Indiana Nursing Schools and Programs

Indiana, also known as "Hoosier" state, stands proud in the Midwest with wonderful small town charm. Home to the Indianapolis 500, beautiful forests, caves to explore, and Amish pies to taste everyone is surely to enjoy themselves here while obtaining your nursing education. And remember, you can always write to Santa Claus, Indiana for your Christmas requests or perhaps that A on your exam!

Indiana universities are a few of the most prestigious in the nation. Their nursing programs are top-notch so you are sure to be satisfied and stay on top in the nursing industry. Indiana has recently added near 21,000 new nursing jobs in long term care facilities, hospitals, and medical centers. The Indiana Nursing Workforce Coalition is working to decrease nursing shortages by increasing job satisfaction, retention, and providing more scholarship opportunities to students who choose to become nurse educators. You have choices of community colleges, universities, and technical schools to obtain your education. A school to note is Indiana University’s nursing program which is the largest school of its kind in the nation and one of the most respected multi-program nursing schools in the world. Furthermore, they are the only school in Indiana to offer a full range of nursing programs, including the PhD.

Degree Programs:

Acute Care, Adult Care, Clinical Nurse, Community Health, EMT, Gerontology, Informatics, Midwife (CNM), Nursing, Nutrition, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Psychiatric/Mental Health, Radiology, Respiratory Medicine

Largest Cities:

Anderson, Bloomington, Carmel, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Hammond, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Mishawaka, Muncie, New Albany, South Bend, Terre Haute

Additional Resources:

Indiana State Nurses Association
http://www.indiananurses.org

Indiana State Board of Nursing
http://www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm

IN Hospital Directory
http://www.healthgrades.com/hospital-directory/indiana-in

Indiana's Official Travel Planning Source
http://www.in.gov/visitindiana

School Enrollment Type Accredited Online Program Degrees Find Scholarship
Ancilla College 450 Private No No Associate find scholarships
Anderson University 2,100 Private Yes No BS/BSN, MSN find scholarships
Bethel College 1,650 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN find scholarships
Goshen College 940 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Indiana University - Kokomo 2,400 Public Yes No Associate, BS/BSN find scholarships
Indiana University - South Bend 5,900 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN find scholarships
Indiana University - Southeast 5,700 Public Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
Indiana University East 2,300 Public Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Indiana University Northwest 4,000 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 12 - Department of Human Services & Health Technologies 0 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 8 - Department of Human Services & Health Technologies 0 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 1 - Gary 0 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 10 - Columbus 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 11 - Madison 0 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 12 - Evansville 3,400 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 13 - Sellersburg 0 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 14 - Bloomington 0 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 2 - South Bend 0 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 3 - Fort Wayne 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 4 - Lafayette 5,915 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 5 - Kokomo 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 6 - Muncie 0 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 7 - Terra Haute 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Ivy Tech State College - Region 9 - Richmond 1,300 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Marian College 1,400 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Purdue University 30,900 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Purdue University North Central 3,500 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Saint Joseph's College 1,000 Public Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
St. Elizabeth School of Nursing 0 Private Yes No Diploma find scholarships
St. Mary's College 1,500 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN find scholarships
University of Evansville 2,800 Private Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
University of Indianapolis 2,900 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, Certified Nurse Midwife, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
University of Saint Francis 1,400 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
University of Southern Indiana 10,050 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Valparaiso University 3,000 Private Yes No BS/BSN, LPN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Vincennes University 4,800 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships