The US News top 10 graduate nursing schools list for 2019 is out. Each year US News ranks US colleges and universities by degree level, degree program, and region. The top 10 graduate nursing school rankings report for 2019 is the result of a survey of 253 nursing schools. Below are the results.
1. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2. Duke University, Durham, NC
3. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
4. Emory University, Atlanta, GA
5. Columbia University, New York, NY
5. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
5. Yale University, New Haven, CT
8. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
8. Rush University, Chicago, IL
8. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
According to the US News ranking methodology explainer, nursing school rankings are based on a weighted average of 14 indicators. Research activity, faculty credentials, percentage of faculty with important achievements, and faculty participation in nursing practice were surveyed. Additional indicators such as the mean undergraduate GPA, acceptance rate, degree program size, and student-faculty ratio are ranked for each nursing school.
Read the full US News, Best Nursing Schools: Master's article for more information.