The University of Alabama in Huntsville's (UAH) College of Nursing online graduate program is ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report's 2013 Edition of America's Best Online Education Programs. The UAH program was the only one in the state to be ranked nationally in the top 25. Earlier this week, U.S. News & World Report released its first-ever numerical rankings of undergraduate and graduate online education programs. The UAH College of Nursing's graduate program was highly ranked at 13. The university's undergraduate online program was ranked 21. "We are very pleased with the high rankings and recognition of our three undergraduate and graduate online programs. Through our undergraduate online program registered nurses with associate degrees can continue their education and earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing," said Dr. C. Fay Raines, Dean, UAH College of Nursing.