Midwifery School Rankings

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I'm not sure these have been posted. These rankings were ranked as of 2007 and published in May 2008.

It's interesting because I don't even see Philadelphia's school of Midwifery here. Any other schools missing? Also, I'm a little surprised at Emory's ranking. I know it's a good school in general, but never heard too much about the midwifery school.

1. Oregon Health and Science University

2. University of Pennsylvania

3. University of California-San Francisco/San Francisco General Hospital

3. University of New Mexico

3. Yale University

6. University of Illinois-Chicago

6. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

8. Emory University

8. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

8. University of Utah

8. University of Washington

12. Columbia University

12. Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing

12. University of Colorado-Denver

12. University of Florida

12. University of Kansas

12. Vanderbilt University

18. Marquette University

18. New York University

20. SUNY-Downstate Medical Center

21. Case Western Reserve University

21. Georgetown University

21. University of Maryland-Baltimore

21. Wayne State University

25. California State University-Fullerton

25. Medical University of South Carolina

25. Ohio State University

25. Shenandoah University

29. East Carolina University

29. SUNY-Stony Brook

29. University of Cincinnati

29. University of Miami

33. San Diego State University

33. University of Indianapolis

35. University of Rhode Island

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/nmp/search/

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Thanks for this post, I find it really interesting, especially given the consistently bad experiences I've heard about UPenn, Yale, and Columbia. And just for everyone's reference, NYU has suspended their midwifery program indefinitely.

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Please be aware that the annual US News school rankings are very arbitrary and based on limited criteria and input that has very little to do with how good a school is in the areas that most people would consider important. I've yet to encounter a nursing academic who considers them valid or meaningful.

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I just think it's awesome to know that all these Midwife programs are out there!!!!

:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:

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Which of these have a distance learning option? The only ones I know of are Frontier, UCSF and Philidelphia; which is not listed. Any others? I am married, my husband is a contractor and rooted with his businesse, I and live a in rural area so I can't just move away to go to school

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Which of these have a distance learning option? The only ones I know of are Frontier, UCSF and Philidelphia; which is not listed. Any others? I am married, my husband is a contractor and rooted with his businesse, I and live a in rural area so I can't just move away to go to school

http://www.acnm.org/map.cfm

Lots of good info on the ACNM website about many different types of programs.

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FYI-University of Maryland has also suspended their program-indefinitely.

That list looks so much longer than the list posted on the ACNM site. I will have to compare the two.

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FYI-University of Maryland has also suspended their program-indefinitely.

That list looks so much longer than the list posted on the ACNM site. I will have to compare the two.

Yeah, that sucks. It would've have been perfect for me to attend that school. Oh well.

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Have you checked out JHU's partnership with Shenandoah for CNM? Looks good!

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Thanks for this post, I find it really interesting, especially given the consistently bad experiences I've heard about UPenn, Yale, and Columbia. And just for everyone's reference, NYU has suspended their midwifery program indefinitely.

If Upenn is number 2, we are in trouble. Everything is a hit and miss - teaching, clinicals, advisories. I mean, we will survive this program, but if you're surviving it rather that flourishing, it's a not the best sign.

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Have you checked out JHU's partnership with Shenandoah for CNM? Looks good!

Eh. I thought about it. But who wants to be Hopkins prices for a non-Hopkins educaton? I would literally be paying tuition for the name if I went that route.

Now, this is assuming that I regard the midwifery rankings. They're pretty low on the totem pole. But add to the fact, I haven't heard too much about them on this board or from colleagues.

So, I think I'll pass.

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If Upenn is number 2, we are in trouble. Everything is a hit and miss - teaching, clinicals, advisories. I mean, we will survive this program, but if you're surviving it rather that flourishing, it's a not the best sign.

I'm sure this list is political in nature. The problem is who's really looking at this list? If it's the employers (i.e. physicians, hosp HR, etc), then at the end of the day, prospective students may have to consider the list when making a decision to attend a program-even if another lower ranked program is more effective.

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