Adult Health Nurse Nursing

A program that prepares registered nurses to provide general care for adult patients. Includes instruction in adult primary care, adult pathophysiology, clinical management of medication and treatments, patient assessment and education, patient referral, and planning adult health maintenance programs.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 86 institutions across the United States, with a total of 6885 degrees awarded annually.

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

142

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

186

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1,656

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

232

degrees awarded

Other Awards

4,601

awards given

Top Schools for Adult Health Nurse Nursing

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Aspen University Phoenix, AZ	1,431
2	NUC University Bayamon, PR	405
3	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	339
4	Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL	339
5	Duke University Durham, NC	339
6	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	318
7	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	252
8	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	225
9	Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, OH	204
10	South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA	195
11	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	183
12	New York University New York, NY	132
13	Daemen University Amherst, NY	126
14	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	117
15	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	111
16	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	96
17	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	93
18	MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA	93
19	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	90
20	St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY	87
21	Pace University New York, NY	81
22	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	75
23	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	66
24	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	66
25	Mercer University Macon, GA	66
26	St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	60
27	Long Island University Brookville, NY	57
28	Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO	54
29	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	54
30	Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA	51
31	Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus Boise, ID	51
32	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	48
33	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	48
34	Neumann University Aston, PA	45
35	Molloy College Rockville Centre, NY	45
36	Methodist University Fayetteville, NC	45
37	Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI	45
38	Felician University Lodi, NJ	42
39	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	42
40	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	42
41	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	42
42	Russell Sage College Troy, NY	42
43	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	36
44	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	36
45	Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH	33
46	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	33
47	Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH	27
48	Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR	27
49	Florida International University Miami, FL	24
50	Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA	24
51	Winona State University Winona, MN	24
52	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	21
53	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	18
54	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	18
55	University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR	18
56	Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY	15
57	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	15
58	Madonna University Livonia, MI	15
59	Clarkson College Omaha, NE	12
60	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	12
61	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	12
62	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	12
63	Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE	9
64	Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ	9
65	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	9
66	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	9
67	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	6
68	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	6
69	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	6
70	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	6
71	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	6
72	Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	3
73	Universidad Adventista de las Antillas Mayaguez, PR	3
74	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	3
75	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	3
76	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	3
77	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	3
78	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	3
79	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	3
80	Villanova University Villanova, PA	3
81	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	3
82	Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN	3
83	University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD	3
84	Lewis University Romeoville, IL	3
85	Alverno College Milwaukee, WI	3
86	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	3