Stony Brook University--SUNY

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

Graduate program(s)
Name: Degree Type: Adult Health masters Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse masters Neonatal masters Midwifery masters Perinatal/Women's Health masters Pediatric masters
Distinguishing characteristics of online program (as submitted by school)
Excellent graduate certification test scores; low-cost; affiliation with Stony Brook University Hospital; clinically expert faculty; part of Stony Brook Medical Center.
School type	Public
Grad programs CCNE accredited	Yes
Corresponding undergraduate program CCNE accredited	Yes
Grad programs NLNAC accredited	No
Corresponding undergraduate program NLNAC accredited	No
Terms	Semester

Program Offerings

Online master's in nursing degree programs	6
Concentrations with highest demand
Nursing practitioner
Concentrations offered
Nursing practitioner Nursing midwifery
More specialized departments/concentrations offered
Adult/geriatric – primary Neonatal Pediatric – primary Psychiatric/mental health Women's health

Course Offerings

Credit-granting courses

39

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	31 full-time; 9 part-time
Instructional faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree	90% full-time; 67% part-time
Tenured or tenure-track faculty	7
Average experience teaching online courses	10 years
Program fully finances faculty training	Yes
Tech staff supporting faculty	5 full-time; 0 part-time

Class Size

Average class size	12
Maximum class size	30

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	No
Can earn degree entirely abroad	N/A
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations Yes Classes Yes Group projects/simulations Yes Exams Yes
Same academic track as campus-based program	Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students	Encouraged but not mandatory
Students enroll as online students	Yes, but can apply to switch course enrollment to campus-based
Credits earned online equal earned on-campus	Yes
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus	All
Same curricula for online and campus students	All

Retention

One-year retention rates

Graduation

Graduation rates
Most frequent duration of time for new students to graduate	3.0 years
Program target time to graduate	3 years
Required time to earn degree	5 years