Online RN to BS in Nursing
Advance your nursing education and prepare to make an even greater impact on your patients. Prospective students must have a valid RN license or eligibility to be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) to apply.
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Amplify Your Impact, Advance Your Career
As a registered nurse, you make a difference in your patients’ lives every day. Do even more for your patients, your organization, and your career with our 100% online RN-to-BSN in nursing program. You’ll gain key skills to tackle new challenges in health care and graduate positioned for salary increases and career advancement.
Prospective students must have completed an accredited RN program and hold a current RN license or be eligible for RN licensure. Students may begin the program before passing the NCLEX, but they must successfully complete the exam and obtain licensure before advancing to the later stages of the program.
What You’ll Learn
When you spend most of the day running from patient to patient, you need to be able to think on your feet. Developed by the prestigious Rutgers School of Nursing—Camden, the online RN to BS in Nursing program focuses on building critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and communications skills with a focus on cultural competence and creativity.
Required courses will increase your knowledge of Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Leadership in Quality Improvement. Apply your newly gained skills on the job immediately and put yourself on a path to pursue more advanced education and leadership roles in the future.
Flexible to Fit Your Schedule
The online RN to BS in Nursing program is designed for maximum flexibility and convenience. The 100% online format allows you to schedule classes and coursework around your schedule.
Students who received their Associate Degree in Nursing from a community college (2-year college) may transfer in 60 credits toward the RN-BS degree. Transcripts are evaluated upon acceptance to determine which courses may be accepted as transfer credit. When you are accepted to the RN-BS program, you will be awarded 33 credits for previous nursing courses you have taken if you have passed the NCLEX licensing examination. Your last 30 credits towards your degree must consist of courses taken at Rutgers.
Career Opportunities
Earning a bachelor’s degree enhances your job security and opens new opportunities to work in diverse areas within the healthcare field.
The online RN to BS in Nursing program helps you take the first steps toward careers such as:
- Nurse Management: Oversee staff, manage budgets, and ensure top-notch patient care. Estimated annual earnings are around $120,219*.
- Nursing Team Leadership: Enhance patient care and healthcare outcomes using evidence-based practices, with an average salary of $125,958* per year.
- Care Coordination: facilitate access to services, monitor progress, and support patients in navigating the healthcare system. Average salary: $63,996.
- Healthcare Administration: Manage healthcare facility operations, including staff and budget oversight. This role offers a salary of approximately $110,935* annually.
*Estimated salary averages provided by Salary.com and Glassdoor.com.
Experience Rutgers Online
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Same faculty and academic rigor as on-campus programs
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Flexibility to balance your education with work and family life
Affordable Tuition
Nationally competitive tuition
Outcomes-focused
Real-world skills that translate to career success
Small Class Sizes
Interactive learning with faculty and peers
Excellence Without Boundaries
As America’s 8th oldest institution of higher learning, Rutgers has nurtured generations of alumni who have made meaningful contributions to local, national, and global communities. Our diverse community of scholars is driven by a commitment to research, discovery, and service.
Spanning three main campuses in New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden, Rutgers extends its academic excellence through robust online programs connected to these locations. Regardless of which campus you choose to call home, this integration ensures that online students receive the same high-caliber education guided by award-winning Rutgers faculty.
Whether you’re learning on campus or online, Rutgers prepares you for lifelong success. Through a shared dedication to excellence, we cultivate leaders ready to contribute positively to their communities and uphold our legacy of producing globally minded citizens.
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