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- What Its Like to Be a Nurse
- What to Expect in Your First Year of Nursing School
- Choosing Nursing for the Right Reasons
- Certified Nurse Assistant
- Is Nursing a Good Career Choice for Moms?
- Accelerated BSN and MSN Programs
- Career Opportunities for Nurses
- NLN Accreditation: Does it Really Matter?
- How to Become a CRNA
- Which Doctorate is Right for Me? DNP vs. PhD
- Is Distance Education Right for You?
- Nursing School Study Tips
- Critical Care Nursing
- Medical Surgical Nursing
- Home Health Nursing
- Perinatal Nursing
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Family Nurse Practitioner Programs
Featured schools...
Western Governors University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
BS in Nursing
MSN in Leadership & Management (RN to MSN)
MSN in Leadership & Management
MSN in Education (RN to MSN)
MSN in Education
Georgetown University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
MS Nursing - Midwifery/Women's Health
MSN - Nursing Education
MS Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
School Listings...
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nursing, Post Master's Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Governors State University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN), Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Option (MSN)
Accreditation: NLNAC Baccalaureate, NLNAC Master's
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nursing Practitioner, Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Kaplan University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: RN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate, MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Loyola University Chicago
Maywood, IL
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Health Advanced Practice Nursing
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
North Park University
Chicago, IL
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Northern Illinois University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Resurrection University
Oak Park, IL
Degree Types: Direct entry MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Rockford, IL
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
Degree Types: BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Illinois at Chicago
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: Direct entry MSN, RN to MSN, BSN to MSN, Post Masters Certification, DNP
Programs: DNP Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP Occupational Health Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP School Family Nurse Practitioner, Graduate Entry Family Nurse Practitioner, Graduate Entry Occupational Health Family Nurse Practitioner, Graduate Entry School Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN Occupational Health Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN School Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Masters Occupational Health Family Nurse Practitioner, Post Masters School Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
University of St. Francis
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: BSN to MSN
Programs: MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
Your State Board of Nursing
Be sure to check your state's Board of Nursing website, which will give you important nursing information specific to your state. Find your state's Board of Nursing website here.
A Note About Accreditation
The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) are the primary entities responsible for nursing accreditation. Read more...
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