Guide to the Best Nursing Schools:

As the baby boomers slowly start retiring and potential lose their health, the need for skilled nurses will escalate like never before in America. The demand for nurses in all areas of expertise will increase to levels we have never seen. The great thing about nursing school programs is that they are so varied in fields of study - Nursing Service Administration, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing-Midwifery, Nursing-Anesthesia, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Public Health, Rehabilitation Counseling, Speech-Language Pathology, and Clinical Nurse Specialist. The top nursing schools offer degrees in Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Registered Nurse (RN), Bachelor nursing programs, Masters nursing degree programs, nursing license. Most nursing schools require applicants to get formal training and certification. A great resource for nursing schools and nursing programs can be found online at Allnursingschools.com. They supply rankings, salaries, certification programs, and scholarships/grants.

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The more common nursing degrees are for a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN). LPN programs require one of year training at a hospital, vocational technical school, or community college. An LPN will answer to RN's (Registered Nurse) in the workplace and they can always transition at a later time from LPN to RN. The top nursing schools are listed below:

• University of Washington
• University of California--San Francisco
• University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Phoenix
• Walden University
• Sanford-Brown College
• Bethel University

Top California Nursing Schools:

California is a huge state with plenty of nursing schools to choose from. We have listed severl that offer Baccalaureate Degree Programs below along with their website.

• Azusa Pacific University
• California Baptist University
• Cal State University Bakersfield
• University of San Francisco
• California State University Sacramento
• San Diego State University
• San Jose State University
• UCLA

Online Nursing Schools - Nursing Salaries:

You might think that for a career like nursing, how can you get a degree online? Aren't there hands on learning situations you can't replicate even on the Internet? Well yes and no. There are plenty of online nursing schools that are accredited and offer degrees. The top internet nursing schools are Kaplan University, Seton Hall Univ., Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), National American Univ., and Walden University. Walden University online offers an M.S. in nursing (Nursing Masters) which is a highly sought after diploma. Salaries has increased steadily as demand for nursing has risen over the last decade and will probably go even higher in the near future. The Bureau of Labor Statistics did a report in May 2004 that said Registered Nurses make $52330/year. New RN's average $16.24/hour and new LPN earns $11.88/hour. Certified nurses do make on average $5000-$7000 more each year than non-certified nurses. It's estimated that a RN will have the potential to earn over $100,000/year.

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