Georgia Southern University's Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner program was ranked in the top 20 nationally by U.S. News & World Report. The program also had the highest ranking among all colleges and universities in Georgia - both public and private. "To be named among the top 20 in the country by U.S. News & World Report is a major honor not only for our university, but for the state of Georgia," said Jean Bartels, Ph.D., dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences which includes Georgia Southern's School of Nursing.