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Adelphi Recognized by U.S. News & World Report and the Guide to Online Schools
Four Adelphi University graduate degree programs have landed on the U.S. News & World Report‘s Best Graduate Schools list for 2021. Adelphi’s master’s in nursing, speech language pathology, clinical psychology and audiology programs have all ranked in the top 200, among 2,000 programs in the United States.
The College of Nursing and Public Health’s nursing master’s program has been ranked No. 131, the College of Education and Health Sciences’ speech-language pathology program ranked No. 146, the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology’s clinical psychology program ranked No. 157, and College of Education and Health Sciences’ Long Island Doctor of Audiology consortium (Adelphi–Hofstra–St. John’s) ranked No. 69.
“It is wonderful to be recognized for the world-class education Adelphi delivers to our students,” said Kristen Capezza, vice president of enrollment management and University communications. “These rankings endorse what we know to be true—personalization and high-impact learning leads to valuable degrees and strong career outcomes. We are proud of our academic programs, faculty, staff, students and alumni and undoubtedly, our University’s overarching commitment to academic excellence.”
Emergency Management Ranked for Both Graduate, Undergraduate Program
For the first time, Adelphi’s emergency management online degree programs have been featured in the top five out of 121 on the Guide to Online Schools’ 2020 Best Online Colleges for Value rankings, for graduate and undergraduate. Adelphi’s Online Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management has ranked No. 3, Online Master of Science in Emergency Management No. 4 and Online Master of Science in Homeland Security also No. 4.
Guide to Online Schools, a product of Optimal, is a free and comprehensive guide that enables students to compare all online colleges in the United States. These rankings are based on a combination of manually researched tuition, accreditation and PayScale salary data.
“We are so pleased to see that the Guide to Online Schools has ranked Adelphi‘s online emergency management programs’ so highly,” said David Williams, clinical assistant professor and director of Adelphi’s emergency management program. “These degrees and certifications focus on [the] practical application of [FEMA’s] All Hazard Emergency Management principles for all disciplines in the whole community. [Our] professionally diverse faculty deliver real-world emergency management experience, preparing [students] for a career in a critically important field.”
About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi is one of just four companies and the only university on Long Island to be named among America’s Best Employers by State for 2023 by Forbes.
A surge in 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report—up 19 spots as a Best College, up 85 spots for Social Mobility and up 35 spots as a Best Value College—supports Adelphi’s rising reputation. Adelphi serves more than 7,400 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.
More than 119,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.
For further information, please contact:
Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications Director
p – 516.237.8634
e – twilson@adelphi.edu
