The School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University achieved the distinction of being ranked top for both its Master’s and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs for 2020. This was in the U.S. News’ recently released rankings of graduate programs in nursing.
Top nursing schools
The top three nursing schools on the lists were:
Best nursing schools for Master’s program
- #1 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD - #2 Duke University
Durham, NC - #3 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor of Nursing Practice programs
- #1 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD - #2 Duke University (tie)
Durham, NC - #2 Rush University
Chicago, IL
Best online nursing programs
- #1 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD - #2 Ohio State University
Columbus, OH - #3 St. Xavier University
Chicago, IL
Best Nursing-Anesthesia (CRNA) schools
- #1 Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA - #2 Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX - #3 Duke University
Durham, NC
Johns Hopkins University also ranked first for the best online graduate nursing programs, second for their program in Nursing Administration and in the top five for five different nursing specialties. Ohio State University, Columbus, ranked second for online programs and St. Xavier University in Chicago ranked third.
How the rankings were determined
All 584 nursing schools accredited for graduate programs were included in the US News survey. Eventually, the required data was available for 253 masters and 183 DNP programs. The rankings are based on weighted and standardized scores on 14 indicators.
Differently weighted indicators covered assessment of the quality of the program based on factors such as a peer rating by deans of nursing schools and graduate studies; the undergraduate GPA of students admitted to the program; and the size of the programs.
Faculty resources were also considered, including the student-to-faculty ratio, the number of faculties qualified at the doctoral level and their participation in nursing practice. In addition, research activity at the school of nursing was incorporated in the scoring.
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Currently, the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University has 76 full-time faculty and 775 nurses are enrolled in their graduate programs. It is one of the oldest schools of nursing in the US. It became part of the Johns Hopkins University in 1984 after a long struggle started in the early 1900s by prominent nurse leader Mary Adelaide Nutting.
The nursing training program at John Hopkins Hospital was introduced in 1889 and Nutting was one of its first group of graduates. Within a few years, she was in charge of the program and eventually pioneered far-reaching reforms in nursing education throughout the US.
All the rankings and nursing school information
U.S. News list of best graduate nursing schools for 2020 provides the rankings of the top three-quarters of the schools and links for further information about each one. You can also search graduate school rankings, based on the peer reviews, for masters and doctoral programs in different nursing specialties.
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