Faculty Credentials and Training
Top Online Graduate Nursing Programs
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Top Online Graduate Nursing Programs Ranking Methodology
Students earning a nursing degree online learn best from faculty with both significant academic credentials and training in teaching online nursing classes. These are the top online nursing degree programs for faculty credentials and training.
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Rank
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Institution name
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Score
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Instructional faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree
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Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience
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Online instruction training required to teach
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School finances online instructor training
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#1
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George Washington University
Washington, DC
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98.1
|
Locked
|
95%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#2
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Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
|
92.0
|
Locked
|
90%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#3
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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
|
88.0
|
Locked
|
100%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#4
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Chamberlain College of Nursing
Downers Grove, IL
|
83.0
|
Locked
|
65%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#5
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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
|
81.2
|
Locked
|
100%
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
#6
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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
|
77.5
|
Locked
|
95%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#7
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Duke University
Durham, NC
|
76.7
|
Locked
|
95%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#8
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Excelsior College
Albany, NY
|
76.2
|
Locked
|
41%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#9
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Clarkson College
Omaha, NE
|
75.8
|
Locked
|
N/A
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#10
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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College
Saint Louis, MO
|
75.6
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Locked
|
98%
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
#11
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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
|
75.4
|
Locked
|
87%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#12
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Union University
Jackson, TN
|
74.5
|
Locked
|
100%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#13
|
University of Colorado--Denver
Denver, CO
|
74.1
|
Locked
|
100%
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
#14
|
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
|
73.9
|
Locked
|
82%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#15
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University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
|
73.1
|
Locked
|
100%
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
#16
|
University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston
Galveston, TX
|
72.9
|
Locked
|
100%
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
#17
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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
|
72.0
|
Locked
|
87%
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
#18
|
Regis University
Denver, CO
|
71.9
|
Locked
|
90%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#19
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Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS
|
68.6
|
Locked
|
N/A
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#20
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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
|
68.3
|
Locked
|
N/A
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
#21
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
|
67.8
|
Locked
|
100%
|
No
|
No
|
|
#22
|
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
|
66.0
|
Locked
|
100%
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
#23
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University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
|
65.1
|
Locked
|
75%
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
#24
|
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
|
64.0
|
Locked
|
50%
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
#25
|
University of Hawaii--Manoa
Honolulu, HI
|
63.3
|
Locked
|
30%
|
Yes
|
Yes
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