Here’s How CO Grad Schools Rank Among Top Programs: U.S. News

BOULDER, CO -- The rankings for 2020 evaluate programs in business, law, medicine, engineering, education and nursing, according to U.S. News. The publication explained the rankings are unique for each field.

In Colorado, the University of Colorado-Boulder came in as the state's top-ranked school in four categories.

U.S. News says government data shows that both master’s’-level and doctorate-level jobs are forecast to increase in the near future.

“Whether you’re looking to pursue a degree in law, medicine or business, the best graduate schools rankings offer the in-depth data and information you need to start your search,” Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, said in a press release. “You can compare data on factors that most interest you — whether that’s how many law students pass the bar and are employed at graduation, or the student-faculty ratio and research expenditures at engineering schools.”

Here’s how Colorado schools ranked for each program evaluated by U.S. News:

Business

Here’s how Colorado schools ranked for full-time MBAs:

• University of Colorado-Boulder (79)
• University of Denver (91)

Below are the top schools nationwide for full-time MBAs:

University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) (1)
Stanford University (2)
University of Chicago (Booth) (3)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) (3)
Harvard University (3)

Law

Here’s how Colorado schools ranked for law:

• University of Colorado-Boulder (45)
• University of Denver (67)

Below are the top schools nationwide for law:

Yale University (1)
Stanford University (2)
Harvard University (3)

Medical

Here’s how Colorado schools ranked for medical research:

• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (30)

Below are the top schools for medical research:

Harvard University (1)
Johns Hopkins University (2)
University of Pennsylvania (3)
Stanford University (3)

Engineering

Here’s how Colorado schools ranked for engineering:

• University of Colorado-Boulder (31)
• Colorado State University (61)
• University of Denver (134)
• University of Colorado-Denver (148)

Below are the top schools for engineering:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1)
Stanford University (2)
University of California-Berkeley (3)

Nursing

Here’s how Colorado schools ranked for nursing:

• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (49)
• University of Northern Colorado (115)
• Colorado State University-Pueblo (162)

Below are the top schools for nursing:

Johns Hopkins University (1)
Duke University (2)
University of Pennsylvania (3)

Education

Here’s how Colorado schools rank for education:

• University of Colorado-Boulder (29)
• Colorado State University (110)
• University of Northern Colorado (118)
• University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (118)
• University of Denver (134)
• University of Colorado-Denver (134)

Below are the top schools for education:

Harvard University (1)
University of Pennsylvania (2)
University of California-Los Angeles (3)
Stanford University (3)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (3)

U.S. News says in its methodology that the rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinions and “statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students.” Statistical indicators include inputs like admission test scores and outputs like starting salaries. (You can read the full methodology here.)

This report was written by Patch national staffer Feroze Dhanoa

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