AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin continues to be one of the premier schools for graduate studies, according to U.S. News & World Report’s partial release of its most recent “Best Graduate Schools.” UT made gains in several disciplines, including the College of Education’s jump into the top 10.
U.S. News has delayed release of its engineering, medicine and clinical psychology rankings, areas in which the University has historically achieved No. 1 and top 10 rankings.
Even with the partial release of the graduate rankings, UT maintained its top 10 spot for five colleges and schools: the College of Education (No. 8); the School of Information (No. 5); the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (No. 8); the College of Pharmacy (No. 6); and the Jackson School of Geosciences (No. 7), ranked under Earth Sciences. Three specialties ranked No. 1 in the country: Accounting, Latin American History and Sociology of Population. Overall, the University has 42 graduate schools and specialty programs ranked in the top 10 when combined with previous years.
“These rankings are striking and reflect our ability to continue to attract exceptional faculty and students. Our excellence is evident in our set of more than 40 schools, programs and specialties ranked in the top-10 in this partial release alone, including several that are the best in the country, if not the world,” said President Jay Hartzell. “Our talent is what puts UT at the leading edge of discovery in AI and robotics, life sciences, population research, and many other disciplines that are at the forefront of solving many of the world’s most pressing problems and bettering society.”
Among the highlights in this year’s rankings:
- The College of Education is now ranked in the top 10, moving up eight spots to No. 8.
- The McCombs School of Business moved up four ranks to No. 16 overall.
- The Information Systems MBA program in the McCombs School of Business is ranked No. 4 this year, marking 31 years that it has ranked in the top 5. Accounting has been ranked No. 1 for 18 years.
- The College of Pharmacy moved up one spot to No. 6. Computer Science moved up one rank to No. 7.
- The Nursing master’s program rose six spots to No. 14.
U.S. News & World Report’s graduate rankings, which are published separately from the yearly ranking of undergraduate programs, are considered the gold standard of graduate and professional rankings. They are based on surveys of academic leaders and, for select programs, additional quantitative measures including placement test scores, student/faculty ratios, research expenditures, salary by profession and job placement success.
The publication updates some of its specialty rankings each year and republishes the most recent rankings in other areas. The rankings for engineering, medicine and psychology will be released at a later date, according to U.S. News.
Graduate schools, programs and specialties that U.S. News ranked in the top 25 are listed below.
Business – 16
- Accounting – 1
- Business Analytics – 8
- Entrepreneurship – 10
- Finance – 13
- Information Systems – 4
- Management – 11
- Marketing – 11
- Production/Operations – 15
- Project Management – 4
- Real Estate – 8
- Supply Chain/Logistics – 16
- Executive MBA – 15
- Part-Time MBA – 7
Education – 8
- Counseling – 15
- Curriculum/Instruction – 12
- Education Policy – 9
- Educational Administration/Supervision – 5
- Educational Psychology – 6
- Elementary Teacher Education – 10
- Higher Education Administration – 14
- Secondary Teacher Education – 10
- Special Education – 7
Health Disciplines (other than Nursing)
- Audiology – 12
- Pharmacy (College of Pharmacy) – 6
- Social Work (Steve Hicks School of Social Work) – 8
- Speech-Language Pathology – 14
Law – 16
- Business/Corporate Law – 17
- Constitutional Law – 11
- Contracts/Commercial Law – 15
- Criminal Law – 20
- Intellectual Property Law – 15
- International Law – 25
- Tax Law – 13
Library and Information Studies Schools (School of Information) – 5*
- Archives and Preservation – 4*
- Digital Librarianship – 7*
- Information Systems – 8*
Nursing
- Master’s – 14
Public Affairs – 13
- Public Policy Analysis – 15
The Sciences
Biological Sciences – 25*
- Ecology/Evolutionary Biology – 8*
Chemistry – 16*
- Analytical – 4*
- Inorganic – 14*
- Organic – 20*
- Physical – 14*
Computer Science – 7
- Artificial Intelligence – 9
- Programming Language – 7
- Systems – 10
- Theory – 8
Earth Sciences (Jackson School of Geosciences) – 7*
- Geochemistry – 13*
- Geology – 2*
- Geophysics and Seismology – 5*
- Paleontology – 3*
Mathematics – 13*
- Algebra – 19*
- Analysis – 8*
- Applied Math – 7*
- Topology – 8*
Physics – 13*
- Cosmology/Relativity/Gravity – 10*
- Condensed Matter – 22*
Statistics – 27*
Social Sciences and Humanities
Economics – 22*
English – 17*
- American Literature After 1865 – 18*
History – 11*
- African American History – 10*
- Latin American History – 1*
- Modern U.S. History – 16*
Political Science – 19*
- American Politics – 20*
- Comparative Politics – 18*
Psychology – 23*
- Behavioral Neuroscience – 8*
- Social Psychology – 9*
Sociology – 11*
- Sociology of Population – 1*
- Sex and Gender – 6*
- Social Stratification – 13*
Fine Arts – 23*
- Sculpture – 6*
*Ranking not revised for 2024-25. Based on latest available ranking.
