‘U.S. News’ Ranks Nursing, Bachelor’s and Education Online Programs

The School of Nursing has been ranked among the Top 10 Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs in the nation for a third consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report. The school was ranked at No. 9 out of the 133 schools offering online nursing master’s degree programs that were surveyed as part of the U.S. News 2015 Best Online Programs ranking.

In addition, Duquesne was ranked No. 90 out of 296 schools in the Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs category. This marks a continued ascent for the University, which was ranked at No. 93 in 2014 and at No. 125 in 2013 for this category. The School of Education made its debut in the Best Online Graduate Education Programs category at No. 179 out of 252 schools surveyed.

For the Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs rankings, U.S. News considered student engagement, faculty credentials and training, peer reputation, student services and technology, and admissions selectivity as the factors for its methodology.

“It is an honor to be ranked among the Top 10 best online graduate programs by U.S. News and World Report,” said Nursing Dean Dr. Mary Ellen Glasgow. “The ranking speaks to our expertise in online learning, having been the first online graduate nursing program in the nation. The faculty use a variety of online pedagogies to create a high quality, relevant student learning experience.”

U.S. News considered student engagement, faculty credentials and training, peer reputation, and student services and technology as factors for the Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs. The University offers numerous convenient and flexible degree and certificate programs for undergraduates and graduates through its Online Campus.

Student engagement, student services and technology, faculty credentials and training, admissions selectivity and peer reputation were among the rankings indicators that U.S. News reviewed for the Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

According to U.S. News, more than 1,200 online degree programs in total were assessed for the 2015 Best Online Programs rankings, up more than 20 percent from last year.