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Study to Become a Nurse in Pennsylvania

Choose from Dozens of Campus Degrees and Programs

Pennsylvania nursing demand is excellent and you have close to 100 campus-based accredited schools from which to choose. State lawmakers have taken proactive steps to create new vigor in nursing education, part of a plan to try and offset some of the nursing job losses expected in the next decade.

Good news is that the job market for both LPNs and RNs in Pennsylvania is strong. The nursing career offers perhaps the most stable jobs in existence and salaries that keep food on the table even during economic downturns.

Downtown Pittsburgh Skyline.

How to Search the List Below for Programs that Match your Goals

How do you look at a list of schools and decide which ones may hold the key to your career dreams?

Technical colleges and vocational schools on the list deliver practical nursing programs that prep you for an LPN job, the very basic patient care positions.
Community colleges specialize in the 2-year Associates degrees for nurses. These are still the most popular avenue to an RN job and allow you excellent opportunity to finish up your BSN later in your career.
Four-year colleges and universities offer BSN, MSN and PhD degrees for new and experienced nurses, plus dozens of post-grad professional specialties. Here you'll also find advanced practice nursing programs in nurse anesthesia, nurse practitioner and nurse midwife.

Jobs and Salaries for RNs and LPNs in PA

Nurse jobs are plentiful in Pennsylvania. New nurses are in high demand and a lot of press is given to this issue, but professional mid-career nurses are needed to fill increasingly advanced positions — in administration, education and advanced specialty care.

Biggest employers are hospitals and there are 182 located across the state (1), from small to large. Of course the largest are located in metro areas like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. But there are plenty of other patient care settings that employ RNs and LPNs, including nursing homes, assisted care facilities, outpatient medical centers, home care, hospice, doctors — offices and even schools and businesses.

Panoramic View of the Philadelphia Skyline.

Average salary range for an RN in Philadelphia is between $58,000 and $70,000. (2)

For information on state licensure requirements visit the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

Nursing Schools in Pennsylvania that Offer Some Online Degree Options

Chatham University — Pittsburgh
CCNE Accredited

Drexel University — Philadelphia
CCNE, NLNAC, COA Accredited

Duquesne University — Pittsburgh
CCNE Accredited

Temple University — Philadelphia
CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

Villanova University — Villanova
College of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Search our big list of online nursing schools for many more distance education opportunities.

Campus-based Nursing Schools in Pennsylvania

Abington Memorial Hospital — Willow Grove
Dixon School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Alle-Kiski Medical Center — New Kensington
Citizens School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Alvernia College — Reading
CCNE Accredited

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania — Bloomsburg
CCNE Accredited

Bucks County Community College — Newtown
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Butler County Community College — Butler
Nursing and Allied Health Division
NLNAC Accredited

California University of Pennsylvania — California
CCNE Accredited

Career Technology Center — Scranton
School of Practical Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Carlow University — Pittsburgh
School of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Cedar Crest College — Allentown
Nursing Department
NLNAC Accredited

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology — Pleasant Gap
NLNAC Accredited

Chatham University — Pittsburgh
CCNE Accredited

Chester County Intermediate Unit — Coatesville
Center for Arts and Technology
NLNAC Accredited

Clarion County Career Center — Shippenville
Practical Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Clarion University of Pennsylvania-Venango — Oil City
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Clarion-Edinboro-Slippery Rock Universities — Edinboro
Master of Science in Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

Clearfield County Career and Technology Center — Clearfield
NLNAC Accredited

Community College of Allegheny County — Pittsburgh
Nursing Division
NLNAC Accredited

Community College of Beaver County — Monaca
Nursing Department
NLNAC Accredited

Community College of Philadelphia — Philadelphia
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Community Health Systems, Inc — Coatesville
Brandywine School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital — Johnstown
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Crawford County Area Vocational Technical School — Meadville
Practical Nursing Programs
NLNAC Accredited

Delaware County Intermediate Unit — Folcroft
Practical Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

DeSales University — Center Valley
Department of Nursing and Health
NLNAC Accredited

Drexel University — Philadelphia
CCNE, NLNAC, COA Accredited

Duquesne University — Pittsburgh
CCNE Accredited

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania — East Stroudsburg
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Eastern Center for Arts & Technology — Willow Grove
Practical Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

Eastern University — St. Davids
Department of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania — Edinboro
CCNE Accredited

Exela Health School of Anesthesia — Latrobe
COA Accredited

Fayette County Area Vocational Technical School — Uniontown
Practical Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

Frank J. Tornetta School of Anesthesia — Norristown
COA Accredited

Frankford Hospital — Philadephia
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Franklin County Career Technology Center — Chambersburg
NLNAC Accredited

Gannon University — Erie
Villa Maria School of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Greater Johnstown Area Vocational Technical School — Johnstown
NLNAC Accredited

Greene County Area Vocational Technical School — Waynesburg
Practical Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

Gwynedd-Mercy College — Gwynedd Valley
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Hanover Public School District — Hanover
NLNAC Accredited

Harcum College — Bryn Mawr
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Harrisburg Area Community College — Harrisburg
NLNAC Accredited

Hazelton Area Vocational Technical School — Hazleton
Practical Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

Heritage Valley Health System — Moon Township
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Holy Family University — Philadelphia
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Immaculata University — Immaculata
CCNE Accredited

Indiana University of Pennsylvania — Indiana
CCNE Accredited

Jameson Health System — New Castle
Jameson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Jefferson County-DuBois AVTS — Reynoldsville
NLNAC Accredited

Kutztown University — Kutztown
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

La Roche College — Pittsburgh
Division of Nursing
COA, NLNAC Accredited

Lancaster General Hospital — Lancaster
Division of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

LaSalle University — Philadelphia
CCNE Accredited

Lawrence County Vocational Technical School — New Castle
Practical Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

Lehigh Carbon Community College — Schencksville
Associate and Practical Nursing Programs
NLNAC Accredited

Lenape Area Vocational and Technical School — Ford City
School of Practical Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Lock Haven University — Clearfield
PA Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

Luzerne County Community College — Nanticoke
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Mansfield University — Mansfield
NLNAC Accredited

Marywood University — Scranton
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Mercyhurst College — Northeast
Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

Messiah College — Grantham
Department of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Mifflin-Juniata Career and Technology Center — Lewiston
NLNAC Accredited

Millersville University — Millersville
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Misericordia University — Dallas
CCNE Accredited

Montgomery County Community College — Blue Bell
Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

Moravian College — Bethlehem
CCNE Accredited

Mount Aloysius College — Cresson
Nursing Division
NLNAC Accredited

Nazareth Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesiology — Philadelphia
COA Accredited

Neumann College — Aston
NLNAC Accredited

Northampton Community College — Bethlehem
Nursing Department
NLNAC Accredited

Northern Tier Career Center — Towanda
NLNAC Accredited

Ohio Valley General Hospital — McKees Rocks
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Pennsylvania College of Technology — Williamsport
School of Health Sciences
NLNAC Accredited

Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia — Philadelphia
COA Accredited

Pennsylvania State University- University Park
School of Nursing
CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing — Pottsville
NLNAC Accredited

Reading Area Community College — Reading
Nursing Programs
NLNAC Accredited

Reading Hospital and Medical Center — Reading
School of Health Sciences
NLNAC Accredited

Robert Morris University — Moon Township
CCNE Accredited

Roxborough Memorial Hospital — Philadelphia
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Sharon Regional Health System — Sharon
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Slippery Rock University — Slippery Rock
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

St. Francis University — Loretto
CCNE Accredited

St. Luke's Hospital — Bethlehem
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Temple University — Philadelphia
CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia
School of Nursing
CCNE, COA Accredited

University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh
CCNE, COA, NLNAC Accredited

Venango County Vocational Technical School — Oil City
NLNAC Accredited

Villanova University — Villanova
College of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

West Chester University of Pennsylvania — West Chester
CCNE Accredited

Widener University — Chester
CCNE Accredited

Wilkes University — Wilkes Barre
CCNE Accredited

York College of Pennsylvania — York
CCNE, COA Accredited

1 American Hospital Directory
2 Salary.com

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School	Location	Contact Information	BSN	MSN	DSN	Certs
Alvernia University	Department of Nursing 400 Saint Bernardine Street Reading, PA 19607-1799	Chief Nurse Administrator: Deborah Greenawald, PhD, RN Title: Chair and Associate Professor E-Mail: Deborah.greenawald@alvernia.edu Phone: 610-796-8462 Fax: 610-796-8464	BSN	MSN
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Department of Nursing 400 East Second Street, McCormick Building, Room 3109 Bloomsburg, PA 17815	Chief Nurse Administrator: Michelle Stecker Ficca, PhD, RN Title: Chairperson and Associate Professor E-Mail: mficca@bloomu.edu Phone: 570-389-4615 Fax: 570-389-5008	BSN	MSN
California University of Pennsylvania	Department of Nursing 250 University Avenue, Morgan Hall Room 333 California, PA 15419	Chief Nurse Administrator: Linda Pina, PhD, RN Title: Acting Chairperson E-Mail: pina@calu.edu Phone: 724-938-4129 Fax: 724-938-1612	BSN	MSN
Carlow University	School of Nursing 3333 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213-9986	Chief Nurse Administrator: Lynn George, PhD, RN, CNE Title: Dean E-Mail: legeorge@carlow.edu Phone: 412-578-6108	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN
Chatham University	Nursing Department 1 Woodland Road, Coolidge 227 Pittsburgh, PA 15232-2826	Chief Nurse Administrator: Diane F. Hunker, PhD, MBA, RN Title: Director & Associate Professor E-Mail: dhunker@chatham.edu Phone: 412-365-1738 Fax: 412-365-2439	BSN	MSN	DNP
DeSales University	Department of Nursing and Health 2755 Station Avenue Center Valley, PA 18034-9568	Chief Nurse Administrator: Mary Elizabeth Doyle-Tadduni, PhD, MBA, RN Title: Chairperson E-Mail: maryelizabeth.doyletadduni@desales.edu Phone: 610-282-1100 x1285 Fax: 610-282-2091	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN
Drexel University	College of Nursing and Health Professions Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, MS 31055, 3rd Floor, Doctoral Nursing Programs Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192	Chief Nurse Administrator: Gloria F. Donnelly, PhD, RN, FAAN Title: Dean E-Mail: gd27@drexel.edu Phone: 215-762-4943 Fax: 215-762-7778	BSN	MSN
Duquesne University	School of Nursing 600 Forbes Avenue , 540 Fisher Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15282	Chief Nurse Administrator: Mary Ellen Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN Title: Dean E-Mail: glasgowm@duq.edu Phone: 412-396-6553 Fax: 412-396-5974	BSN	MSN
Eastern University	Department of Nursing 1300 Eagle Road St. Davids, PA 19087-3696	Chief Nurse Administrator: Dianne Delong, PhD, RN, CNE Title: Associate Professor and Chair of Nursing E-Mail: ddelong@eastern.edu Phone: 610-225-5023 Fax: 610-225-5016	BSN
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	Department of Nursing 215 Scotland Road, 125 Human Services Building Edinboro, PA 16444-0001	Chief Nurse Administrator: Amy J. McClune, PhD, RN Title: Chair and Associate Professor E-Mail: amcclune@edinboro.edu Phone: 814-732-2619 Fax: 814-732-2536	BSN
Gannon University	Villa Maria School of Nursing 109 University Square Erie, PA 16541-0001	Chief Nurse Administrator: Kathleen Patterson, PhD, PMHNP-BC Title: Director E-Mail: patterso018@gannon.edu Phone: 814-871-5547 Fax: 814-871-5662	BSN	MSN		APRN
Holy Family University	School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions 9801 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19114-2901	Chief Nurse Administrator: Cynthia A. Russell, PhD, RN, FAAN, ACC Title: Associate Dean E-Mail: crussell@holyfamily.edu Phone: 267-341-3292 Fax: 215-637-6598	BSN	MSN
Immaculata University	Division of Nursing 1145 King Road, PO Box 691 Immaculata, PA 19345	Chief Nurse Administrator: Patricia A. Knecht, PhD, RN Title: Chair E-Mail: pknecht@immaculata.edu Phone: 610-647-4400 3475	BSN	MSN
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions 1010 Oakland Avenue, Johnson Hall, Room 210 Indiana, PA 15705-1087	Chief Nurse Administrator: Theresa M. Gropelli, PhD, RN Title: Chair E-Mail: theresa.gropelli@iup.edu Phone: 724-357-2557 Fax: 724-357-3267	BSN	MSN
La Salle University	School of Nursing and Health Sciences 1900 West Olney Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199	Chief Nurse Administrator: Kathleen Czekanski, PhD, RN, CNE Title: Associate Dean for Nursing E-Mail: czekanski@lasalle.edu Phone: 215-951-1432 Fax: 215-951-1896	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN
Lincoln University	Department of Nursing 1570 Baltimore Pike Lincoln University, PA 19352	Chief Nurse Administrator: Joyce M. Taylor, MSN, RN, CCRN Title: Director E-Mail: jtaylor@lincoln.edu Phone: 484-365-7867 Fax: 484-365-7874	BSN
Marywood University	Department of Nursing 2300 Adams Avenue Scranton, PA 18509-1598	Chief Nurse Administrator: Judith A. Williams, PhD, RN-BC Title: Chairperson & Assistant Professor E-Mail: jawilliams@maryu.marywood.edu Phone: 570-348-6211 x2540	BSN
Messiah College	Department of Nursing One College Avenue, Suite 3031 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055	Chief Nurse Administrator: Anne B. Woods, PhD, RN Title: Chairperson and Professor E-Mail: nwoods@messiah.edu Phone: 717-691-6029 Fax: 717-691-6046	BSN
Misericordia University	Department of Nursing 301 Lake Street Dallas, PA 18612	Chief Nurse Administrator: Cynthia G. Mailloux, PhD, RN Title: Chairperson E-Mail: cmaillou@misericordia.edu Phone: 570-674-6443 Fax: 570-674-3052	BSN	MSN
Moravian College	Nursing Program 1200 Main Street Bethlehem, PA 18018	Chief Nurse Administrator: Kerry Cheever, PhD, RN Title: Chairperson and Professor E-Mail: cheeverk@moravian.edu Phone: 610-861-1660 Fax: 610-625-7861	BSN	MSN
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences	RN-BSN Program 850 Greenfield Road Lancaster, PA 17601	Chief Nurse Administrator: Cheryl J. Grab, MSN, RN Title: Dean E-Mail: cjgrab@pacollege.edu Phone: 717-947-6143	BSN
Pennsylvania State University, The	College of Nursing 201 Health & Human Development East University Park, PA 16802-6508	Chief Nurse Administrator: Paula Milone-Nuzzo, PhD, RN, FAAN, FHHC Title: Dean E-Mail: pxm36@psu.edu Phone: 814-863-0245 Fax: 814-865-3779	BSN	MSN
Robert Morris University	School of Nursing and Health Sciences 6001 University Boulevard, 229 John Jay Moon Township, PA 15108-1189	Chief Nurse Administrator: Valerie Howard, EdD, RN Title: Dean E-Mail: howardv@rmu.edu Phone: 412-397-6801 Fax: 412-397-3277	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN
Saint Francis University	Department of Nursing 117 Evergreen Drive, 208 Sullivan Hall Loretto, PA 15940-0600	Chief Nurse Administrator: Rita Trofino, DNP, RN Title: Department Chair and Associate Professor; Associate Dean, School of Health Sciences E-Mail: rtrofino@francis.edu Phone: 814-472-3185 Fax: 814-472-3849	BSN
Temple University	Department of Nursing 3307 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140	Chief Nurse Administrator: Nancy Rothman, EdD, RN Title: Director E-Mail: rothman@temple.edu Phone: 215-707-5436 Fax: 215-707-3758	BSN	MSN	DNP
Thomas Jefferson University	Jefferson School of Nursing 901 Walnut Street, Suite 804 Philadelphia, PA 19107-5233	Chief Nurse Administrator: Beth Ann Swan, PhD, CRNP, FAAN Title: Dean and Professor E-Mail: beth.swan@jefferson.edu Phone: 215-503-8057 Fax: 215-923-1468	BSN	MSN	DNP
University of Pennsylvania	School of Nursing 418 Curie Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217	Chief Nurse Administrator: Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN Title: Dean E-Mail: amvillar@nursing.upenn.edu Phone: 215-898-8283 Fax: 215-573-2114	BSN	MSN
University of Pittsburgh	School of Nursing 3500 Victoria Street, Room 350 Pittsburgh, PA 15261	Chief Nurse Administrator: Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN Title: Dean and Professor E-Mail: dunbar@pitt.edu Phone: 412-624-7838 Fax: 412-624-2401	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN
University of Scranton	Department of Nursing 800 Linden Street Scranton, PA 18510-4595	Chief Nurse Administrator: Dona Carpenter, EdD, RN Title: Chairperson E-Mail: dona.carpenter@scranton.edu Phone: 570-941-4195 Fax: 570-941-7903	BSN	MSN
Villanova University	College of Nursing 800 Lancaster Avenue, 108 Driscoll Hall Villanova, PA 19085-1690	Chief Nurse Administrator: M. Louise Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, FAAN Title: Dean and Professor E-Mail: louise.fitzpatrick@villanova.edu Phone: 610-519-4909 Fax: 610-519-7997	BSN	MSN	DNP
Waynesburg University	Department of Nursing 51 West College Street Waynesburg, PA 15370	Chief Nurse Administrator: Nancy R. Mosser, EdD, RN Title: Chair E-Mail: nmosser@waynesburg.edu Phone: 724-852-3356 Fax: 724-852-3220	BSN	MSN	DNP
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Department of Nursing Sturzebecker Health Science Center, Room 222, South New Street West Chester, PA 19383	Chief Nurse Administrator: Charlotte Mackey, EdD, RN Title: Chair E-Mail: cmackey@wcupa.edu Phone: 610-436-3474 Fax: 610-436-3803	BSN	MSN
Widener University	School of Nursing One University Place Chester, PA 19013-5792	Chief Nurse Administrator: Laura Cox Dzurec, PhD, RN, CS Title: Dean E-Mail: lcdzurec@widener.edu Phone: 610-499-4214 Fax: 610-499-4216	BSN	MSN	DNP
Wilkes University	Passan School of Nursing 109 South Franklin Street Wilkes Barre, PA 18766	Chief Nurse Administrator: Deborah Zbegner, PhD, CRNP, WHNP-BC, RNC-REIN Title: Dean E-Mail: deborah.zbegner@wilkes.edu Phone: 570-408-4086 Fax: 570-408-7807	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN
York College of Pennsylvania	Department of Nursing 441 Country Club Road York, PA 17403	Chief Nurse Administrator: Karen March, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC Title: Professor and Chair E-Mail: kmarch@ycp.edu Phone: 717-815-6444 Fax: 717-849-1651	BSN	MSN		APRN

Study to Become a Nurse in Pennsylvania

Choose from Dozens of Campus Degrees and Programs

How to Search the List Below for Programs that Match your Goals

Jobs and Salaries for RNs and LPNs in PA

Nursing Schools in Pennsylvania that Offer Some Online Degree Options

Campus-based Nursing Schools in Pennsylvania

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