Nursing Online Master’s Degrees Earn Multiple National Rankings

The ASU Nursing Department is a component of the Archer College.ASU offers an online MSN degree program with two specialization options. The MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner program is for nurses with a bachelor’s degree (BSN) who wish to become advanced family practice nurses. The MSN-Nurse Educator program is for nurses with bachelor’s degrees who wish to teach nursing at the college level and/or at health care institutions.

ASU’s online MSN programs have been ranked No. 5 in the nation among the “Top 30 Most Affordable Master’s in Nursing Online Degree Programs” for 2019 by GradSchoolHub.com.

ASU has also been ranked No. 10 among the nation’s “Most Student-Friendly Online Colleges for Nursing Master’s Degrees” by OnlineDegrees.com.

More specifically, ASU’s online MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner program has been ranked among the top 10 in the U.S. by two different higher education guides:

• OnlineMasters.com – No. 2 and “Best for Real World Preparation” among the 50 “Best Online Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Practitioner Degree Programs”

• The Nurse Journal – No. 7 among the “Best Online Nurse Practitioner Programs” that are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-679, http://www.ccneaccreditation.org/ (CCNE)

Each of the higher education guides formulates its rankings using similar criteria, including accreditation, academic quality, tuition costs, faculty credentials, student-to-faculty ratio, and available online learning technology.

All of ASU’s online and on-campus BSN and MSN degree programs hold Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791, http://www.ccneaccreditation.org/ (CCNE) accreditation and are offered through the Department of Nursing in the Archer College of Health and Human Services.