The George Washington University’s graduate school programs in business, law, and education and human development were recently ranked for the upcoming U.S. News and World Report edition entitled “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” improving significantly from previous years.

The GW Law School ranked 19 out of 180 accredited Law Schools across the country, up one spot from last year’s ranking of 20. Additionally, the program in intellectual property law ranked third, the international law program sixth, the environmental law program ranked 12th, and the clinical training law program ranked 15.

The Graduate School of Education and Human Development ranked 21st out of 242 schools that participated in the survey, moving up three spots from last year. Also, in the secondary education program, GSEHD ranked 39th overall.

GW’s Graduate School of Business ranked 70th out of 347 nationally accredited schools. The international business program also ranked 21st, up four spots from the previous year.