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2009 U.S.News Best Graduate Schools

Rankings from "America's Best Graduate Schools," U.S.News & World Report, 2009 Edition

Schools of Business - 38
Accounting 3
Information Systems 17
Management 21*

Schools of Education - 25*
Administrative/Supervision 17*
Curriculum/Instruction 5
Education Policy 13*
Educational Psychology 4
Elementary Education 10
Higher Education Administration 21*
Secondary Education 9
Special Education 4*
Technical Teached Ed./Vocational 6

Schools of Engineering - 5
Aeronautical/Astronautical 7
Chemical 10*
Civil 1*
Computer Engineering 5
Electrical/Electronic/Communications 4
Environmental/Environmental Hlth 3
Industrial/Manufacturing 16*
Materials 2
Mechanical 6
Nuclear 13

Schools of Law - 27*

The Arts - New 2009 rankings**
Master of Fine Arts - 21*
Industrial Design 10*

The Health Disciplines - New 2009 rankings**
Audiology 28*
Clinical Psychology 9*
Social Work 18*
Speech-Language Pathology 9*

The Sciences-Ph.D. Programs - New 2009 rankings**

Computer Science - 5*
Artificial Intelligence 7*
Programming Language 6*
Systems 6
Theory 12

Mathematics - 18*
Algebraic Geometry 12*
Analysis 16*
Discrete Mathematics adn Combinations 9
Logic 4*

Physics - 8*
Condensed Matter 1
Elementary Particles/Fields/String Theory 12
Nuclear 8*
Quantum 7*

   

* Denotes shared ranking
** Humanities, sciences, social sciences, and the allied health fields are generally evaluated every fourth year
Source: U.S.News & World Report Web site: www.usnews.com

 

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