Claim: The Duquesne University School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the first university in the U.S. to offer an online nursing Ph.D.
Evidence: The School of Nursing at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is one of ten degree-granting bodies which make up the university. In 1997, the Duquesne School of Nursing was the first university in the nation to offer an online Ph.D. in nursing.