U.S. News &World Report has ranked five colleges or programs at
the University of Nebraska Medical Center among the top graduate programs
in the country, as well as recognizing the UNMC College of Medicine as
67th among the top research medical schools. Rankings of graduate programs
include all post-baccalaureate areas, including those in the health professions.
The 2004 rankings appear in the April 7 issue of U.S. News & World
Reports Americas Best Graduate Schools guidebook.
The rankings include: the College of Medicine, which ranked 67th among
the top research medical schools; the College of Medicines primary care
program (ranked 22 out of approximately 140 medical schools); the College
of Nursings masters degree program (ranked 39 out of approximately 260
schools); the School of Allied Health Professions ‘ physician assistant
program (ranked 14 out of approximately 40 schools) and the College of
Medicines rural health medicine program (ranked 10th of approximately
125 schools) and the School of Allied Health Professions’ physical therapy
program was ranked 42nd in the year 2000 rankings, which were included
in this years listing.
The annual health disciplines rankings were released today. The 2004
edition of the newsstand book, America’s Best Graduate Schools, hits
newsstands April 7. Many of the ranking categories also will appear in
the April 14 edition of U.S. News & World Report, the weekly newsmagazine,
which also goes on sale April 7.
The magazines national rankings certainly validate some of the outstanding
programs we have at UNMC, and our programs that are ranked this year have
been viewed as outstanding previously, said David Crouse, Ph.D., interim
vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC. We are pleased with their
strong showing but there are limitations in any ranking system and we urge
students to use many sources when selecting a graduate or professional
program.
Rankings from the “Best Graduate Schools” are available online at www.usnews.com.
The online edition includes longer lists of some specialty rankings, as
well as additional school directory information. The UNMC programs listed
above all appear in the guidebook.
The annual America’s Best Graduate Schools report began in 1990. Editors
say a ranking is one of the criteria students should consider when selecting
a graduate school in addition to the student’s academic and professional
ambitions, financial resources, scholastic record, along with a school’s
size, atmosphere and location.