U.S. News & World Report ranks 37 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has 37 graduate programs in the top 50 among public universities – including nine programs in the top 10 – in the 2024 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, released today.
Highlights include the following:
- KU’s local government management program retains its No. 1 ranking among all universities — a position it has held since 1998.
- KU’s special education and paleontology programs both rank No. 1 among public schools.
Notably, while previous years' U.S. News & World Report rankings have included law school and medical school rankings, this year’s rankings do not. This change accounts for the difference between KU having 37 ranked programs in today’s announcement as compared to 51 programs last year. U.S. News & World Report is expected to share law and medical school rankings later this year.
Below is a full list of KU graduate programs ranked in the top 50 among public universities in today's announcement:
1. Local Government Management
1. Paleontology
1. Special Education
5. Public Management and Leadership
6. Physical Therapy
6. Speech-Language Pathology
9. Occupational Therapy
10. Audiology
10. Education
11. Nursing-Midwifery
13. Petroleum Engineering
13. Public Affairs
14. Nursing-Anesthesia
15. Clinical Child Psychology
20. Curriculum & Instruction
20. Public Finance & Budgeting
22. Social Work
23. Pharmacy
26. Healthcare Management
30. Clinical Psychology
32. Aerospace Engineering
32. History
33. Psychology
35. Fine Arts
39. Chemistry
40. Earth Sciences
40. English
40. Environmental Engineering
40. Mathematics
40. Sociology
41. Civil Engineering
41. Full-Time MBA
41. Political Science
47. Economics
47. Physics
49. Biology
50. Public Health.