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Supplemental digital content is available in the text. Abstract AIM The aims of the study were to identify professional values among third- and fourth-year baccalaureate nursing students at private and public universities in Jordan and to investigate the demographic variables correlating with professional values. BACKGROUND Educational curricula reinforce professional values among nursing students. METHOD A cross-sectional design was used; the questionnaire included a demographic variable survey and the Nurses Professional Values Scale-3. RESULTS The mean score for the overall value scale was moderate (3.5, SD = 0.4, range 1–5). The caring subscale was the highest (3.9); the professionalism and the activism subscales had the same mean (3.3). Male students, studying in private universities and employed in health care, scored higher (p = .002, .001, and .01, respectively). Study track and age were insignificantly correlated. CONCLUSION The development of professional values is associated positively with practice and employment status; clinical experience improved students’ sense of professionalism.