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The United States Department of Education’s move to narrow the definition of “professional” graduate degree programs beginning July 1 has many concerned about its impact, particularly those in the ...

Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences, an accredited institution dedicated to preparing the next generation of nurses, announced the appointment of Patrick Rombalski, Ed.D., as chief ...

There are three distinct 36-credit master degree programs in Special Education. Each focuses on a different age and grade range. The Early Childhood program focuses on children, Birth–Grade 2; the ...

Build on your professional expertise through advanced education in evidence-based management of acute and chronic health conditions across the lifespan. With an added emphasis on health promotion and ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Four University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing faculty members have been selected for the National League for Nursing LEAD program and the Leadership Development for Simulation Educators ...

Tallahassee State College's Associate Degree in Nursing program is on probation due to low licensure exam scores. The program's NCLEX pass rate fell more than 10 percentage points below the national ...

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene was recognized in the 2025 US News and World Report rankings of the nation’s best online programs, released on Jan. 27. UH ...

New U.S. World & News Report rankings reinforce UTA’s commitment to providing high-quality, accessible education for graduate and undergraduate students. (UTA Photo) Two online master’s programs at ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Alarmed by a growing shortage of nurses, Florida lawmakers in 2009 eased regulations on the schools tasked with training them, inviting new institutions to ...

In November, we reported on nursing groups that pushed back against a Trump administration proposal to de-list nursing as a professional degree for purposes of student borrowing. In this report, we ...