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U.S. News & World Report Ranks FU, SHU Grad Programs Among Best In Country

Both colleges in Fairfield recently had graduate programs ranked among the best in the nation.

Fairfield University recently had graduate programs ranked among the best in the country.
Fairfield University recently had graduate programs ranked among the best in the country. (Anna Bybee-Schier/Patch)

FAIRFIELD, CT — Both colleges in Fairfield recently had graduate programs ranked among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

The accounting, finance, marketing and business analytics programs at Fairfield University’s Charles F. Dolan School of Business were all in the top 25 in the U.S., while Dolan’s part-time master of business administration program was ranked 92nd, according to a news release from the school.

The doctor of nursing practice program at the college’s Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing & Health Studies was ranked No. 76, while the nursing school as a whole came in at No. 80 among nursing schools that offer master’s programs.

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At Sacred Heart University, the Dr. Susan L. Davis, R.N., & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing's doctor of nursing practice program, the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology's part-time master of business administration program and the School of Social Work's master of social work program were all ranked among the nation’s best by the publication, according to a school news release.

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