Fairfield Dolan's Accounting, Business Analytics, Finance, and Marketing programs rank in the top 25 nationally. Accounting and Business Analytics programs rank #1 in CT, and Marketing and Finance are #2, behind Yale.
Fairfield Egan jumps 15 spots to #58 among best nursing schools in the U.S. that offer master’s degrees.
Graduate programs in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business and the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing & Health Studies have once again risen in this year’s 2024 U.S. ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Best Graduate School rankings.
Fairfield Dolan’s Accounting program rose 10 spots to #16 (T), once again in the Top 20 in the U.S. Fairfield Dolan’s Marketing program was also ranked in the Top 20 at #17 (T). Business Analytics (T) and Finance programs were both ranked #25 in the nation. Continuing the upward trend, Fairfield Dolan’s Part-Time MBA program rose 23 spots to #53 (T).
2024-2025 Best Graduate Business Specialty Programs:
- Accounting #16, nationally, tied with Arizona State (W.P. Carey) and Seattle (Albers)
- Marketing #17, nationally, tied with Dartmouth (Tuck), Indiana (Kelley) and St. Joseph (Haub)
- Business Analytics #25, nationally, tied with Northwestern (Kellogg), University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal), Scranton (Kania), and Rockhurst University (Helzberg)
- Finance #25, nationally
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. ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ 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)
Ranking factors to determine Best Part-Time MBA include peer assessment, GMAT/GRE scores, average undergraduate GPA, work experience, part-time student total, and part-time student ratio.
U.S. ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ 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.
