The 2021 rankings for U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” are out. Professional university programs in business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing, including specialties found in each college, receive a rank each year. However, other university programs are ranked every few years.
Where the U ranks
David Eccles School of Business ranks No. 48
- Entrepreneurship moved up five spots at No. 12
- Part-time MBA jumps 10 spots to No. 34
- Health Care Management ranks No. 43
College of Education ranks No. 63
College of Engineering moves up four spots to No. 51
- Biomedical engineering/bioengineering ranks No. 37
- Computer engineering comes in at No. 49
- Electrical/electronic/communications engineering jumps to No. 58
- Nuclear engineering ranks No. 26
- Computer Science ranks No. 43
College of Fine Arts ranks No. 124
College of Health
- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders (Audiology) leaps 19 spots to No. 29
- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders (Speech Language Pathology) lands at No. 32
- Department of Occupational and Recreational Therapies rises two spots to No. 42
- Physical Therapy jumps seven spots to No. 13
The S.J. Quinney College of Law moves to No. 45
- Business/Corporate Law ranks No. 30
- Constitutional Law places at No. 44
- Contracts/Commercial Law ranks No. 39
- Criminal Law lands at No. 33
- Environmental Law comes in at No. 9
- Health Law rises to No. 32
School of Medicine
- Medical primary care comes in at No. 20
- Medical research comes in at No. 38
- Obstetrics and Gynecology ranks No. 24
- Physician Assistant ranks No. 4
- Public Health comes in at No. 89
College of Mines and Earth Sciences
- Earth Sciences comes in at No. 41
College of Nursing
- Doctor of nursing practice ranks No. 22
- Master’s ranks No. 30
- Midwifery comes in at No. 9
College of Pharmacy jumps three spots to No. 14
Public Affairs comes in at No. 79
College of Science
- Algebra/Number Theory/Algebraic Geometry ranks No. 12
- Biology ranks No. 62
- Chemistry comes in at No. 32
- Mathematics ranks No. 34
- Organic Chemistry ranks No. 18
- Physics comes in at No. 61
Social Sciences & Humanities
- Department of Economics ranks No. 83
- Department of History ranks No. 98
- Department of Psychology ranks No. 75
- Clinical Psychology ranks No. 56
- Department of Sociology lands at No. 71
- Department of English lands at No. 60
- Department of Political Science comes in at No. 89
College of Social Work comes in at No. 44
The rankings are based on a number of factors including expert opinions about program excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a university’s students, faculty and research.
The rankings will also be featured in the "Best Business Schools 2021” guidebook.
To see the full list of rankings, visit usnews.com/best-graduate-schools.