BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts

Overview

Tuition $63,141

Licensure pass rate (2025) 81%

Duration 48 months

Accreditor CCNE

A bachelor's-level nursing degree that prepares graduates for RN licensure and broader leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice roles. Many hospitals now require the BSN for advancement.

Career outlook

Employers hire BSN-prepared registered nurses for direct patient care as well as roles requiring expanded leadership, research, and community-health competencies across nearly every healthcare setting.

Getting in

What Northeastern University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Application fee $75

Recommendation letters 2

Apply through Common App

What you'll need

Transcripts

Applicants select Nursing as major on the Northeastern undergraduate application (Common App or Coalition), no nursing supplement. Deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action Nov 1, Early Decision II and Regular Decision Jan 1. Test optional, no interviews; one teacher and one counselor recommendation; 4 years with 2 co-ops.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Paths

Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.

CNA BSN

CNA to BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

4 years

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CNA BSN

Georgia CNA to RN Pathway

Start as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Georgia and earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Georgia State. Begin patient-care work in weeks, then ladder into a four-year BSN that prepares you to sit for the NCLEX-RN.

4 years

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