U.S. News & World Report surveyed 503 nursing schools that offer master’s or doctoral programs, and 246 responded and were eligible to be included in the rankings. Schools were ranked on a variety of factors, including a quality assessment, peer assessment score (in which nursing school deans were asked to rate the quality of master’s programs) and student selectivity and achievement, among other factors.
Below are the top 10 graduate nursing programs, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Click here to see the full rankings.
1. University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
2. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
2. University of California-San Francisco
4. University of Washington (Seattle)
5. University of Pittsburgh
6. Duke University (Durham, N.C.)
6. New York University (New York City)
6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
10. Emory University (Atlanta)
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