Ranked by U.S. News and World Report

RUTHERFORD, N.J., February 1, 2019 –Today Felician University announced that its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree program was once again ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best online graduate nursing programs in the nation. Schools are ranked based on their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence, including faculty credentials and student services and engagement.

“Recognition by U.S. News and World Report within its annual rankings is a testament to our program’s quality and commitment to the nursing profession,” said Dean for Felician University’s School of Nursing, Dr. Christine Mihal. “Felician prepares future healthcare practitioners, leaders, and scholars to lead change in transforming the health care delivery system, to improve the patient’s experience of care, and to advance the health of individuals and populations. Graduates are prepared to practice the full extent of their education as leaders of, and full partners in, the inter-professional team, improving the nation’s healthcare workforce.”

Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Felician University offers high quality academic programs and a tradition of excellence and caring. The Doctor of Nursing Practice, Master of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree programs, and the APRN Certificate programs are all accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Felician offers an online MSN degree with concentrations in Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Administration, and Nursing Education.

About Felician University

Felician University engages over 2,300 undergraduate, graduate, and adult students through programs in arts and sciences, business, nursing, and education. Universal Franciscan values of social justice, compassion, and respect for human dignity serve as an inclusive foundation for transforming the lives of tomorrow’s leaders. The PayScale.com College ROI Report ranked Felician University’s education as the 3rd best for return on investment among private colleges in New Jersey for 2018. It is also ranked as the number one safest college campus in the state by www.felician.edu.