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March 28, 2022
The University of Washington’s professional and graduate schools again ranked highly on the annual U.S. News & World Report lists.University of Washington
The University of Washington’s graduate and professional programs have been widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Graduate School Rankings released Monday night.
Dozens of UW schools and departments feature prominently in the 2023 rankings – 41 in the top 10 and more than 100 in the top 35.
Leading the nation, the UW School of Medicine ranked #1 for teaching primary care and for training in family medicine. Other notable achievements in the top 10 are nursing, education, social work, IT, business, public health, and public affairs.
“Addressing the challenges facing our world will require deep expertise, innovation and discovery,” said UW President Ana Mari Cauce. “I’m proud to see UW’s outstanding researchers, educators, and healthcare providers recognized for all they do to meet these challenges and train the next generation of professionals and doctors whose work will help create a healthier, fairer and more sustainable environment. world.”
In addition to its #1 position in primary care education and family medicine training, the UW School of Medicine also ranked #2 among public research institutions. The school maintains its position as second in the nation in federal grant funding with $966 million in federal grants in 2020.
The UW School of Nursing received the #1 overall ranking for a public school offering a Doctor of Nursing Practice program and the #2 position overall. The schools of nursing at UW Bothell and UW Tacoma collectively tied for first among public schools that offer a master’s degree and ranked fifth.
The UW School of Social Work is tied for second in the nation alongside the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis. This is the highest ranking the school has received since the launch of this national survey.
Ranked second among public institutions and third overall, UW’s Evans School of Public Policy & Governance maintained its top-10 ranking for the sixth consecutive year. The Evans School also ranked in the top 10 in the following areas: environmental policy, public finance and budgeting, and nonprofit management.
Information on US News & World Report methodology can be found here.
TOP 10:
Primary Care Medical Schools: 1st
Family Medicine: 1st
Law Librarianship: 1st (ranked in 2017)
Environmental policy: 2nd
Library and Information Studies: Tied for 2nd (ranked in 2022)
Digital Librarianship: Tied for 2nd (ranked in 2022)
Information Systems (Library): 2nd (ranked in 2022)
Microbiology: tied for 2nd (ranked in 2019)
School of Social Work (general): tied at three for 2nd
Doctor of Nursing Practice (overall): tied at three for 2nd
Biostatistics: 3rd
Evans School of Public Policy & Governance (overall): tied at five for 3rd
Computer science (programming language): 4th
IT (artificial intelligence): triple tie for 5th place
Library Services for Children and Youth: Tied for 5th (ranked in 2022)
Education (secondary education): 5th
Nurse Practitioner (Acute Pediatric Care): Tie in both directions for 5th place
Master of Nursing (General): 5th
Non-profit management: 5th
Psychology (clinical): three-way tie for 5th place (2021)
Computer science (general): three-way tie for 6th place
Education (primary education): 6th
Pediatrics: 6th
Physics (nuclear): two-way tie for 6th place
Education (special education): equality for the 7th
Pharmacy: 7th tied at six (ranked in 2021)
Stats: Four-way tie for 7th place
Geriatrics: 7th (ranked in 2018)
Education (curriculum/instruction): 8th
Nurse-midwife: three-way tie for 8th place (ranked in 2021)
Public finance and budgeting: tied for 8th
Engineering (IT): four-way tie for 9th place
IT (systems): 9th
School of Medicine (General): 9th
School of Public Health (General): 9th
Speech therapy: tied at six for 10th (ranked in 2022)
Chemistry (analytical): two-way tie for 10th
Education (administration): 10th
Genetics/Genomics/Bioinformatics: tied at six for 10th place
Nurse practitioner (family): 10th
Part-Time MBA (Evening): 10th
TOP 25:
Accounting: tied at three for 15and (filed in 2022)
Anaesthesiology: 19th
Biological Sciences: Two-way tie for 23rd place
Enterprise (information systems): 17th
Business (marketing): tied at four for 22nd
Chemistry: tied at five for 25th
Chemistry (inorganic): 22nd
Computer science (theory): 11th
College of Education (overall): Tie for 12th
Earth Sciences: 11th
Education (Psychology): 13th
Education (politics): equality at three for the 19th
College of Engineering (overall): Tied for 24th
Engineering (aerospace/aeronautics/astronautics): triple tie for 17th
Engineering (Biomedical/Bioengineering): Tied at five for 13th
Engineering (chemistry): tied at four for 20th
Engineering (civil): tied at eight for 17th
Engineering (electrical): tied at six for 19th
Engineering (environment/environmental health): tied at five for 21st place
Engineering (industrial/manufacturing/systems): triple tie for 21st
Foster School of Business (overall): triple tie for 22nd
Geology: Tied at three for 15th place
Geophysics/seismology: 11th
Healthcare Management: Tied for 15th (ranked in 2019)
Internal medicine: 13th
Law (dispute resolution): tied at five for 19th place (ranked in 2022)
Management of local authorities: two-way equality for the 18th
Mathematics (applied mathematics): tied for 18th
Mathematics (analysis): triple tie for 22nd
Mathematics (topology): equality at five for the 20th
Nurse practitioner (adults, acute care): tied for 13th (ranked in 2019)
Nurse practitioner (psychiatry/mental health): triple tie for 11th (ranked in 2021)
Obstetrics and Gynecology: Tied for 13th place
Occupational therapy: tied at six for 23rd place (ranked in 2021)
Physics: triple tie for 20th place
Physician Assistant: 14th (ranked in 2021)
Psychology: tied at seven for 23rd
Public management and leadership: 11th
Public policy analysis: 14th
Radiology: tied at three for 16th
School Library Media: Tied for 11th (ranked in 2022)
Social Policy: 12th
Sociology: three-way tie for 20th place (ranked in 2022)
Sociology (population): tied for 15th (ranked in 2022)
Surgery: two-way tie for 20th
TOP 35:
Business (management): tied at four for 26th
Business (finance): tied at seven for 27th place
Business (entrepreneurship): tied at seven for 27th
Business (executive MBA): tied at five for 31st place
Engineering (materials): tied at six for 27th
Engineering (mechanical): tied at four for 34th
English: Tied at seven for 32nd (ranked in 2022)
History: Tied at four for 34th place (ranked in 2022)
Law (environmental): triple tie for 31st place
Law (clinical training): tied at eleven for the 35th
Law (criminal): tied at seven for 32nd
Law (intellectual property law): tied at four for 28th
Law (tax law): tied at five for 34th (ranked in 2022)
Mathematics: tied at three for the 26th
Physiotherapy: Tied at nine for 25th (ranked in 2021)
Political science: three-way tie for 34th place (ranked in 2022)
City policy: Tied for 27th
The ratings above were those available under embargo. More schools may be listed and this story will be updated.
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