Pitt Nursing was ranked 18th in the world by QS World University Rankings in a release earlier this month. Among the nine U.S. universities listed in the top 20, Pitt was 8th, and was 5th among public nursing programs.
Equally as exciting, Pitt Nursing was ranked 4th in research funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Pitt Nursing was ranked 9th among Doctor of Nursing Practice programs, and 5th among public schools, by U.S. News & World Report in rankings released in the 2020 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.
Pitt Nursing was ranked 12th among Master of Science programs in nursing, and 4th among public schools.
Specific program rankings include:
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner DNP program: No. 7
- Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner DNP program: No. 9
- Administration (Health Systems Executive Leadership) DNP program: No. 10
- Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner DNP program: No. 7
- Clinical Nurse Leader MSN program: No. 7
These rankings represent a weighted average of indicators that include peer assessment, student selectivity and achievement, mean grade-point average, acceptance rate, student-faculty ratio, faculty credentials and academic achievements, and research activity.
In 2016, U.S. News & World Report ranked Nurse Anesthesia fourth in the nation. To date, no additional rankings have been conducted on nurse anesthesia programs.