UDM online graduate programs ranked among best by ‘U.S. News & World Report’

Two of University of Detroit Mercy’s graduate programs were ranked among the nation’s best in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Programs for 2024. 

UDM was ranked 13th nationally in the Best Online General Management MBA Programs category, while its online Graduate Nursing Program was No. 62. Both rankings were the best in Michigan.

"It is a tremendous honor for our online graduate programs to rank among the best universities,” said President Donald B. Taylor. “These rankings mean that people all across the country can receive an excellent UDM education by joining the Titan family.”

UDM’s College of Health Professions & McAuley School of Nursing offer one fully online graduate nursing specialty: the Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program. The program features flexible curriculum plans that cater to working professionals. 

The University's College of Business Administration is among the 5% of business schools in the world with Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International accreditation. 

Last fall, The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranked Detroit Mercy among the top institutions of higher education in the United States for 2024. UDM ranked No. 52, which made it: 

• Michigan’s second highest-ranking university on the list. 
• Michigan’s highest ranked Catholic university. 
• Fourth among Catholic institutions nationally, behind only Georgetown University, Boston College and University of Notre Dame. 
• The third-highest ranked Jesuit university and only Mercy institution ranked. 

Also last fall, UDM ranked among the top national universities by U.S. News & World Report for a fifth year in a row, earning a No. 185 rank in the National Universities category of the publication’s “Best Colleges” 2024 edition. The University ranked fourth in the state and received favorable recognition in several categories, including: Best Value Schools, National Universities (No. 31); Best Undergraduate Business Programs, Management, (No. 22), Entrepreneurship (No. 31) and Finance (No. 50); and Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs (No. 183). 

Learn more about UDM’s online Graduate Nursing and MBA programs.

Learn more about U.S. News & World Report’s best online graduate programs.