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Arkansas Nursing Schools

Find Convenient Degrees Close to Home

Looking for a nursing program to fit your lifestyle in Arkansas?

Nursing schools provide programs for almost every type of individual: career changer, high school grad, and working nurses looking for career mobility.

Make sure you find the type of program that fits your needs and lifestyle. Online programs through nursing schools located in the state are limited, HOWEVER, you're missing the boat if you fail to understand that online programs can usually be delivered over long distances, so you are not limited to physical schools within Arkansas.

Types of Nursing School Programs Available

Take a good look at the list of nursing programs below, they include everything — associates degrees, BSN, MSN and even a few quite rare nursing diploma programs. For working nurses you'll find schools that even offer evening and weekend programs. Fast-track your LPN or RN to a next-level BSN or MSN. If that still fails to offer the convenience you need, look to an online degree or certificate program.

Salary and Jobs for Nurses in Arkansas

Working RNs earn on average a base pay between $50,000 and $60,000 in Little Rock *, one of the largest metro areas in the state. You need to realize that salaries for LPNs and RNs vary greatly and are based on factors that include: level of education, years of experience, practice specialty, facility and location. For example, the above salary metric is likely one of the higher due to the metro location. But nurses that go on to earn advanced practice specialties like nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, nurses midwives and clinical nurse specialists all earn considerably more in most cases.

Don't sweat looking for a good nursing job in Arkansas. You can almost write your own ticket in many areas, rural or urban. Nearly every type of patient care facility is looking. Of course large hospitals remain some of the biggest employers of nurses, especially RNs, which means you can hop into an instant specialty right out of school. If you have a bit of flexibility, why not explore your options for travel nursing in Arkansas or RN positions that offer per diem rates — you'll earn considerably more with these options.

For information on state licensure requirements visit the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.

Arkansas Nursing Schools that Offer Some Online Study Options

University of Arkansas — Fort Smith
NLNAC Accredited

Search our big list of online nursing schools for many more online degrees and certificates.

Campus-based Nursing Schools in Arkansas

Arkansas Northeastern College — Blytheville
Nursing Department
NLNAC Accredited

Arkansas State University — State University
College of Nursing and Health Professions
NLNAC Accredited

Arkansas Technical University — Russellville
NLNAC Accredited

Baptist Health Schools — Little Rock
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

East Arkansas Community College — Forrest City
Allied Health Science Department
NLNAC Accredited

Harding University — Searcy
College of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Henderson State University — Arkadelphia
Department of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Jefferson Regional Medical Center — Pine Bluff
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

National Park Community College — Hot Springs
Division of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

North Arkansas College — Harrison
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
NLNAC Accredited

North West Health System — Springdale
Har-ber School of Nursing

Phillipps Community College — Helena-West Helena
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Southeast Arkansas College — Pine Bluff
Nursing and Allied Health Department
NLNAC Accredited

Southern Arkansas University — Magnolia
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

University of Arkansas — Fayetteville
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

University of Arkansas — Monticello
Division of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

University of Arkansas — Pine Bluff
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

University of Arkansas Community College — Batesville
Division of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock
College of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

University of Central Arkansas — Conway
Department of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

* source, Salary.com