Why Study Nursing?
Studying nursing as a profession offers a unique blend of fulfilling career opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact on people's lives.
Why Study Nursing at SUNY Downstate?
As a nursing student at Downstate, you'll study at Brooklyn's only academic medical center, which means you will draw from the expertise of the inter-disciplinary team. You will learn to care for patients and their communities using state of the art technologies.
If Brooklyn were its own city, it would be one of the largest in the U.S. Here, you'll work with patients from around the world. We're doing our part to ensure the field is just as diverse. Even though just 12% of the nation's nurses are minority group members, 70% of our nursing students are in those same groups.
What You Will Learn
- Our BS programs build on liberal arts and science concepts as you complete your nursing education
- Learn to provide safe, high-quality care in our simulation lab, which incorporates the newest technologies
- Whether you're just entering the field or looking to enhance your nursing career you will work with expert practitioners at various clinical sites throughout New York City
- Graduates of the accelerated BS program are eligible to take the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses
Careers & Outcomes
Nurses everywhere are perpetually in demand—and graduates of SUNY Downstate's nursing program find opportunities in every kind of healthcare setting.
Employers
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Hospital
- Northwell Health
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital
- NYU Langone Health
- Maimonides Medical Center
- Kings County Hospital
Program Options
Accelerated BS in Nursing
This 15-month program will prepare you to join the profession, serving patients in a wide range of settings and backgrounds.
RN-to-BS in Nursing
A 1-year, online program that builds on your existing nursing experience while focusing on theory and skills that prevent illness and promote health.
Meet Our Faculty
A SUNY Downstate nursing education is built on theory, practice and equity—and each of our faculty are committed to each of those precepts. You'll work one-on-one with nurses who have served as both caregivers and thought leaders, contributing to nursing scholarship in leading publications.
Program Highlights
Practice makes perfect.
Sharpen your techniques before working with patients in our Simulation Laboratory, an 8-bay simulated hospital. A labor and delivery room, isolation room, critical care beds and step-down unit beds provide the chance to practice health assessment, psychomotor skills, critical thinking and teamwork.
Shine at Downstate.
Exceptional students can join Sigma Theta Tau, the national honor society of nursing.
Join the ranks of the best.
Downstate's undergraduate nursing program is ranked #9 in the country by GradReports.