UMSON’s Master of Science in Nursing Health Services Leadership and Management specialty is chosen as the best online program in the nation among public schools of nursing.
In U.S. News & World Report’s newly released “2024 Best Online Programs” for graduate nursing programs, the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) was ranked No. 1 in the nation among public schools of nursing — and third among all nursing schools — in the Nursing Administration/Leadership category for its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Health Services Leadership and Management (HSLM) specialty.
The HSLM specialty — which is being re-envisioned with an updated curriculum aligned with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s new Essentials and will be renamed Nursing Leadership and Management as of spring 2025 — offers leading-edge courses, personalized mentorship, and individual placements in a practicum that supports students’ career goals and takes them beyond their current place of employment to opportunities that refine advanced nursing leadership and nursing administration skills. Placements are with leaders at hospitals and health care systems, universities and community colleges, national and state agencies, and more.
In 2023, UMSON ranked fourth among all nursing institutions and tied for second among public institutions in this category.
“We are thrilled to be recognized nationally for our Master of Science in Nursing Health Services Leadership and Management specialty,” said Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD ’11, MS ’05, BSN ’04, NNP, FNAP, FAAN, the Bill and Joanne Conway Dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing. “Our faculty are committed to supporting students’ career goals with great teaching, cutting-edge coursework, and personalized mentoring. We are extremely proud of our many graduates who go on to become health care system leaders, particularly at a time when nurse leadership is so vitally important.”