Nursing schools in Arkansas

Explore 62 profiles representing 122 nursing programs in Arkansas. These are the programs and pathways currently listed in the directory, not a claim of complete statewide coverage.

Counts describe distinct program and pathway records, not unique degrees. Unknown delivery or attendance is not an absence claim. Listings can remain public without a reviewed map point.

Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) is the largest current pathway grouping at 26 programs; On campus appears on 31 programs.

Reviewed October 2026

Profiles
62
Programs/pathways
122
Pathways, delivery and source information

Current program evidence

Counts describe the programs below and retain each program's current status; they do not imply approval, accreditation, admissions availability, or resident eligibility.

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Delivery formats

  • On campus 31 programs
  • Hybrid 8 programs
  • Online 22 programs

Approval and accreditation context

State approval, institutional accreditation, and programmatic accreditation are separate facts. An authority listed here is current state-level context from published program evidence; it does not mean every program on this page has the same approval or accreditation status.

  • Arkansas State Board of Nursing Reviewed October 12, 2026

Nursing PhD / DNS programs in Arkansas

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  • Nursing PhD / DNS

    PhD in Nursing Research

    School
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences nursing relationship
    Location
    Little Rock, AR
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Active
    Attendance and program details

    Physical attendance is required. The listed location is a school reference; we have not verified whether this program has classes there. Classes at this particular location have not been verified. Confirm where you must attend with the school.

    Source review: Prelicensure Board approval is not applicable at the recorded route scope. Institutional and specialty accreditation are separate. Applicable current approval evidence takes precedence; see the program card.

    Specialty program accreditation is recorded as not applicable to this research doctorate; no accredited badge is inferred.

    Source reviewed 2026-10-12.

    Credential: PhD in Nursing

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