Nursing Program
As the demand for qualified nurses continues to expand, our graduates are sought after for their knowledge, skills, and dedication to improving patient outcomes, quality of care and patient safety. At the School of Health Sciences Nursing Program, you’ll learn the science of compassionate care.
Nursing Degrees We Offer
We offer two degrees (bachelor's and doctorate), each with different options depending on where you are at in your nursing career.
Bachelor’s Level Nursing Degree
If you’re already a registered nurse, we have a two year RN to BSN program. If you’re not yet a nurse and looking to get started we have a bachelor of science in nursing program. Our baccalaureate program in nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and grants a bachelor of science degree.
Doctoral Level Nursing Degree
You can start our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program with your bachelor’s in nursing, or fast track it if you already have a master’s in nursing. Our DNP has a family nurse practitioner focus.
Nurses Are Needed and in Demand
The pandemic highlighted the critical role nurses play in healthcare. With an aging population and an increase in chronic diseases the need, and your potential impact, will only increase.
BLS.gov projects employment growth for NPs, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, at 38 percent from 2022 to 2032.
WHO estimates a global nursing shortage of 4.5 million by 2030, greatly impacting health services worldwide.
Looking at salary, growth potential and work-life balance US News ranked Nurse Practitioner as the #1 job in America in 2024.
Why a Nursing Degree at Touro’s School of Health Sciences?
Comprehensive & Compassionate Curriculum
At whichever level – BSN or DNP - you’ll benefit from expert faculty with experience in the field, learn in the classroom and hands on in the clinic, and dive deep. The BSN curriculum covers everything from anatomy, physiology, and microbiology, to nursing ethics, and healthcare policy. In the DNP curriculum you’ll learn biostatistics, epidemiology, and advanced pharmacology, as well as budgets, healthcare ethics and transcultural health promotion & disease prevention. You will gain a deep understanding of the human body, disease processes, and focus on compassionate patient care.
Supportive & Supporting Community
We call ourselves the Touro family, and we mean it. When you start at Touro’s School of Health Sciences, you are not just a student; you are part of the Touro community. We’re here to support you and help you succeed academically, professionally, and personally. We in turn encourage you to seek opportunities to further your nursing career in ways that will impact the health care environment in your community.
Healthcare Powerhouse
Joining the Touro community, and the School of Health Sciences means joining a school that is a leader in healthcare education. You can find Touro graduates in all healthcare settings and fields, with graduates in the nursing, physician assistant, pharmacy, dentistry, medical, physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, and social work fields, and more. You’ll have opportunities to work with them interprofessionally and join an impressive alumni network.
Program Features
BS and DNP Degrees
Competitive Tuition
NCLEX Qualified
Our Campuses
Westchester
Our Westchester campus, where you have the opportunity to take the RN to BS program, is located on the historic 55-acre New York Medical College campus in a freshly renovated, 249,000 square-foot, five-floor building with 700 parking spots, located at 19 Skyline Drive in Hawthorne, NY.
Brooklyn
Our Brooklyn campus is in a residential neighborhood occupying two floors of a new eight-story building. The building also houses classes from the Graduate School of Social Work and the Speech-Language Pathology program, which provides students with the opportunity for inter-professional educational activities. We have diverse teaching-learning settings including the Nursing Skills Labs which offer a realistic, supportive, and safe learning environment where students can practice clinical skills and applications. Our Brooklyn campus has strong ties to the local community with many outreach opportunities, good relationships with hospitals in the metropolitan area, and is easily accessible by trains and bus service.
