March 19, 2018
University of Washington graduate and professional disciplines rank highly in US News’ Best Graduate School lists
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Nearly 50 different graduate and professional programs and specialties at the University of Washington are among the top 10 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Graduate School rankings released March 20.
Several schools and departments placed prominently in the 2019 rankings, including medicine, nursing, social work, computer science and public affairs.
“From health care and human services, to public policy, to computer science and engineering, the University of Washington is home to world-class learning and discovery, and we are honored that the U.S. News rankings reflect the excellence of our students, faculty and research,” said President Ana Mari Cauce.
The UW School of Medicine ranked third in the nation in the primary care medical schools category. Medical student training in family medicine and rural medicine ranked No. 1 last year; those two categories were not re-ranked this year. The UW medical school’s graduate program in microbiology tied for second in the nation, and its graduate programs in genetics, genomics and bioinformatics ranked fifth.
At the UW School of Nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program ranked third, and master’s programs in nursing ranked fifth overall. Its family nurse practitioner program tied for first, its pediatric nurse practitioner program ranked third, and its program for training psychiatric/mental health practitioners ranked fourth.
The UW School of Social Work tied for fifth in the nation.
The UW’s computer science program is considered No. 6 in the country, along with specialties artificial intelligence, which ranked fifth, and programming language and systems, which both ranked sixth.
The UW’s Evans School of Public Policy and Governance ranked in a three-way tie for sixth place. Its environmental policy training ranked second, non-profit management ranked fourth, public finance and budgeting ranked fifth, and public management and leadership tied for seventh place.
Information about U.S. News & World Report’s methodology can be found here.
Below is a roundup of the UW’s graduate and professional school and program rankings that were available under embargo to institutions before the full rankings were published. This list will be updated as more complete rankings become available:
TOP 10:
College of Arts & Sciences
- Audiology: Three-way tie for 4th
- Chemistry (analytical): 8th
- Computer science (overall): Tie for 6th
- Artificial intelligence: 5th
- Programming language: 6th
- Systems: 6th
- Speech-language pathology: Tie for 3rd
- Statistics: Tie for 4th
- Physics (nuclear): 4th
- Psychology (clinical): Three-way tie for 8th
College of Education (overall): 9th
- Education (administration/supervision): 10th
- Education (curriculum/instruction): 10th
- Education (elementary education): 5th
- Education (secondary education): 9th
- Education (special education): 8th
College of Engineering
- Engineering (biomedical/bioengineering): Three-way tie for 9th
- Engineering (computer): Three-way tie for 9th
College of the Environment
- Earth sciences: Three-way tie for 10th
Information School
- Library and Information studies: 2nd (ranked in 2017)
- Digital librarianship: 3rd (ranked in 2017)
- Law librarianship: 1st (ranked in 2017)
- Services for children and youth: 2nd (ranked in 2017)
- Information systems: 3rd (ranked in 2017)
- School library media: 7th (ranked in 2017)
School of Medicine
- Primary care medical schools: 3rd
- Family medicine: 1st (ranked in 2017)
- Rural medicine: 1st (ranked in 2017)
- Pediatrics: Tie for 7th
- Internal medicine: 9th
- Geriatrics: 7th (ranked in 2017)
- Surgery: 8th
School of Medicine basic science graduate programs
- Microbiology: Tie for 2nd
- Genetics/Genomics/Bioinformatics: 5th
School of Nursing
- Doctor of Nursing Practice: 3rd
- Nursing master’s (overall): 5th
- Nurse practitioner (family): Tie for 1st
- Nurse practitioner (adult, primary care): 7th
- Nurse practitioner (pediatric, primary care): 3rd
- Nurse practitioner (psychiatric/mental health): 4th
School of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy: Seven-way tie for 9th
School of Public Health
- Public Health (overall): 6th
- Biostatistics: Three-way tie for 1st
- Health care management: Four-way tie for 10th
Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
- Public affairs (overall): Three-way tie for 6th
- Environmental policy: 2nd
- Nonprofit management: 4th
- Public finance and budgeting: 5th
- Public management and leadership: Tie for 7th
TOP 25:
Biological sciences: Three-way tie for 23rd
Chemistry: Six-way tie for 24th
Computer science (theory): 11th
Education (psychology): 11th
Education (policy): 12th
Engineering (aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical): Four-way tie for 17th
Engineering (chemical): Tie for 24th
Engineering (civil): Six-way tie for 17th
Engineering (electrical): Four-way tie for 21st
Engineering (environmental/environmental health): Six-way tie for 17th
Engineering (industrial/manufacturing/systems): Three-way tie for 25th
Engineering (materials): Three-way tie for 24th
Fine arts: Seven-way tie for 20th
Fine arts (ceramics): Tie for 12th
Foster School of Business (overall): 22nd
History: Four-way tie for 23rd
Part-time MBA: Tie for 13th
Entrepreneurship: Three-way tie for 19th
Executive MBA: Three-way tie for 23rd
Marketing: 23rd
Law (intellectual property law): 18th
Law (clinical training): Four-way tie for 21st
Law (tax law): Tie for 17th
Local government management: Tie for 15th
Public policy analysis: 11th
Social policy: 12th
Urban policy: Three-way tie for 19th
Health (nursing-midwifery): Three-way tie for 12th
Mathematics (applied math): 11th
Mathematics (analysis): 17th
School of Medicine (medical research schools): Three-way tie for 11th
Anesthesiology: Tie for 13th
Obstetrics & gynecology: 15th
Psychiatry: 11th
Radiology: Tie for 11th
Occupational therapy: Three-way tie for 14th
Physician assistant: Tie for 11th
Nurse practitioner (adult, acute care): Tie for 13th
Sociology: Five-way tie for 17th
Sociology (population): 14th
Physics: 22nd
TOP 35:
Economics: Tie for 35th
Engineering (overall): Tie for 26th
Engineering (mechanical): Five-way tie for 30th
English: Seven-way tie for 35th
School of Law: Five-way tie for 32nd
Mathematics: Six-way tie for 26th
Physical therapy: Eight-way tie for 28th
Psychology: 10-way tie for 26th
Political science: Four-way tie for 33rd
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • College of Education • College of Engineering • College of the Environment • Department of Chemistry • Department of Earth and Space Sciences • Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences • Department of Statistics • Evans School of Public Policy & Governance • Foster School of Business • Information School • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • School of Medicine • School of Nursing • School of Pharmacy • School of Public Health • School of Social Work
