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.
| Rank Among Public Universities | Overall Rank | Year | College/School | Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Local Government Management (MPA) |
| 01 | 2 | 2025 | Education | Special Education (Master/Doctorate) |
| 01 | 3 | 2023 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Paleontology (Master/Doctorate) |
| 07 | 11 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Public Management & Leadership (MPA) |
| 03 | 5 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Speech Language Pathology (Master) |
| 05 | 10 | 2025 | Medical Center | Physical Therapy (Masters/Doctorate) |
| 08 | 15 | 2025 | Education | School of Education (Masters/Doctorate) |
| Tier 1 | 2025 | Medical Center | Primary Care (MD) | |
| 11 | 24 | 2025 | Medical Center | Occupational Therapy (Master/Doctorate) |
| 18 | 23 | 2025 | Medical Center | Audiology (Doctorate) |
| 07 | 10 | 2025 | Medical Center | Nursing-Midwifery (DNP) |
| 09 | 12 | 2025 | Engineering | Petroleum Engineering (Masters/Doctorate) |
| 15 | 27 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Public Affairs (MPA) |
| 13 | 19 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Public Finance & Budgeting (MPA) |
| 28 | 68 | 2025 | Medical Center | Nursing-Anesthesia (DNAP) |
| 14 | 23 | 2025 | Education | Clinical Child Psychology (Doctorate) |
| 14 | 29 | 2025 | Law | Dispute Resolution (JD) |
| 22 | 36 | 2024 | Social Welfare | Social Work (Masters) |
| 18 | 19 | 2024 | Pharmacy | Pharmacy (PharmD) |
| 26 | 38 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Clinical Psychology (Doctorate) |
| 30 | 56 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | History (Doctorate) |
| 32 | 55 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Psychology (Doctorate) |
| 12 | 25 | 2025 | Law | Environmental Law (JD) |
| 36 | 49 | 2025 | Engineering | Aerospace Engineering (Masters/Doctorate) |
| Tier 2 | 2025 | Medical Center | Medicine-Research | |
| 35 | 64 | 2021 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Fine Arts (Masters) |
| 35 | 70 | 2025 | Law | Constitutional Law (JD) |
| 39 | 67 | 2024 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Chemistry (Doctorate) |
| 24 | 50 | 2025 | Law | Law (JD) |
| 22 | 44 | 2025 | Law | Contract-Commercial Law (JD) |
| 44 | 65 | 2025 | Engineering | Civil Engineering (Masters/Doctorate) |
| 39 | 64 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Sociology (Doctorate) |
| 42 | 72 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | English (Doctorate) |
| 38 | 77 | 2025 | Law | International Law (JD) |
| 32 | 62 | 2025 | Law | Business-Corporate Law (JD) |
| 10 | 17 | 2025 | Law | Legal Writing (JD) |
| 44 | 72 | 2025 | Engineering | Environ./Environ. Health Engineering (Master/Doctorate) |
| 41 | 69 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Political Science (Doctorate) |
| 40 | 66 | 2024 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Mathematics (Doctorate) |
| 36 | 72 | 2025 | Business | Business (MBA) |
| 42 | 82 | 2025 | Law | Tax Law (JD) |
| 40 | 89 | 2025 | Law | Intellectual Property Law (JD) |
| 47 | 81 | 2025 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Economics (Doctorate) |
| 52 | 102 | 2025 | Law | Criminal Law (JD) |
| 49 | 88 | 2023 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Biology (Doctorate) |
| 44 | 112 | 2025 | Law | Trial Advocacy (JD) |
| 40 | 59 | 2024 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Earth Sciences - Geology (Doctorate) |
| 52 | 78 | 2025 | Engineering | Chemical Engineering (Masters/Doctorate) |
| 47 | 78 | 2024 | Liberal Arts & Sciences | Physics (Masters/Doctorate) |
| 53 | 92 | 2025 | Engineering | Biomedical/Bioengineering (Masters/Doctorate) |
| 51 | 109 | 2025 | Law | Health Care Law (JD) |
| 53 | 88 | 2025 | Engineering | Computer Science (Doctorate) |
| 56 | 91 | 2025 | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering (Masters/Doctorate) |
| 64 | 101 | 2025 | Engineering | Electrical Engineering (Masters/Doctorate) |
| 51 | 112 | 2025 | Law | Clinical Training (JD) |
| 83 | 120 | 2025 | Engineering | School of Engineering (Masters/Doctorate) |
| 65 | 99 | 2025 | Medical Center | Public Health (Masters) |
| 20 | 26 | 2025 | Education | Curriculum and Instruction (Masters/Doctorate) |
| 27 | 46 | 2025 | Medical Center | Healthcare Management (Masters) |
| 31 | 52 | 2024 | Medical Center | Biostatistics (Masters) |