About Board approved prelicensure nursing programs

Board Approved prelicensure nursing programs and their locations In Massachusetts

For information on the approval status of all Board approved nursing programs, see our table of Approved Registered Nurse and Practical Nurse Programs 1/9/19 (PDF) l (DOC)

Find an accredited nursing program

The Board of Registration in Nursing approves prelicensure nursing education programs. In order to be eligible for the NCLEX, you must have graduated from a Board approved nursing program.

• Learn about approval vs accreditation
• Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
• Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

NCLEX statistics

The following reports provide information about how graduates of Board Approved pre-licensure nursing programs perform on the NCLEX -RN and NCLEX-PN.

Registered Nurse reports

• 2012-2018 NCLEX RN First-time Licensure Candidates Educated in Massachusetts - PDF
• 2012-2018 NCLEX RN First-time Licensure Candidates Educated in Massachusetts
• 2018 NCLEX RN Report 1 Jurisdiction Program Summary of All First-time Candidates - PDF
• 2018 NCLEX RN Report 1 Jurisdiction Program Summary of All First-time Candidates
• 2012 - 2017 NCLEX RN First-time Licensure Candidates Educated in Massachusetts - PDF
• 2017 NCLEX RN Report 1 Jurisdiction Program Summary of All First-time Candidates Licensed in All Jurisdictions - PDF
• 2016 NCLEX RN Report 1 jurisdiction program summary of all first-time candidates licensed in all jurisdictions - PDF
• 2016 NCLEX RN pass rates - PDF
• 2015 NCLEX RN pass rates - PDF
• 2014 NCLEX RN pass rates - DOC

Practical Nurse reports

• 2012-2018 NCLEX PN First-time Licensure Candidates Educated in Massachusetts (PDF) | (XLS)
• 2018 NCLEX PN Report 1 Jurisdiction Program Summary of All First-time Candidates Licensed in All Jurisdictions (PDF) | (XLS)
• 2017 NCLEX PN Report 1 Jurisdiction Program Summary of All First-time Candidates Licensed in All Jurisdictions - PDF
• 2016 NCLEX PN Report 1 jurisdiction program summary of all first-time candidates licensed in all jurisdictions - PDF
• 2016 NCLEX PN pass rates - PDF
• 2015 NCLEX PN pass rates - PDF
• 2014 NCLEX PN pass rates - DOC

Admissions, graduations, & enrollments

The following reports provide information about Board approved pre-licensure nursing program statistics on admissions, graduates, and enrollment numbers.

• Student data as reported to the MA Board of Registration in Nursing by Board-approved nursing education programs 5-year variance - PDF
• 2012-2016 admissions numbers by nursing program - PDF