Here's How NYC's Grad Schools Rank Among Top Programs: US News

NEW YORK – The best graduate schools in the country have been ranked in an annual list from U.S. News & World Report – and many NYC schools made the grade.

The rankings for 2020 evaluate programs in business, law, medicine, engineering, education and nursing.

“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 York City schools ranked for full-time MBAs:

• Columbia University (6)
• New York University (12)
• CUNY—Baruch College (52)
• Fordham University (63)

Below are the top schools in the country for full-time MBA:

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

Here’s how New York City schools ranked for law:

• Columbia University (5)
• New York University (6)
• Fordham University (39)
• Yeshiva University (52)
• Brooklyn Law School (71)
• St. John's University (77)
• CUNY School of Law (108)
• New York Law School (117)

Below are the top schools in the country for law:

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

Here’s how New York schools ranked for medical research:

• Columbia University (6)
• New York University (9)
• Icanh School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (19)
• Yeshiva University (38)

Below are the top schools in the country for medical research:

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

Here’s how New York City schools ranked for engineering:

• Columbia University (11)
• New York University (40)
• CUNY—City College (134)

Below are the top schools in the country for engineering:

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

Here’s how New York City schools ranked for nursing:

• Columbia University (5)
• New York University (12)
• CUNY—Hunter College (70)
• Wagner College (156)
• St. Joseph's College New York (176)

Below are the top schools in the country for nursing:

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

Education
Here’s how New York City schools rank for education:

• New York University (7)
• Teachers College, Columbia University (7)
• Fordham University (39)
• St. John's University (134)

Below are the top schools in the country 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.)