UNMC’s primary care, research and rural medicine education programs rose in the 2013 U.S.News & World Report rankings of the nation’s top graduate schools.
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UNMC’s primary care program continues to rise in the U.S.News & World Report rankings — coming in at No. 6 this year. |
- Ranked sixth in primary care, up from seventh last year;
- Tied for 62nd in research, up from 66 last year; and
- Tied for 12th in rural medicine, up from 15th last year.
It marks the second consecutive year the three programs rose in the rankings.
“Our continued ascension in these areas — which are vital to UNMC’s mission — is great news for the entire state of Nebraska,” said UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. “As an institution, we place great emphasis on research, primary care and rural health and it’s rewarding to see our efforts recognized by a rise in these rankings.”
Pharmacy and PT programs show well
The rankings are reported in the magazine’s 2013 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, which is available soon on newsstands.
Other programs that were newly ranked this year were:
- The College of Pharmacy, which ranked 32nd out of 125 U.S. schools of pharmacy; and
- The School of Allied Health Professions’ physical therapy program, which ranked 34th out of 201 U.S. PT programs.
Other rankings
The following UNMC programs will be included in the guidebook and/or online edition, but were not newly ranked for this year:
- The School of Allied Health Professions’ physician assistant program, which tied for 16th out of 130 U.S. PA programs; and
- The College of Nursing’s master’s degree program, which ranked 36th out of 467 U.S. nursing schools.