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Nurses are increasingly encouraged to earn a graduate degree to enhance their knowledge of patient care and advance in a rapidly evolving field.
2020 Best Nursing Schools: Master's
With the U.S. News rankings of the top nursing master's programs, narrow your search by tuition, school size and acceptance rate. Read the methodology »
2020 Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice
U.S. News factors in data on reputation, faculty resources and more when ranking the top Doctor of Nursing Practice programs. Read the methodology »
Nursing Programs & Specialties
Nursing Programs
Schools ranked in these areas may offer programs at the master's and/or DNP level.
Nursing Specialties
Schools ranked in these areas may offer programs at the master's and/or DNP level.
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Nearly 1 out of 4 people take the test a second time and most do better. If you decide to test again to go for better scores, you can send only your best scores. Learn more.
When you take the GRE® General Test more than once, you can decide which scores to send to schools.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
Nearly 1 out of 4 people take the test a second time and most do better. If you decide to test again to go for better scores, you can send only your best scores. Learn more.