Georgia's Best Grad Schools For 2019

ATLANTA, GA — U.S. News & World Report released its rankings of best graduate schools in the country for 2019. In all, nine universities in Georgia had grad programs that earned top rankings. The grad program ranking highest among Georgia schools is the Emory University nursing school at No. 3 in the nation.

The six major disciplines U.S. News looked at were: business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing. Georgia Tech's engineering program landed a No. 8 ranking nationwide.

“Prospective students can choose from a range of options to continue their education,” Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, said in a press release. “The graduate school rankings and data are a great starting point for applicants to find the program that’s the best fit for them academically and financially.”

As U.S. News explains, certain professions like law and medicine require a graduate level credential and in other fields it may not be required but makes a person more marketable.

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used expert opinions and statistical indicators. In the fall of 2017 and in early 2018, U.S. News conducted surveys of over 2000 programs and reputation surveys sent to academics and professionals. Statistical indicators varied based on discipline and U.S. News used both input and output measures. For example, in the business category, starting salary was an output measure while GMAT score was an input measure. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

Here’s how Georgia schools ranked in each discipline:

Business:

• Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) - Scheller College of Business (28)
• University of Georgia (Terry) - Terry College of Business (40 tie)

Education:

• Georgia Southern University (180 tie)
• Georgia State University - College of Education & Human Development (40 tie)

Engineering:

• Georgia Institute of Technology - College of Engineering (8 tie)
• University of Georgia - College of Engineering (122 tie)

Law:

• Emory University - School of Law (22 tie)
• Georgia State University - College of Law (65 tie)
• Mercer University (George) - Walter F. George School of Law (128 tie)
• University of Georgia - Law School (32 tie)

Medicine:

• Augusta University - Medical College of Georgia (84)
• Emory University - School of Medicine (23 tie)

Nursing:

• Augusta University - School of Nursing (136 tie)
• Clayton State University - School of Nursing (220 tie)
• Emory University - Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing (3)
• Georgia College & State University - School of Nursing (143 tie)
• Georgia State University - Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing (117 tie)
• Mercer University - Georgia Baptist College of Nursing (143 tie)

Here are the top schools overall in each discipline:

Business:

Harvard University (1)
University of Chicago, Booth (1)
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton (3)
Stanford University (4)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan (5)

Education:

University of California, Los Angeles (1)
Harvard University (2)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (2)
Stanford University (4)
University of Pennsylvania (4)
New York University, Steinhardt (6)

Engineering:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1)
Stanford University (2)
University of California, Berkeley (3)
California Institute of Technology (4)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (4)
Carnegie Mellon University (6)

Law:

Yale University (1)
Stanford University (2)
Harvard University (3)
University of Chicago (4)
Columbia University (5)

Medicine:

Harvard University (1)
Johns Hopkins University (2)
New York University (3)
Stanford University (3)
University of California-San Francisco (5)
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (6)
University of Pennsylvania (6)

Nursing:

Johns Hopkins University (1)
Duke University (2)
Emory University (3)
University of Pennsylvania (4)
University of Washington (5)

You can see the full rankings here.

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