A program that prepares registered nurses to provide health care to aging and elderly patients. Includes instruction in geriatric primary care, geriatric diagnosis, mental health and aging, primary care management, geriatric acute and chronic illness, advanced nursing practices for geriatric patients, evidence-based nursing practice, advanced physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and pharmacotherapeutics.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY Hunter College | 70 | 1% | $22,379 |
| 2 | Keuka College | 44 | 7% | $49,120 |
| 3 | George Washington University | 43 | 0% | $71,930 |
| 4 | Purdue University Global-Davenport | 43 | 0% | $14,343 |
| 5 | Seattle University | 20 | 1% | $61,608 |
| 6 | University of Akron Main Campus | 18 | 0% | $27,279 |
| 7 | Rhode Island College | 17 | 1% | $23,398 |
| 8 | Seton Hall University | 14 | 1% | $59,670 |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 12 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 10 | University of Mississippi | 10 | 0% | $25,436 |
| 11 | Villanova University | 9 | 0% | $70,728 |
| 12 | North Park University | 9 | 1% | $43,005 |
| 13 | Caribbean University-Bayamon | 8 | 4% | $6,696 |
| 14 | Case Western Reserve University | 7 | 0% | $67,332 |
| 15 | Oakland University | 6 | 0% | $25,524 |
| 16 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 6 | 0% | $36,647 |
| 17 | Loyola University Chicago | 6 | 0% | $61,328 |
| 18 | Wilmington University | 5 | 0% | $13,010 |
| 19 | University of Toledo | 2 | 0% | $28,423 |
| 20 | Regis University | 2 | 0% | $53,192 |
| 21 | Mount Saint Mary College | 2 | 0% | $49,076 |
| 22 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 1 | 0% | $32,394 |
| 23 | University of Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0% | $25,039 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Geriatric Nurse/Nursing program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.