U.S. News ranks graduate programs

The university earned several high rankings in the 2001 rating of graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report.

The magazine does not survey all disciplines every year, but the following rankings were drawn from new data.

The UW–Madison School of Education ranked 9th, based on research mission. Specialty ratings included 1st in administration and supervision as well as curriculum/instruction; 2nd in educational psychology and elementary education; 3rd in education policy and secondary education; 6th in special education; 8th in counseling/personnel services; and 9th in vocational/technical.

In public affairs UW–Madison ranked 11th, including 10th in the public-policy analysis specialty.

The College of Engineering ranked 14th, with ratings of 7th in chemical engineering and 10th in industrial/manufacturing engineering.

Within health disciplines, UW–Madison rated 2nd in clinical psychology. UW–Madison’s Medical School finished 14th in primary care and 30th in research.

Within social sciences and humanities, UW–Madison was ranked 1st in sociology (tied with UC-Berkeley), including 1st in social stratification, 4th in economic sociology and 7th in social psychology; 9th in psychology, including 7th in experimental psychology; 10th in economics, including 8th in public finance and 9th in industrial organization; 10th in history, including 2nd in women’s history, 5th in Latin American history; 7th in modern U.S. history, 10th in African-American history; 11th in political science; and 17th in English.

The Business School ranked 35th, and the Law School ranked 36th.

“Graduate education continues to be a major strength of UW–Madison, as indicated by many measures,” says Virginia Hinshaw, dean of the Graduate School. “Our graduate students are impressive and make major contributions to our research and education mission. We believe that prospective graduate students should consider many factors, not just rankings, in selecting the program that best fits their goals. UW–Madison is a great choice.”