These Grad Schools In NC Ranked Among Best By US News

CHARLOTTE, NC — The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings for best graduate schools in the country has been released, with three North Carolina graduate programs ranked among the top five in several major fields identified by the news outlet.

Duke University in Durham ranked No. 3 in the nation in both the category of best medical school for research and best master's in nursing. The University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill ranked No. 3 in the nation for the best medical school for primary care, according to the 2022 U.S. News list released Tuesday.

Here's a run down of how U.S. News ranked graduate programs in our state in seven major categories:
Best Business Schools

• No. 12 — Duke University, Durham
• No. 20 — University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
• No. 64 — North Carolina State University, Raleigh
• No. 96 — North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro

Best Law Schools

• No. 10 — Duke University, Durham
• No. 24 — University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
• No. 41 — Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem

Best Medical Schools: Research

• No. 3 — Duke University, Durham
• No. 24 — University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
• No. 48 — Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem

Best Medical Schools: Primary Care

• No. 3 — University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
• No. 28 — East Carolina University, Greenville
• No. 51 — Duke University, Durham
• No. 80 — Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem

Best Engineering Schools

• No. 24 — Duke University, Durham
• No. 25 — North Carolina State University, Raleigh
• No. 75 — University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
• No. 149 — University of North Carolina — Charlotte

Best Nursing Schools: Master's

• No 3 — Duke University, Durham
• No. 6 — University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
• No. 88 — University of North Carolina — Charlotte
• No. 131 — Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem
• No. 146 — University of North Carolina — Pembroke

Best Education Schools

• No. 25 — University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
• No. 37 — North Carolina State University, Raleigh
• No. 73 — University of North Carolina — Greensboro
• No. 91 — University of North Carolina — Charlotte
• No. 111 — Appalachian State University, Boone
• No. 136 — East Carolina University, Greenville
• No. 154 — Western Carolina University, Cullowhee
• No. 178 — University of North Carolina — Wilmington

U.S. News based their rankings on expert opinions and statistics that measure the quality of the school’s faculty, research and students, it said in a news release.

Stanford University in California took the top spot with the best business school, followed by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School at No. 2 and the University of Chicago’s Booth School at No. 3.

Yale University in Connecticut remains the top law school in the rankings. Stanford and Harvard University followed Yale as the top law schools on the list.

Harvard stayed atop the best medical schools for research category, followed by New York University’s Grossman School and Duke University. NYU and Duke both moved into the top three from last year’s rankings.

The University of Pennsylvania tied Harvard for the top spot in education programs, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology No. 1 in engineering and Johns Hopkins University No. 1 in nursing.

Statistical surveys were sent to more than 23,000 academic professionals in the fall of 2020 and early 2021 to find the statistical portion of the methodology.

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