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BSN & RN-BSN Programs
Choose from traditional, prelicensure BSN or fully online RN-BSN programs.
![An MSN student speaking with two nurses](/sites/nursing.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-03/CNL_resized_400.jpg?h=d2336f69&itok=MhBIyLLN)
MSN Programs
Be a Clinical Nurse Leader, or a Nursing Systems Administrator. Or, if you have already completed Master of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP) program, complete your MSN degree.
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DNP Programs
Enter at any level, and choose from eight different tracks of Doctor of Nursing Practice programs. Alternatively, opt for dual focus plans of study.
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PhD Program
Move nursing science forward by enrolling in our PhD program.
Strength in Numbers
97.33 %
NCLEX Pass Rate
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![Students on the patio](/sites/nursing.uiowa.edu/files/2021-07/7S6A4804-cropped.jpg)
98 %
Job placement rate
450
Preceptors throughout Iowa
![students in the simulation lab](/sites/nursing.uiowa.edu/files/2021-07/2019NCECSHPEP118.jpg)
![Prof. Newman observes a student practitioner examining a patient](/sites/nursing.uiowa.edu/files/2021-07/20180328_110044.jpg)
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Programs Nationally Ranked in the top 25
Simulation In Motion - Iowa
News
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The bigger picture
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A multigenerational mentoring cascade
Finding a home in the emergency department
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Alumni perspective: the mentorship of Dean Mullane
Events
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