{"id":181099,"date":"2022-01-25T07:30:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=181099"},"modified":"2022-01-24T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:59:30","slug":"nursing-top-10-online-masters-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2022\/01\/nursing-top-10-online-masters-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Nursing Ranks Among Top 10 Online Master\u2019s Programs for 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2022 rankings for the best online nursing master\u2019s programs<\/a> in the country, and UConn School of Nursing is tied for No. 8.<\/p>\n

It is also the No. 1 online nursing master\u2019s program in New England. Last year, it was ranked No. 2 in New England, but moved into the top spot this year.<\/p>\n

The School has risen dramatically in the rankings over the past few years. In 2021, UConn School of Nursing was tied for No. 14 among the country\u2019s online nursing master\u2019s programs. In 2020, it tied for No. 82.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis honor really belongs to our master\u2019s students and faculty,\u201d Dean Deborah Chyun says. \u201cIt reflects students\u2019 hard work in a competitive program and faculty\u2019s dedication to their students\u2019 success. As nurses around the world battle the ongoing pandemic and a workforce shortage, it is inspiring to see these students working toward an advanced degree in the profession so they can become nurse practitioners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up until this academic year, only the neonatal nurse practitioner concentration<\/a> for the School of Nursing\u2019s master\u2019s program was delivered fully online. Now, all of the program\u2019s other concentrations are as well: family nurse practitioner<\/a>, adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner<\/a>, adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner<\/a>, nurse educator<\/a>, and nurse leader<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRankings are the measure of the quality, reputation, and impact of a nursing program,\u201d says Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Annette Jakubisin Konicki. \u201cThe UConn School of Nursing master\u2019s program supports students in becoming leaders and science-driven practitioners who can meet the evolving and diverse health care needs of their communities. It is exciting to see the rankings continue to climb, despite the challenges and demands encountered during the pandemic, a true testament to the fortitude and dedication of faculty and students.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is exciting to see the rankings continue to climb, despite the challenges and demands encountered during the pandemic …\u201d — Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Annette Jakubisin Konicki<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

U.S. News also ranks online nursing master\u2019s programs based on nursing specialty. Among schools that offer a concentration in nursing education, UConn ranked No. 9. Among those that offer the nursing administration \u2013 or nurse leadership \u2013 specialty, UConn is ranked No. 17. Both of those concentrations at UConn School of Nursing are led by assistant clinical professor Denise Bourassa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nurse leader and nurse educator tracks are the newest concentrations offered within our master\u2019s program,\u201d Chyun says. \u201cI congratulate Dr. Bourassa on her program\u2019s phenomenal success in just a short period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

In creating its rankings, U.S. News focuses on five categories: student engagement with classmates and instructors; faculty credentials and training; opinions from academic officials in nursing; services and technologies offered; and student excellence.<\/p>\n

For the 2022 online nursing master\u2019s rankings, 194 programs across the country were evaluated. To be considered, the programs had to meet U.S. News\u2019 definition of a distance education nursing program, which requires \u201cthe vast majority of required nonclinical coursework for program completion is able to be completed via distance education courses that incorporate internet-based learning technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find the complete list of the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Master\u2019s in Nursing Programs rankings online<\/a>. Complete information regarding methodologies for the 2022 rankings can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the UConn School of Nursing, visit\u00a0<\/em>nursing.uconn.edu<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and follow the School on\u00a0<\/em>Facebook<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>Instagram<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>Twitter<\/em><\/a>, or\u00a0<\/em>LinkedIn<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. News & World Report placed the School as No. 8 in online nursing master’s programs around the country, and first among such programs in New England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":181106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1877],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[2217],"class_list":["post-181099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nur"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 19:39:04","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181099"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181104,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181099\/revisions\/181104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/181106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181099"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=181099"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=181099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}