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±«Óătv Graduate Programs Ranked Among the Nation’s Best by U.S. News and World Report

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Seventeen ±«Óătv graduate programs rank among the top 100 in the country, including seven in the top 50, according to the 2020 Best Graduate Schools ranking released today by . The new rankings reflect the university’s rising trajectory of success.

Top 50 Rankings:

  • Public Health - 16
  • Rehabilitation Counseling – 27
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice - 41
  • Master’s in Nursing - 41
  • Health Care Management – 43
  • Environmental Engineering – 48
  • Industrial Engineering – 48


Top 100 Rankings:

  • Medical Research – 52
  • Social Work - 70
  • Civil Engineering - 76
  • Computer Engineering - 77
  • Education – 85
  • Chemical Engineering - 85
  • Engineering – 89
  • Business MBA/Full-time – 95
  • Electrical Engineering – 97
  • Business MBA/Part-time – 99

Notably, four ±«Óătv programs improved 15 spots or more from last year’s rankings - Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Health Care Management and Social Work.

“We are pleased to see ±«Óătv’s graduate programs recognized as some of the best in the nation,” said ±«Óătv Provost and Executive Vice President, Ralph Wilcox. “Rankings such as these speak to the dedication of our world-class faculty and the unparalleled graduate school experience offered here at ±«Óătv.”

While USNWR does not provide a new ranking for all graduate programs each year, several other previously ranked ±«Óătv programs maintain a top 25 position:

  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology – 2
  • Audiology – 17
  • Criminology – 22

In September 2018, USNWR ranked ±«Óătv No. 58 among all public universities, ±«Óătv’s highest ranking ever.

In deciding the rankings, USNWR’s examines a variety of factors including expert opinions about program excellence, quality faculty, research and students.

For more information on graduate programs, and the extensive list of degrees offered at ±«Óătv, please visit the ±«Óătv Office of Graduate Studies.

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