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Multiple UNC-Chapel Hill graduate programs receive high rankings by
U.S. News & World Report
(Chapel Hill, N.C. – March 16, 2016) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received high ratings on multiple lists of schools, degree programs and specialty areas newly ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”
U.S. News ranks business, education, engineering, law, nursing and medicine programs annually, while other disciplines and specialties in the sciences, social sciences, humanities and other areas, including selected health specialties, are only ranked periodically. In recent years, the University has received high rankings in a number of these periodically ranked areas. A comprehensive list of all UNC-Chapel Hill rankings, both graduate and undergraduate, can be found here.
Following are the complete UNC-Chapel Hill rankings and specialty listings that will be available in the “Best Graduate Schools 2017” guidebook and usnews.com/store in early March and on newsstands in April.
Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Overall
- 1st
School of Medicine
Overall
- Primary Care, 2nd
- Research, 22nd
Specialty areas
- Family medicine, tied for 2nd
- Rural medicine, tied for 2nd
- Geriatrics, 11th
- Pediatrics, 19th
Health disciplines
- Audiology, tied for 4th
- Occupational Therapy, tied for 9th
- Speech-Language Pathology, tied for 12th
- Physical Therapy, tied for 15th
College of Arts and Sciences (social sciences and humanities Ph.D. programs)
- Clinical Psychology, tied for 2nd (doctorate degree program)
School of Social Work
Overall
- Tied for 7th (master’s degree program)
Kenan-Flagler Business School
Overall full-time programs
- Tied for 16th (master of business administration degree program)
Specialty areas
- Executive MBA, 10th
- Accounting, 10th
- Management, tied for 13th
- Marketing, tied for 16th
Best online programs
- Master in business administration degree programs, 3rd
(as previously reported in January 2016)
School of Nursing
Overall
- Tied for 21st (doctor of nursing practice degree program)
- Tied for 21st (master’s degree program)
Specialty areas
- Nursing Administration, 4th
- Clinical Nurse Leader, 5th
- Nurse Practitioner: Family, tied for 10th
- Nurse Practitioner: Adult/Gerontology, Primary Care, tied for 11th
- Nurse Practitioner: Psychiatric/Mental Health, Across the Lifespan, tied for 11th
- Nurse Practitioner: Pediatric, Primary Care, tied for 13th
Engineering
UNC has master’s degree programs and specialty areas within several units based in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and jointly in the School of Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences that are ranked as part of the engineering category. UNC’s listing follow:
Specialty areas
- Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering, tied for 24th
- Biomedical Engineering, tied for 37th (joint program with North Carolina State University)
Public affairs
UNC has master’s degree programs and specialty areas within several units based in the School of Government, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Gillings School of Global Public Health that are ranked as part of a public affairs category. UNC’s listing follow:
Overall
- Tied for 25th
Specialty areas
- City Management and Urban Policy, 5th
- Environmental Policy and Management, tied for 15th
- Public Finance and Budgeting, 17th
- Public Management Administration, 16th
- Public Policy Analysis, tied for 33rd’
School of Education
Overall
- Tied for 35th
Specialty areas
- Educational Administration and Supervision, 16th
- Curriculum and Instruction, tied for 17th
- Special Education, tied for 18th
School of Law
Overall
- Tied for 38th
Specialty areas
- Legal Writing, tied for 19th
Methodology: U.S. News first ranked graduate programs in 1987 and has done so annually since 1990. Its annual business, education, engineering, law, nursing and medicine rankings are based on expert opinion on program excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students, according to U.S. News officials. Its periodic rankings of additional disciplines and specialties in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, health area and other areas are based solely on the ratings of peer academic experts, including deans, program directors and faculty.
The data come from statistical surveys sent to administrators at more than 1,900 graduate programs and from reputation surveys sent to more than 18,400 academics and professionals in the disciplines. Surveys for the 2017 rankings were conducted during the fall of 2015 and in early 2016.
In addition to the new rankings, U.S. News republishes older rankings – dated 2011 or before – on its website and in the guidebook. These older rankings are based on peer ratings in various health disciplines, nursing schools and Ph.D. programs in the sciences.
Additional details on methodology can be found here.
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About the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a global higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education. Now in its third century, the University offers 77 bachelor’s, 113 master’s, 68 doctorate and seven professional degree programs through 14 schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. Every day, faculty – including two Nobel laureates – staff and students shape their teaching, research and public service to meet North Carolina’s most pressing needs in every region and all 100 counties. Carolina’s more than 308,000 alumni live in all 50 states and 150 countries. More than 167,000 live in North Carolina.
U.S. News contact: Education-PR@usnews.com
Communications and Public Affairs contact: MC VanGraafeiland, (919) 962-7090, mc.vangraafeiland@unc.edu