Learn More About the Program
A BSN tells employers you’re prepared to provide great care in the most complex situations. In your first two years, you’ll develop core skills like clinical judgment, written communication, intercultural competence, quantitative reasoning, applied knowledge, and problem-solving. In your third and fourth years, you’ll dive into nursing-specific courses that focus on theory, technology, and research.
Need-based departmental scholarships are available.
88.4%
Employers expressing a “strong preference” for BSN graduates
$77,600
Median salary, registered nurses, 2021
9%
Projected growth for nurses, 2020–30
Nurses are in-demand, and a BSN degree can make you truly stand out. Studies indicate that patients realize better outcomes when treated by nurses with advanced training, and, increasingly, employers are seeking that designation.
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Trauma Nurse
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Medical-Surgical Nurse
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Psychiatric Nurse
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Legal Nurse Consultant
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Trauma Nurse
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Pediatric Nurse
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Critical Care Nurse
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Public Health Nurse
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Home Health Nurse
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Nurse Educator
In Their Words
I look forward to creating a suite of nursing programs, including accelerated options, so we can graduate nurses at all levels to help meet the region’s and country’s nursing shortage, and to make an impact throughout their communities.
Dr. Colleen Marshall,
founding chair and associate professor of nursing
The most rewarding part of being a nurse is seeing patients leave the ICU. When parents trust you enough to leave their child in your care, or when they share moments of their child’s life with you, it is a feeling like no other.
Christina Mentzer
’18,
Nurse, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital
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