Learn to think critically and apply the nursing process when caring for patients of all ages in a variety of settings.

Deliver Passionate, Patient-Centered Care

A nursing student prepares a syringe at the UMass Lowell Nursing Simulation Lab.

The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Nursing program at UMass Lowell provides students with the knowledge, skills and hands-on experience to deliver passionate, patient-centered care. Learn how to apply ethical principles and legal requirements in the delivery of care, develop therapeutic relationships with individuals and groups and promote health in diverse populations.

As a student in our program, you'll build skills and confidence in the Donna Manning Simulation Laboratories. By interacting with high-fidelity adult, pediatric and maternal manikins or simulated patients (trained actors), you'll develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills before advancing to your clinical rotations.

From Interprofessional Education (IPE) activities, you'll learn how to work in teams with students from different disciplines such as dietetics, public health, exercise physiology, physical therapy and pharmacy.

During your senior year, you'll experience a semester of immersion in the nursing specialty area of your choice, working one-on-one with an expert nurse preceptor.

Upon successful completion of the program, you will be eligible to sit for the Board of Registration in Nursing鈥檚 National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurse (NCLEX) examination for licensure as a registered nurse (RN).

High First-Time Pass Rate on National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Exam

Our 2024 graduates had a 95 percent board licensure pass rate on their first try, exceeding the national average of 91 percent.

Nursing Career Options

UMass Lowell鈥檚 nursing graduates are in high demand, with 86 percent landing jobs or being accepted into graduate programs within six months of graduation.

Two nursing students smile as they work at laptops in the UMass Lowell Nursing Simulation Lab.

The clinical aspects of the nursing program are developed, coordinated and supervised by the nursing faculty and are provided in collaboration with members of our community agencies.听

Student clinical placements and places of employment may include:

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Boston Children鈥檚 Hospital
  • Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital
  • Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
  • Greater Lawrence Family Health Service
  • Holy Family Hospital
  • Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
  • Lawrence General Hospital
  • Lowell Community Health Center
  • Lowell General Hospital
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Tewksbury Hospital
  • UMass Memorial Medical Center
  • VNA of Greater Lowell Winchester Hospital

Courses You'll Take

Check out our degree pathways鈥攁 suggested four-year schedule of courses鈥攆or a possible pathway toward your B.S. in Nursing.

Visit the Academic Catalog for聽all degree pathways, including those from prior enrollment years.

The Baccalaureate Program prepares nurse generalists who:

  1. Develop therapeutic relationships with individuals, families, groups and communities
  2. Demonstrate competence in the implementation of standards of practice
  3. Apply ethical principles and legal requirements in the delivery of care to individuals, families, groups and communities聽
  4. Collaborate with individuals, families, groups, communities and health care professionals in the delivery of care
  5. Utilize theories and research findings in practice
  6. Promote health in diverse populations
  7. Participate in efforts to influence health care policy
  8. Assume responsibility for learning and professional career development

Graduates of the Baccalaureate Program are prepared to:

  1. Pass the NCLEX - RN licensure exam
  2. Sustain employment in the practice of nursing
  3. Participate in nursing continuing education programs
  4. Obtain nursing practice and/or specialty certifications
  5. Obtain advanced certificates and/or degrees
  6. Become members of professional organizations
  7. Participate on committees in health care agencies
  8. Present papers and posters related to nursing practice
  9. Engage in research utilization and evidenced-based practice

Why Study Nursing at UMass Lowell?

A student uses a stethoscope to examine a child mannequin in the UMass Lowell Nursing Simulation Lab.

Advanced Nursing Laboratories

Build your confidence and experience before going聽into a care setting through聽our state-of-the-art facilities, which include:聽

Nursing student wearing blue scrubs holds tubes near a patient bed in a UMass Lowell demonstration hospital wing

Hands-On Experience

Gain hands-on experience聽through our collaborative relationships with more than 250 clinical agencies,聽including:

  • Acute care hospitals (major teaching, community-based, medical centers)
  • Long-term care settings
  • Assisted living facilities
  • Primary care practices
  • School health settings
  • Visiting nurse and home care agencies
  • Occupational health setting
  • Child care and adult day health settings
Nursing student sits at an outdoor table

Fun Outside the Classroom

Put your learning into practice. Check out some of the fun ways UML students come together.

Nursing student wearing blue scrubs sits at a table in a UMass Lowell classroom

Bachelor鈥檚-to-Master's or Bachelor鈥檚-to-DNP Program

Get on the fast track to an advanced degree with our combined B.S/M.S. or B.S./Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.听
  • Available to juniors and seniors with a grade point average of 3.500 or better
  • Offers a continuous, coordinated sequence of courses
  • Reduced credit-hour requirements can save you time and money

Meet Our Alumni and Students

Margaret Fitzgerald with a group of people at the Solomont School of Nursing's 50th Anniversary celebration at the Inn & Conference Center
Margaret Fitzgerald '86
Nursing

While working for 16 years in an intensive care unit, Margaret Fitzgerald decided that she could do more to prevent patients from ending up in the hospital. So she earned a master鈥檚 degree in nursing at UMass Lowell to become a nurse practitioner.

The influence that the School of Nursing has had on health in the Merrimack Valley and beyond is extensive, and I鈥檓 proud to be part of its legacy.
Read More 杏吧原创 Margaret Fitzgerald 
Kristina Ogbarmey-Tetteh and three other students
Kristina Ogbarmey-Tetteh '23
Nursing

Kristina Ogbarmey-Tetteh took advantage of the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences鈥 Student Resource Center as a first-year student, and then became a tutor herself.

If it wasn鈥檛 for the Resource Center, I feel like my first year would have been a lot more difficult.
Read More 杏吧原创 Kristina Ogbarmey-Tetteh 
Coral Gonzalez poses for a photo with Oprah Winfrey and five other students who won Oprah Winfrey Scholarships in 2018
Coral Gonzalez '21
Nursing

Coral Gonzalez set her sights on becoming a nurse after she was hospitalized in middle school. The Honors College student won one of the first Oprah Winfrey Scholarships to help her succeed.

I like that the campus is spread out, so you can go on walks. It鈥檚 not in the middle of the city, it鈥檚 not in the middle of nowhere, it鈥檚 not too close to home, but not so far that I can鈥檛 see family and friends. It was the perfect fit.
Read More 杏吧原创 Coral Gonzalez 
Khuyen Tran poses for photo in the Solomont School of Nursing building.
Khuyen Tran '25
Nursing

Khuyen Tran is pursuing a nursing degree after witnessing the care provided to her grandfather during his hospitalization.

The simulation lab helped me develop my critical thinking and problem-solving skills, which I鈥檝e already used in my clinical rotations.
Read More 杏吧原创 Khuyen Tran 

Accredited Program and Approved by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The UMass Lowell nursing program is approved by the and accredited by the .