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��������’s Master of Science in Nursing programs have ranked among the best in the nation.

Housed in the University’s Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the program made the top 100 in U.S. News & World Report’s , released April 25.

“We are gratified and proud to be ranked in the top 100 of master’s-level nursing programs in the U.S.,” said Mario R. Ortiz, dean of Decker College. “We are especially proud that many of our graduates have become advanced practice nurses through our family, adult/gerontology, community health and family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner tracks. We are even prouder that many of our alumni choose to practice in rural areas, in keeping with Decker’s mission to focus on those in rural and vulnerable populations.”

�������� ranked number 89 for its master’s programs, moving up 11 spots from last year’s ranking of 100. A full list of the University’s U.S. News & World Report graduate program rankings .