Here’s Where MI Grad Schools Rank In U.S. News Rankings For 2019

ANN ARBOR, MI — U.S. News & World Report released its rankings of best graduate schools in the country for 2019, and several Michigan graduate schools ranked high across the disciplines evaluated by the publication. The major disciplines U.S. News looked at were: business, education, engineering, law, medicine, nursing and fine arts. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor claimed a top ranking in each of the categories and Michigan had the most top-rated schools in the fine arts category, with nine schools included in the ranking.

“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 Michigan schools ranked in each discipline:

Fine Arts:
Cranbrook Academy of Art ranked No. 6
University of Michigan - School of Art & Design ranked No. 20
College for Creative Studies ranked No. 48
Michigan State University - Department of Art & Art History ranked No. 82
Wayne State University - James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History ranked No. 98
Ferris State University - Kendall College of Art and Design ranked No. 114
Western Michigan University - Gwen Frostic School of Art ranked No. 131
Central Michigan University - Department of Art & Design ranked No. 180
Eastern Michigan University - Art Department ranked No. 180

Business:
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business ranked No. 7
Michigan State University - Eli Broad Graduate School of Management ranked No. 37

Education:
University of Michigan - School of Education ranked No. 14
Michigan State University - College of Education ranked No. 22
Western Michigan University - College of Education and Human Development ranked No. 124
Wayne State University - College of Education ranked No. 130
Eastern Michigan University - College of Education ranked No. 153
Oakland University - School of Education and Human Services ranked No. 189

Engineering:
University of Michigan - College of Engineering ranked No. 4
Michigan State University - College of Engineering ranked No. 56
Wayne State University - College of Engineering ranked No. 122

Law:
University of Michigan - Law School ranked No. 8
Michigan State University - College of Law ranked No. 88
Wayne State University - Law School ranked No. 98

Medicine:
University of Michigan - Medical School ranked No. 15
Wayne State University - School of Medicine ranked No. 78
Michigan State University - College of Human Medicine ranked No. 89

Nursing:
University of Michigan - School of Nursing ranked No. 8
Wayne State University - College of Nursing ranked No. 50
University of Detroit Mercy - McAuley School of Nursing ranked No. 105
University of Michigan-Flint - Department of Nursing ranked No. 124
Oakland University - School of Nursing ranked No. 197
Madonna University - College of Nursing & Health ranked No. 201

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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