In 1989/1990, as a joint effort of the Frontier Nursing Service, Case Western Reserve University, the Maternity Center Association, and the National Association of Childbearing Centers, the Community-based Nurse-midwifery Education Program was born.
Hence, Frontier became the first graduate school of nurse-midwifery to offer distance education.
[1] In 2005, the Community-Based Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner option was added.
In 2011, Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing became Frontier Nursing University to underscore the distinct graduate-level programs while reflecting the institution's history and vision.
The institution is tied number 53 overall in "Best Nursing Schools: Master's" in U.S. News & World Report's 2022 rankings.