Nursing

Ranked in 2011 | Nursing Rankings Methodology

With a master's in nursing, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists can perform a full range of health services. Students may focus on areas such as geriatrics, nutrition, and women's health. These are the best nursing schools.

Rank School name Score
#332 D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

2.6
#193 Daemen College

Amherst, NY

3.0
#265 Delaware State University

Dover, DE

2.8
#425 Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

2.2
#127 DePaul University

Chicago, IL

3.2
#357 DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

2.5
#411 Dominican College

Orangeburg, NY

2.3
#295 Dominican University of California

San Rafael, CA

2.7
#127 Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

3.2
#7 Duke University

Durham, NC

4.3
#127 Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

3.2
#99 East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

3.3
#99 East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

3.3
#193 Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY

3.0
#295 Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

2.7
#265 Edgewood College

Madison, WI

2.8
#265 Elmhurst College

Elmhurst, IL

2.8
#390 Elms College

Chicopee, MA

2.4
#21 Emory University

Atlanta, GA

4.0
Rank Not Published Excelsior College

Albany, NY

N/A
#99 Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

3.3
#295 Fairleigh Dickinson University

Teaneck, NJ

2.7
#390 Felician College

Lodi, NJ

2.4
#435 Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

2.1
#390 Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

2.4

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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings by Bob Morse
Updates to 2 Schools' 2013 Best Colleges Ranks

University of Mary Hardin–Baylor and York College of Pennsylvania are now in the ‘Unranked’ category.

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