US News & World Report

Best Graduate Schools Rankings

Note: Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Nursing, and Medicine rankings are based on statistical data measuring quality of faculty, research, and students, and on reputation surveys. All other graduate programs and specialty area rankings are based on reputation surveys which were sent to academics and professionals in the disciplines being ranked.

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Listing of ranked Graduate Schools and programs
Rank Among Public UniversitiesOverall RankYearCollege/SchoolProgram
0332026Liberal Arts & SciencesLocal Government Management (MPA)
0112026EducationSpecial Education (Master/Doctorate)
0132023Liberal Arts & SciencesPaleontology (Master/Doctorate)
08112026Liberal Arts & SciencesPublic Management & Leadership (MPA)
10132026Liberal Arts & SciencesSpeech Language Pathology (Master)
08162026Medical CenterPhysical Therapy (Masters/Doctorate)
08162026EducationSchool of Education (Masters/Doctorate)
 Tier 12026Medical CenterPrimary Care (MD)
13232026Medical CenterOccupational Therapy (Master/Doctorate)
14182026Medical CenterAudiology (Doctorate)
24392026Medical CenterNursing-Midwifery (DNP)
11142026EngineeringPetroleum Engineering (Masters/Doctorate)
11202026Liberal Arts & SciencesPublic Affairs (MPA)
13162026Liberal Arts & SciencesPublic Finance & Budgeting (MPA)
25492026Medical CenterNursing-Anesthesia (DNAP)
21322026EducationClinical Child Psychology (Doctorate)
18412026LawDispute Resolution (JD)
22362024Social WelfareSocial Work (Masters)
24252026PharmacyPharmacy (PharmD)
29442026Liberal Arts & SciencesClinical Psychology (Doctorate)
30562025Liberal Arts & SciencesHistory (Doctorate)
32552025Liberal Arts & SciencesPsychology (Doctorate)
09182026LawEnvironmental Law (JD)
37522026EngineeringAerospace Engineering (Masters/Doctorate)
 Tier 22026Medical CenterMedicine-Research
50872026Liberal Arts & SciencesFine Arts (Masters)
37762026LawConstitutional Law (JD)
40672026Liberal Arts & SciencesChemistry (Doctorate)
21462026LawLaw (JD)
30542026LawContract-Commercial Law (JD)
53752026EngineeringCivil Engineering (Masters/Doctorate)
39642025Liberal Arts & SciencesSociology (Doctorate)
42722025Liberal Arts & SciencesEnglish (Doctorate)
36732026LawInternational Law (JD)
36722026LawBusiness-Corporate Law (JD)
19282026LawLegal Writing (JD)
44712026EngineeringEnviron./Environ. Health Engineering (Master/Doctorate)
41692025Liberal Arts & Sciences Political Science (Doctorate)
44732026Liberal Arts & SciencesMathematics (Doctorate)
25512026BusinessBusiness (MBA)
48892026LawTax Law (JD)
44972026LawIntellectual Property Law (JD)
47812025Liberal Arts & SciencesEconomics (Doctorate)
33672026LawCriminal Law (JD)
39722026Liberal Arts & SciencesBiology (Doctorate)
21572026LawTrial Advocacy (JD)
50732026Liberal Arts & SciencesEarth Sciences - Geology (Doctorate)
50782026EngineeringChemical Engineering (Masters/Doctorate)
53862026Liberal Arts & SciencesPhysics (Masters/Doctorate)
45832026EngineeringBiomedical/Bioengineering (Masters/Doctorate)
491042026LawHealth Care Law (JD)
59962026EngineeringComputer Science (Doctorate)
50852026EngineeringMechanical Engineering (Masters/Doctorate)
641002026EngineeringElectrical Engineering (Masters/Doctorate)
531162026LawClinical Training (JD)
801162026EngineeringSchool of Engineering (Masters/Doctorate)
59892026Medical CenterPublic Health (Masters)
29472026Medical CenterHealthcare Management (Masters)
26492026Medical CenterBiostatistics (Masters)
13192026Liberal Arts & SciencesUrban Policy (MPA)
24482026BusinessManagement (MBA)
26462026BusinessEntrepreneurship (MBA)
40722026BusinessFinance (MBA)
48802026BusinessBusiness Analytics (Masters)
62922026Medical CenterStatistics (Masters)