Graduate programs in the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing & Health Studies have once again risen in this year’s 2024 U.S. News Best Graduate School rankings.

Among best nursing schools in the U.S. that offer master’s degrees, Fairfield Egan rose 15 spots to #58 (T) this year. The Egan School’s DNP program also rose 2 spots to #72.

2024 - 2025 Best Graduate Schools – Nursing:

• #58 (T) nationally, and #2 in Connecticut among schools with master’s programs, after Yale.
• #72 (T) nationally, and #3 in Connecticut among schools with DNP programs

For the 2024-2025 edition, U.S. News also reported additional specialty programs rankings — new survey-based rankings for twelve disciplines that are based solely on peer assessment. Fairfield Egan and the School of Education and Human Development received award-winning rankings in the following peer-reviewed disciplines:

• Nursing Anesthesia #29
• Nursing Midwifery #17
• Social Work #142 (T)

U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of nursing master’s and DNP programs are based on factors including faculty resources, research activity, quality assessment, program size, and student selectivity.

Learn more about Fairfield Egan’s graduate programs at fairfield.edu/gradnursing.