The CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) is a public university and is part of the

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(CUNY).

History

In June of 2003, Neil Kleiman, then-director of the Center for an Urban Future, addressed the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York detailing the need for creating the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS). In 2013, CUNY SPS opened its principal campus in midtown Manhattan, at the former site of the

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department store. CUNY SPS became CUNY’s first and leading campus to offer fully online degree programs at both the bachelor's and master's level. In 2022, for the second year in a row, the '' U.S. News & World Report'' named CUNY SPS in the top ten of their nationwide list of Best Online Bachelor’s Programs. Ranked #10 in the nation out of 358 schools assessed, with a score of 94 out of 100, CUNY SPS is the highest listed in New York State. Additionally, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked CUNY SPS #5 in the nation on the publisher’s 2022 list of Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans, moving up one spot from 2021.

Programs

The following list contains the names of the CUNY School of Professional Studies programs that have been registered with the

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(NYSED) under the CUNY Graduate School and University Center and assigned HEGIS code numbers in compliance with State requirements. * An online bachelor's in psychology that has been ranked #2 in the nation on the 2022 list of Best Online Bachelor’s Programs in Psychology by '' U.S. News & World Report''. * Other online bachelor's degrees include business (30th nationwide ranking from '' U.S. News & World Report''), communication and media, disability studies, health information management, sociology, and more. * The nursing bachelor's and the master's degrees are additionally accredited by the

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. * Master's degrees in applied theater and

youth studies Youth studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the Youth development, development, :History of youth, history, Youth culture, culture, psychology, and Youth politics, politics of youth. The field studies not only specif ...

with fully online master's degrees in

data analytics Analytics is the systematic computational analysis of data or statistics. It is used for the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data. It also entails applying data patterns toward effective decision-making. It ...

business management Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

disability studies Disability studies is an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability. Initially, the field focused on the division between "impairment" and "disability," where impairment was an impairment of an individual ...

, disability services in higher education,

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

and more. * Credit courses in a variety of areas, including

project management Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. Th ...

immigration law Immigration law refers to the national statutes, regulations Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the ...

, and

healthcare administration Health administration, healthcare administration, healthcare management or hospital management is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of public health systems, health care systems, hospitals, and hospital networ ...

. * Customized

training programs Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and performance. I ...

for government agencies, unions, and nonprofit organizations

Alumni

CUNY SPS has over 6,000 alumni who work principally in the healthcare and business sectors. While the majority of its alumni reside in the United States, the school has vast alumni representation in the

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, and

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References

External links

CUNY School of Professional StudiesJohn F. Kennedy, Jr. Institute for Worker Education
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Universities and colleges in Manhattan