Forty-seven University of Iowa colleges and programs were recognized among the best in their field in the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. Six of these programs received a top-10 ranking in this year’s report.

Each year, U.S. News ranks professional school programs in a variety of disciplines, including business, education, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, and public health. 

Iowa continues to excel in its rankings, with 21 colleges and programs among the top 25 in the nation, according to their most recent ranking.

Below are all UI colleges and programs included in the graduate school rankings.

2. Audiology (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)

2. Physical therapy (Carver College of Medicine)

2. Physician assistant (Carver College of Medicine)

3. Rehabilitation counseling (College of Education)*

4. Nursing anesthesia (College of Nursing)

4. Clinical nurse leader MSN (College of Nursing)*

4. Pediatric primary care DNP (College of Nursing)*

5. Speech-language pathology (CLAS)

7. Gerontology, acute care DNP (College of Nursing)

7. Printmaking (CLAS)*

11. Student counseling (College of Education)

14. DNP family nurse practitioner (College of Nursing)

14. Health Care Management (College of Public Health)*

17. Environmental health sciences (College of Public Health)

20. Biostatistics (College of Public Health)

22. Higher education administration (College of Education)

22. Doctor of nursing practice

22. Health policy and management (College of Public Health)

23. Fine arts (CLAS)*

24. Contracts/commercial law

24. College of Pharmacy

25. Business, part-time MBA (Tippie College of Business)

25. College of Public Health

28. Business/corporate law

30. College of Education

30. Statistics (CLAS)*

33. Environmental and environmental health engineering

34. Constitutional law

34. Criminal law

35. Most graduates practicing in rural areas (Carver College of Medicine)

35. Accounting (Tippie College of Business)

35. Library and Information Studies (Graduate College)*

36. College of Law

36. Industrial, manufacturing, and systems engineering

39. Psychology (CLAS)*

40. English (CLAS)*

41. Sociology (CLAS)*

46. Political science (CLAS)*

48. History (CLAS)*

50. Nursing, master’s degree

51. Civil engineering

53. Economics (Tippie College of Business)*

54. Tax law

55. Mathematics (CLAS)*

56. Mechanical engineering

58. Biological sciences (CLAS)*

59. International law

60. Social work (CLAS)

62. Intellectual property law

67. Chemical engineering

67. Health care law

67. Chemistry (CLAS)*

67. Physics (CLAS)*

69. Biomedical engineering

70. Environmental law

70. Earth science (CLAS)*

71. Computer engineering

74. Most graduates practicing in health professional shortage areas (Carver College of Medicine)

75. Engineering

75. Electrical and electronic communications engineering

77. Computer science (CLAS)

88. Most graduates practicing in primary care (Carver College of Medicine)

95. Clinical training law

97. Most diverse medical schools (Carver College of Medicine)

99. Public affairs (Graduate College)

103. Trial advocacy law

This year, U.S. News placed medical schools in one of four tiers for the Primary Care and Research categories. Each school’s tier was derived from an overall score, calculated across several factors. The first two tiers in each category comprise approximately 50 medical schools, according to U.S. News.

Iowa's rankings:

• Primary Care: Tier 2
• Research: Tier 2

Rankings with an asterisk (*) were not evaluated this year, but represent the college or program’s most recent ranking.