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The 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ (SHRS) and recently announced new and improved rankings for several educational programs, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 edition of .

Rankings rose for two SHRS graduate programs— is now ranked number three in the country, moving from its spot at number four. had the largest jump from number seven to number three. remains number one for the second consecutive rankings report, as well as the program at number seven. No SHRS program rankings fell and no other comparable programs at other schools ranked higher in Pennsylvania.

51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Nursing meanwhile is now number six among Master of Science in Nursing programs, moving up six spots from number 12. The Doctor of Nursing Practice programs is now number eight in the country, moving up from number nine.

Every four years, U.S. News collects data by surveying experts who teach and direct programs in multiple health care professions asking them to evaluate their peers. U.S. News surveys only accredited programs.

51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Nursing also moved up two spots in the to number 16 in the world, ninth in the U.S. These rankings represent a weighted average of indicators that include peer assessment, student selectivity and achievement, mean grade-point average, acceptance rate, student-faculty ratio, faculty credentials and academic achievements and research activity.