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Temple’s graduate programs rising in U.S. News ranks

temple universitySeveral of Temple University’s graduate programs are moving up the ranks.

The 2014 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, which were released today, show some of the university’s flagship programs improve its standing.

Temple’s Beasley School of Law, which ranked 58 last year, moved up to 56. The school is currently ranked the second-highest law school in the state, according to the university’s website.

The Fox School of Business’s international program jumped up two spots to 23. The school’s part-time Masters in Business Administration moved up one spot to 46. The College of Education rose six spots to 47.

U.S. News ranks professional school programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine every year, according to the magazine’s website.


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