Fifty-two University of Iowa colleges and programs were recognized among the best in their field in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. Seven of these programs received a top five 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, and nursing. 

Iowa has a total of 21 colleges and programs among the top 25 in the nation, according to their most recent ranking.

Below are all U.S. News graduate school rankings for UI colleges and programs:

1. Physician assistant (Carver College of Medicine)

2. Audiology (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)

3. Nursing anesthesia (College of Nursing)

3. Physical therapy (Carver College of Medicine)

4. Pediatric primary care DNP (College of Nursing)

4. Rehabilitation counseling (College of Education)

5. Speech-language pathology (CLAS)

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

7. Printmaking (CLAS)*

11. Health Care Management (College of Public Health)

14. Clinical psychology (CLAS)

16. Biostatistics (College of Public Health)

18. Environmental health sciences (College of Public Health)

19. College of Public Health

19. Contracts/commercial law

19. Epidemiology (College of Public Health)

21. Higher education administration (College of Education)

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

22. Community and behavioral health/social behavior (College of Public Health)

23. Fine arts (CLAS)*

24. College of Pharmacy*

26. Business/corporate law

26. English (CLAS)

28. Library and Information Studies (Graduate College)

30. Doctor of nursing practice

30. Environmental and environmental health engineering

30. Statistics (CLAS)*

31. College of Education

36. College of Law

37. Accounting (Tippie College of Business)

37. Constitutional law

37. Industrial, manufacturing, and systems engineering

39. Psychology (CLAS)

40. Sociology (CLAS)

41. Political science (CLAS)

43. Nursing, master’s degree 

50. Environmental law

53. Tax law

53. Intellectual property law

55. International law

55. Mathematics (CLAS)*

56. Economics (Tippie College of Business)

56. History (CLAS)

57. Criminal law

58. Civil engineering

58. Biological sciences (CLAS)*

59. Dispute resolution program (Law)

59. Biomedical engineering

60. Mechanical engineering

60. Social work (CLAS)*

62. Chemical engineering

67. Chemistry (CLAS)*

67. Physics (CLAS)*

70. Earth science (CLAS)*

71. Computer science (CLAS)

71. Computer engineering

74. College of Engineering

76. Health care law

78. Electrical and electronic communications engineering

90. Clinical training law

96. Trial advocacy law

108. Public affairs (Graduate College)

U.S. News places 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

In addition to ranking colleges and programs, U.S. News also published rankings that consider graduate outcomes, including where doctors or lawyers practice after graduation. 

Iowa’s rankings:

• 22. Most graduates in federal clerkships (Law)
• 34. Most graduates practicing in rural areas (Carver College of Medicine)
• 40. Most graduates at big law firms (Law)
• 51. Most graduates practicing in health professional shortage areas (Carver College of Medicine)
• 112. Most graduates practicing in primary care (Carver College of Medicine)

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