges
From theory, to informatics, to communication, research, how to manage a practice, and such</p>
<p>And Overall what school you feel most confortable with the staff the students the hospitals and overall and environmet. Thats key if you want to go on for an NP CRNA CNS or whatever your options remain open.</p>
<p>Hope this helps</p>
<p>nursing is one of the least selective job feilds that there are…-unless you’re eyeing out a certian hospital/department/etc…than, sure, make your app look good.</p>
<p>It is true that obtaining an entry level job as a graduate nurse is typically not difficult. However, well educated articulate nurses are in a prime position to move into administrative and management jobs. One of the reasons for the nursing shortage in hospitals is that nurses have so many marketable skills for employment beyond staffing hospitals and clinics. For example, at a local large nationally recognized academic institution 5 of 6VPs and the president of the hospital have a background in nursing. There are hundreds of job opportunities related to the health care field for a well educated nurse.</p>
<p>I definitely agree the nursing field is expanding there are programs after undergrad that after someone gets there BSN they can get a joint NP/MPH CRNA , MSN/MBA, MSN/MA in Anthropology or Bioethics. MSN Health Services Administration. More subspeciaties withen the NP oncology, pediatric oncology, infectious disease, psychiatry, and so on. And some schools are developing minors in grad school for nursing for health care genetics, nursing informatics, leadership, education. Of course one has the option to get a PhD or DNSC and to research and teach also.</p>
<p>wow! Thank you for all the replies. After reading all your opinions, I realize I made the right career choice. I can’t believe all the opportunities that I have. </p>
<p>I’ll go and try to apply to the top schools. I hope it is not too competitive though. </p>
<p>I think another reason for the nursing shortage is lack of teachers and schools here in US. I don’t know if it is true. </p>
<p>KUDOS!!!</p>
<p>sanluisfreak–that is a very offensive post and you are in fact, showing your ignorance. I work at a tertiary care independent Children’s Hospital in the northeast. In my clinic I supervise a staff of 13 nurses.
My nursing colleagues and I have degrees from many fine colleges including
Case Western Reserve, Penn, Hopkins, Boston College, Northeastern University and UCSF to name a few. We work as colleagues with our physician peers in caring for very illl children and their families. Our average salary is 120K per year. 6 weeks vacation, no weekends, no holidays. We publish, we speak at national and international meetings about the programs and research we do to help chronically ill children. We are bright, articulate and we do still give direct patient care. Our work is our passion–please do not insult nurses</p>