Update: Penn State Shenango is not currently enrolling new students. Current students can access academic advising and degree planning through campus services.
Careers
Registered Nurses (R.N.) will find that they have more job opportunities and career stability with a B.S.N. degree. Penn State R.N. to B.S.N. graduates can choose from numerous career opportunities and work in different aspects of the healthcare industry, including:
- Administrative or management positions
- Education
- Research
- Consulting
- Community and public health centers
- Social work case management
- Specialization areas
- Pharmaceutical sales
- Insurance
Opportunities for graduate studies
A baccalaureate degree in nursing is typically required to pursue advanced degrees in nursing, which prepares the nurse for roles such as nurse educator, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, nurse administrator and nurse researcher.
The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State offers several advanced-degree options, most are delivered online with flexible schedule offerings. For example, nurses with a B.S.N. can enroll in the college's Master of Science in Nursing program with Nurse Educator or Nurse Administrator options. Further, the college offers an online Doctor of Nursing Practice degree with options for leadership and nurse practitioner specialties. The DNP-NP program was designed as a B.S.N. to D.N.P. program and is also delivered online through the World Campus.
Master of Science in Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Additionally, students enrolled in a Penn State Nursing program have access to all of the resources of a Big 10 R1 research university. Meaning student's can be involved in active research in areas of interest, only further helping solidify a student's future as a nurse expert.