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Six Penn Nursing Programs in Top-Tier for US News & World Report Rankings

The US News and World Report ‘2017 Best Graduate School’ rankings have been released and six individual Penn Nursing specialties came in either first or second place.

The US News and World Report ‘2017 Best Graduate School’ rankings have been released and six individual Penn Nursing specialties came in either first or second place. They are:

  • Adult/Gerontology, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner #1
  • Adult/Gerontology, Primary Care Nurse Practitioner #1
  • Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner #1
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner #1
  • Nursing and Healthcare Administration #1 (tied with Johns Hopkins)
  • Family Nurse Practitioner #2 (tied with Duke University)

Overall, Penn Nursing placed in the top tier of graduate schools of nursing nationally, taking second place. The School’s Nurse Midwifery program ranked in the top ten.