Nurses in California who are seeking further educational opportunities are fortunate because the state has a total of 433 colleges, universities and community colleges. Among the most notable universities in the state are The University of California- Berkeley, UCLA (21st rated in US), University of Southern California, Stanford University, University of California San Francisco (4th rated nursing school in the US), Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Long Beach.
There are 39 universities or colleges that offer a Bachelor of Nursing Degree. Eighty seven schools offer an Associate Degree in Nursing and multiple schools offer Masters level programs. Several of the major universities offer graduate programs in nursing, the most notable of these offer both Master’s programs as well as PhD programs. Exceptional schools that offer graduate programs are UCLA, UC- San Francisco, UC-Davis, UC San Diego, and University of Southern California.
Nursing Schools in California
- California State University, Bakersfield Department of Nursing
- California State University, Chico
- California State University, Dominguez Hills School of Nursing
- California State University, East Bay
- California State University, Fresno
- California State University, Fullerton Department of Nursing
- California State University, Long Beach School of Nursing
- California State University, Los Angeles School of Nursing
- California State University, Northridge
- California State University, Sacramento
- California State University, San Bernardino Department of Nursing
- California State University, Stanislaus
- Chaffey College Nursing Program
- Loma Linda University School of Nursing
- Mount St. Mary’s College Department of Nursing
- Mount San Antonio College
- Samuel Merritt University
- San Bernardino Valley College Nursing Department
- San Diego State University College of Health & Human Services School of Nursing
- San Francisco State University
- Sonoma State University
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing
- University of San Francisco
- Dr. Prem Reddy School of Health Sciences, Victor Valley College
- West Hills College Lemoore
- Western University of Health Sciences College of Graduate Nursing
- San José State University
- University of California Program in Nursing Science
