Critical Care Nursing

A program that prepares registered nurses to provide specialized care to patients with life-threatening problems, including those in intensive care facilities and on life support. Includes instruction in adult, neonatal, and pediatric critical care; technical skills; patient monitoring and assessment; normal and abnormal readings; and troubleshooting.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 40 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1956 degrees awarded annually.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

22

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

459

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

171

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,304

awards given

Top Schools for Critical Care Nursing

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

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
357
2 Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
273
3 New York University
New York, NY
213
4 Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
138
5 Barry University
Miami, FL
132
6 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus
San Juan, PR
132
7 University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC
87
8 Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
75
9 Winona State University
Winona, MN
54
10 Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
39
11 University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
39
12 Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
36
13 Duke University
Durham, NC
30
14 Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
30
15 Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
27
16 Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
24
17 Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PA
24
18 Dewey University-Hato Rey
Hato Rey, PR
18
19 University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA
18
20 Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH
18
21 Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios
Hato Rey, PR
15
22 Allen College
Waterloo, IA
15
23 University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
15
24 DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
15
25 Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
15
26 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
12
27 Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
12
28 Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
12
29 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Arecibo, PR
9
30 University of Mississippi
University, MS
9
31 University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
9
32 Augusta University
Augusta, GA
9
33 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas
Barranquitas, PR
9
34 Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN
9
35 Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA
6
36 Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI
6
37 Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
6
38 University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
3
39 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
3
40 University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
3