Academics at Johns Hopkins University | Online Nursing Degrees | Online Nursing Programs

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

Graduate program(s)

Name:	Degree Type:
Clinical Nurse Specialist	masters
Health Systems Management	masters

Distinguishing characteristics of online program (as submitted by school)

The ONUR programs offer flexibility through asynchronous delivery on a part-time or full-time basis. The curriculum integrates the distance and onsite students for collaborative learning in courses taught primarily by full-time doctorally-prepared faculty with extensive experience in advanced nursing roles. JHU SON is one of a limited number who offer a distance CNS program. The CNS foci are: Adult/Geriatric Health, Adult/Geriatric Critical Care, Pediatric Health and Pediatric Critical Care.

School type

Private

Grad programs CCNE accredited

Yes

Corresponding undergraduate program CCNE accredited

Yes

Grad programs NLNAC accredited

Corresponding undergraduate program NLNAC accredited

Terms

Semester

Program Offerings

Online master's in nursing degree programs

Concentrations with highest demand

Clinical nurse specialist

Concentrations offered

Clinical nurse specialist

Nursing administration/leadership

Nursing education

More specialized departments/concentrations offered

Adult/geriatric – acute

Adult/geriatric – primary

Pediatric – acute

Pediatric – primary

Course Offerings

Credit-granting courses

Veterans

G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Yellow Ribbon Program member	Yes
SOC Member	No
Credit-granting DANTES course(s)	No

Faculty

Instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	14 full-time; 5 part-time
Instructional faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree	100% full-time; 60% part-time
Tenured or tenure-track faculty	4
Average experience teaching online courses	3 years
Program fully finances faculty training	Yes
Tech staff supporting faculty	9 full-time; 0 part-time

Class Size

Average class size	11
Maximum class size	25

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online

Yes

Can earn degree entirely abroad

Yes

Possible in-person attendance requirements

Orientations	No
Classes	No
Group projects/simulations	No
Exams	No

Same academic track as campus-based program

Yes

Collaboration among online and face-to-face students

Mandatory

Students enroll as online students

Yes, but can take classes on campus without notification

Credits earned online equal earned on-campus

Yes

Faculty who teach online also teach on campus

All

Same curricula for online and campus students

Most

Retention

One-year retention rates

Graduation

Graduation rates	N/A
Most frequent duration of time for new students to graduate	N/A
Program target time to graduate	2 years
Required time to earn degree	5 years