April 15, 2003
Climbing the Charts
GW Programs Move Up in US News & World Report’s
Best Graduate Schools Rankings
The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education
and Human Development, Law School, and graduate programs in health and
public affairs were ranked among the top 25 in the latest “America’s
Best Graduate Schools” issue of US News & World Report.
The Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD) has entered
the elite ranks of schools in the country, tying for 19th on the list
— and 8th best among private institutions. The school jumped from
35th last year and is among 188 schools granting doctoral degrees surveyed
this year.
“The significant improvement in our ranking is attributable to
a faculty fully committed to providing students the highest quality
education possible,” says Mary Hatwood Futrell, GSEHD dean.
The Law School is tied for 22nd this year — moving up from a ranking
of 25th last year. Among law specialties, the environmental law program
is tied for 6th — moving up from a previous ranking of 9th. The
intellectual property law program is ranked as the nation’s second
best, while the international law program is ranked 6th in the country.
US News also included its most recent analysis of various health
professions — and once again, GW ranked high on the list. Newly
ranked this year, GW’s physician assistant program came in third
in the nation, while the rehabilitation counseling program is ranked
5th — moving up two places. The speech-language pathology program
is 30th.
Also listed in US News’ rankings is GW’s public affairs
program, which encompasses disciplines in public administration in the
School of Business and Public Management, public policy in the Columbian
College of Arts and Sciences, and Elliott School of International Affairs.
In the most recent analysis, the program was ranked 19th in the nation,
based on a nationwide survey of 259 master’s programs in public
affairs.
US News has been publishing “America’s Best Graduate
Schools” on an annual basis since 1990. According to the magazine,
schools are measured using objective data (obtained by US News
from colleges and universities) and reputational ratings.
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