College Choice Releases 2016 Ranking of the Best Master’s in Nursing Degree Program
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College Choice (@CollegeChoice1), a leading authority in college search and rankings, has published its annual ranking of best master’s in nursing degrees. The ranking can be viewed here.
Katie Amondson, Associate Editor of the ranking says, “A Master’s degree in nursing is often a crucial step in either entering into a career in nursing or advancing a career of a mid-profession nurse. The most common Master’s degree for nurses is the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) which is aimed at mid-career advancement. However, there are MSN options for direct entry into the nursing field, as well as RN to MSN degree options.”
The College Choice 2016 Rankings of the Best Masters in Nursing Degrees takes into account several key factors to ensure that you get the best rate of return on your educational investment. These factors include academic reputation, cost of tuition, net cost of education, and average first year salary.
“With our ranking of best master’s of nursing degrees, we aim to provide readers a clear sense of which are the best programs for nursing with an eye toward best return on investment,” said Christian Amondson, Managing Editor of College Choice.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, tops the list, followed by University of Alabama–Birmingham and University of Virginia.
Other ranked schools include (alphabetically ordered):
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
California State University–Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Columbia University, New York, NY
CUNY–Hunter College, New York, NY
Duke University, Durham, NC
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Florida International University, Miami, FL
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Indiana University–Purdue University—Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
New York University, New York, NY
Pennsylvania State University–University Park, University Park, PA
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Rush University, Chicago, IL
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
University of Alabama–Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
University of California–Davis, Sacramento, CA
University of California–Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
University of Illinois–Chicago, Chicago, IL
University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
University of Maryland–Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
University of Massachusetts–Boston, Boston, MA
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Yale University, New Haven, CT
