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BSc in Nursing: The number of nursing students on Bachelor's degree programs at Swiss universities of applied sciences has risen sharply in recent years, as shown in the tables below. By the end of 2021, 11,165 people had successfully completed the Bachelor's degree program.

MSc in Nursing Science: Since 2001, 1002 students have obtained a Master's degree in Nursing Science in Switzerland. At the beginning of training in nursing science in Switzerland, there was a cooperative Master's program between the SRC School of Nursing and the University of Maastricht, which 84 people completed by 2006. In addition, an unknown number of people completed the MScN degree abroad.

We update the graphs below annually based on the latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office.

On the left you will find a list of universities (universities of applied sciences, universities of applied sciences) where you can study nursing science in Switzerland.

Source: Federal Statistical Office

Source: Federal Statistical Office

Source: Federal Statistical Office

Source: Federal Statistical Office

Note on doctoral degrees: The VFP is aware that significantly more doctoral degrees in nursing science are obtained by Swiss nationals abroad. The VFP also encourages graduates to publish the abstracts of their doctorates on our Webseite to switch on