The University of Pittsburgh’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program is ranked among the top in the nation, according to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report’s Best College rankings.
The Nurse Anesthesia area of concentration is ranked No. 2 and is the top non-military school in the nation.
“We are honored and humbled to be ranked the No. 2 Nurse Anesthesia doctoral program by U.S. News and World Report for 2025,” said John O’Donnell, DrPH, CRNA, CHSE, FSSH, FAANA, FAAN, director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program. “It is gratifying that our peer university deans and program administrators think highly of the University of Pittsburgh Nurse Anesthesia Program. Perhaps most important is the consistency of our ranking as we have been in the top ten rankings by U.S. News since 1998: the first year Nurse Anesthesia programs were ranked.”
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) area of concentration is tied at No. 5, retaining its top five ranking from 2024 to 2025.
“We are thrilled and honored to be recognized among the leading PMHNP programs in the country,” said Brayden Kameg, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, CNE, FIAAN, coordinator of the PMHNP Program. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work and clinical acumen of our faculty, preceptors, students, and alumni. We strive to provide a cutting-edge, innovative, and state-of-the-science curriculum that prepares PMHNP graduates to meet the mental health needs of diverse communities, while also providing students with the highest quality clinical practicum experiences. This recognition by U.S. News and World Report affirms the work that we have been doing and celebrates the success of our rich student and alumni network.”
The overall DNP program is ranked and tied at No. 12.
These high rankings join with the undergraduate nursing program being ranked No. 4 (tie), the highest ranking in the Bachelor of Science of Nursing’s history.
“These rankings continue to show the caliber of our programs and the quality and passion each faculty member brings to Pitt Nursing’s graduate academia,” said Christine E. Kasper, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACSM, dean of the School of Nursing.
Read the full U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges nursing rankings.