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

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2020 rankings of the best graduate schools in the country and several New Jersey schools made the annual list.

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.

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 New Jersey schools ranked for each program evaluated by U.S. News:

Business

Here's how New Jersey schools ranked for full-time MBAs:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Newark: 58
Stevens Institute of Technology: 83

Below are the top schools 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 is how New Jersey schools ranked for law:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Newark: 77
Seton Hall University: 59

Below are the top schools for law:

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

Medical

Here's how New Jersey schools ranked for medical research:

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences: 75

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 New Jersey schools ranked for engineering:

Princeton University: 17
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick: 52
Stevens Institute of Technology: 75
New Jersey Institute of Technology: 89

Below are the top schools for engineering:

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

Nursing

Here's how New Jersey schools ranked in nursing:

Master's:

Seton Hall University: 56
Mommouth University: 135
Fairleigh Dickinson University: 140
Rowan University: 176
William Paterson University of New Jersey: 189

Doctorate:

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences: 19
Seton Hall University: 50
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Camden: 67
Fairleigh Dickinson University: 137

Education:

Here's how New Jersey schools rank for education:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick: 50
Montclair State University: 93

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.)

Correction: Two Rutgers schools, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School - Newark and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - New Brunswick were each ranked No. 75 in the medical category. Patch regrets the error.

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