Nursing Practice

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A practice-focused program that prepares registered nurses for increasingly complex evidence-based nursing practice, including translating research into practice, evaluating evidence, applying research in decision-making, and implementing viable clinical innovations to change practice. Includes instruction in healthcare delivery systems, health economics and finance, health policy, research methods, translating evidence into practice, concepts in population health, and nursing leadership.

Numbers at a glance

209th
Popular nationwide
205
Search Rank on O's List
13
Colleges offer it
738
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
74
Women
664

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Ball State University146
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred9
Average public university graduating class: 78 students.

O's Insights on Nursing Practice

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 21% of graduates come from public universities.

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