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Top Neonatal Nursing Schools in the United States

Higher Education Articles November 29, 2012

Neonatal nursing is a specialty field within pediatric nurse practitioner programs that offered as a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a post-master certificate program. Students who consider enrolling into one of the best schools for neonatal nursing, this article is for them. Here, we will look at the top neonatal nursing schools in the United States.

University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

It was Benjamin Franklin who started University of Pennsylvania, a private research university, in 1751. Penn has established an enviable tradition of getting listed among the leading academic institutions in the United States (source: U.S. News and World Report). In 2011, it ranked fifth among national universities. Registered nurse who has at least two years of experience in neonatal intensive care, can enroll for Penn’s neonatal nurse practitioner master program. This is a one-year program and the coursework offered in developmental physiology, pediatric pharmacology and high-risk neonatal care and theory. In 2007, Penn ranked third among the best graduate schools for nursing in the United States (source: U.S. News and World Report). The university located at One College Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Students can contact University of Pennsylvania by calling (215) 898-5000.

Vanderbilt University – Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University began in 1873 and the brainchild of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the American railroad and shipping entrepreneur. Vanderbilt, a private research university, ranked seventeenth in 2011 on the list of top colleges (source: U.S. News and World Report). It rated as the nineteen best colleges offering graduate nursing programs in 2007. Students aspiring to a post-master certificate can enroll in the neonatal nursing practitioner program offered by the school. Only students who hold a master of science in nursing can qualify for the program; additionally, they must have two years of work experiences relating to high-risk newborns. Students who graduate from Vanderbilt can seek jobs in neonatal intensive care nurseries, intermediate care nurseries and newborn nurseries. The college offers the program via online and distant-learning (weekend) courses. The college located at 2101 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37240. Students can contact Vanderbilt University by calling (615) 322-7311.

Schools with Neonatal Nursing Programs

School Name Total Student Enrollment Address Phone Number
Arizona State University 68,064 Tempe, AZ 85287 (480) 965-9011
Baylor University 14,614 500 Speight Ave., Waco, Texas 76798 (254) 710-1011
Creighton University 7,385 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178 (402) 280-2700
Duke University 14,350 Durham, NC 27708 (919) 684-2813
East Carolina University 27,654 East Fifth St., Greenville, NC 27858 (252) 328-6131
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans 2,644 433 Bolivar St., New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 568-4808
Medical University of South Carolina 2,513 179 Ashley Ave., Charleston, SC 29425 (843) 792-2300
Northeastern University 27,537 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115 (617) 373-2000
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing 507 511 N.E. Greenleaf St., Peoria, IL 61603 (309) 655-2201
Stony Brook University 24,681 Stony Brook, NY 11794 (631) 632-6000
The University of Texas at Austin 50,995 Austin, TX 78712 (512) 471-3434
The University of Texas Medical Branch 2,430 301 University Blvd., Galveston, Texas 77555 (409) 772-1011
Thomas Jefferson University 3,326 1020 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 955-6000
University of Alabama at Birmingham 16,874 1530 Third Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35294 (205) 934-4011
University of California – San Francisco 3,119 500 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143 (415) 476-9000
University of Florida 50,691 355 Tigert Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) 392-3261
University of Louisville 21,016 2301 S. Third St., Louisville, KT 40292 (502) 852-5555
University of Missouri – Kansas City 14,799 5100 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MI 64110 (816) 235-1000
University of Pennsylvania 24,599 One College Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 898-5000
University of South Alabama 14,522 307 N. University Blvd., Mobile, AL 36688 (251) 460-6101
University of Utah 29,284 201 Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (801) 581-7200
Vanderbilt University 12,506 2101 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37240 (615) 322-7311
Wayne State University 31,786 656 W. Kirby S., Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 577-2424

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