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NSU College of Nursing’s R.N. to B.S.N. Program Ranked Among Top 50 in Nation
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – The R.N. to B.S.N. Program at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Nursing was recently ranked in the Top 50 Most Affordable Competitive Colleges for Online RN-BSN Degrees by the Best Master of Science in Nursing website.
In developing the list, Best Master of Science in Nursing, which provides information for prospective students considering obtaining a Master of Science in Nursing, used three criteria, including:
- Accreditation – All schools are accredited by either the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (CCNE) and are state-board approved.
- Affordability – The most recent tuition rates, not including program fees, listed on the school website or by National Center for Education Statistics Navigator were reported.
- Maximum Percent of Applicants Admitted – No more than 60 percent of applicants are admitted.
“NSU is proud to be ranked among the best R.N. to B.S.N. nursing programs in the nation,” said Marcella M. Rutherford, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S.N., dean, NSU’s College of Nursing. “Through this degree program, we offer busy, working nurses an opportunity to advance their careers with the support of small class sizes and experienced faculty members in as little as four semesters.”
In addition to the Best Master of Science in Nursing ranking (No. 49), NSU’s Online Master of Science in Nursing Program is ranked among the Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs by U.S. News & World Report (No. 77) and in the Top 50 Best Value Online M.S.N. Programs of 2015 (No. 44) by Value Colleges.
For more information on NSU College of Nursing’s R.S. to B.S.N. program, please visit http://nursing.nova.edu/rntobsn/.
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About Nova Southeastern University (NSU): Located in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a dynamic research institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional degree levels. A private, not-for-profit institution with more than 24,000 students, NSU has campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Palm Beach, and Tampa, Florida, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico, while maintaining a presence online globally. For more than 50 years, NSU has been awarding degrees in a wide range of fields, while fostering groundbreaking research and an impactful commitment to community. Classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, NSU is 1 of only 37 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification, and is also the largest private, not-for-profit institution in the United States that meets the U.S. Department of Education’s criteria as a Hispanic-serving Institution. Please visit http://www.nova.edu/ for more information.
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