GW’s public affairs (14) graduate studies programs, Law School (20), School of Public Health and Health Services (19), and Graduate School of Education and Human Development (29) are among 22 GW schools and specialty programs recognized in the 2009 “America’s Best Graduate Schools” guide and the extended online rankings compiled by U.S. News & World Report.

The GW Law School (20) moves up two spots on this year’s list of 184 accredited law schools. For the fourth consecutive year, GW’s intellectual property law program is ranked third in the nation. The international law program is ranked eighth and environmental law 16th. The GW Law School also is recognized for its student diversity.

In the public affairs discipline, several GW programs are ranked: health policy and management (6); public finance and budgeting (11); public management administration (15); and public policy analysis (30). These areas of study encompass several schools, including the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, which teaches public finance and budgeting, public management, and public policy; and the School of Public Health and Health Services, which offers a degree in health policy. GW’s education policy (19) programs are housed in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development (29), which also is noted for its teacher preparation programs, and the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.

The 2009 guide also includes rankings for programs in the health disciplines: physician assistant (4); rehabilitation counseling program (6); health care management (28); speech-language pathology (38); and nursing (63).  These programs are housed in GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, School of Public Health and Health Services, and Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.

For more information, read the GW News Center press release.