In fact, we pioneered the first DNP program in the country in 2001. The PhD Program in nursing was ranked 10th out of 99 private and public PhD programs in nursing (2008 Academic Analytics, LLC Report). Our graduate program is tied for 21st in the nation in the 2012 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Graduate Schools.
2011 marks the 10-year anniversary of the DNP Program and 2012 marks the 25th year of the PhD Program.