U.S.News & World Report continues to rank five programs at the University
of Nebraska Medical Center among the top graduate programs in the country.
Their rankings of graduate programs include all post-baccalaureate areas,
including those in the health and medical professions. The 2005 rankings
appear in the April 5 issue of U.S.News & World Reports Americas
Best Graduate Schools guidebook.
The five UNMC programs are the College of Medicines primary care program
(ranked 20th out of approximately 140 medical schools); the College of
Nursings masters degree program (ranked 39th out of approximately 260
schools); the School of Allied Health Professions ‘ physician assistant
program (ranked 14th out of approximately 40 schools) and the physical
therapy masters/doctorate program (ranked 31st out of 141) and the College
of Medicines rural health medicine program (ranked 13th out of approximately
125 schools).
The UNMC College of Medicine was ranked 71st out of 119 medical schools
in research. This ranking is based on a number of criteria, including research
grants from the National Institutes of Health, medical school enrollment,
out-of-state tuition and fees, average undergraduate GPA, average MCAT
score, acceptance rate, and faculty/student ratio.
The annual health disciplines rankings were released today. The 2005
edition of the newsstand book, America’s Best Graduate Schools, hits
newsstands April 5. Many of the ranking categories also will appear in
the April 12 edition of U.S.News & World Report, the weekly newsmagazine,
which also goes on sale that same day.
Once again, the magazines national rankings validate some of
the outstanding programs we have at UNMC, said Rubens Pamies, M.D., vice
chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC. Were pleased that our programs
have continued their strong showing of prior years, but regardless of where
we fall in the rankings, we are always striving to do better.
Rankings from the “Best Graduate Schools” are available online at www.usnews.com.
The online edition includes longer lists of some specialty rankings, as
well as additional school directory information. The UNMC programs listed
above all appear in the guidebook.
The U.S.News & World Report rankings are based on two types of data:
expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure
the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students. The annual America’s
Best Graduate Schools report began in 1990.
UNMC officials encourage students to use many sources when selecting
a graduate or professional program. Editors say a ranking is one of the
criteria students should consider when selecting a graduate school in addition
to the student’s academic and professional ambitions, financial resources,
scholastic record, along with a school’s size, atmosphere and location.
Some health specialties, including the masters degree in nursing, physician
assistant and physical therapy programs, are not freshly ranked for 2005.
These specialties post rankings from 2004.