Here’s How PA Grad Schools Rank Among Top Programs: U.S. News

PENNSYLVANIA — U.S. News & World Report has released its 2020 rankings of the best graduate schools in the country and several Pennsylvania schools made the annual list.

The rankings for 2020 evaluate programs in business, law, medicine, engineering, education and nursing, according to U.S. News. The publication explained the rankings are unique for each field.

U.S. News says government data shows that both master's-level and doctorate-level jobs are forecast to increase in the near future.

“Whether you’re looking to pursue a degree in law, medicine or business, the best graduate schools rankings offer the in-depth data and information you need to start your search,” Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, said in a press release. “You can compare data on factors that most interest you — whether that’s how many law students pass the bar and are employed at graduation, or the student-faculty ratio and research expenditures at engineering schools.”

Here’s how Pennsylvania schools ranked for each program evaluated by U.S. News:

Business

Here’s how PA schools ranked for full-time MBAs:

Carnegie Mellon University (17)
Drexel University (84)
Pennsylvania State University —University Park (33)
University of Pittsburgh (43)
University of Pennsylvania (1)

Below are the top schools for full-time MBA:

University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) (1)
Stanford University (2)
University of Chicago (Booth) (3)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) (3)
Harvard University (3)

Law

Here’s how PA schools ranked for law:

Drexel University (100)
Duquesne University (122)
Pennsylvania State University — University Park (64)
Temple University (48)
University of Pennsylvania (7)
University of Pittsburgh (77)
Villanova University (71)

Below are the top schools for law:

Yale University (1)
Stanford University (2)
Harvard University (3)

Medical

Here’s how PA schools ranked for medical research:

Drexel University (84)
Temple University (60)
University of Pennsylvania (3)
University of Pittsburgh (13)

Below are the top schools for medical research:

Harvard University (1)
Johns Hopkins University (2)
University of Pennsylvania (3)
Stanford University (3)

Engineering

Here’s how PA schools ranked for engineering:

Carnegie Mellon University (4)
Drexel University (75)
Lehigh University (61)
Pennsylvania State University — University Park (35)
Temple University (124)
University of Pennsylvania (17)
University of Pittsburgh (47)

Below are the top schools for engineering:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1)
Stanford University (2)
University of California-Berkeley (3)

Nursing

Here’s how PA schools ranked for nursing:

Drexel University (93)
Duquesne University (64)
Pennsylvania State University — University Park (26)
University of Pennsylvania (3)
University of Pittsburgh (12)
Villanova University (30)
La Salle University (153)
University of Scranton (109)
Widener University (135)
West Chester University of Pennsylvania (176)
Robert Morris University (140)

Below are the top schools for nursing:

Johns Hopkins University (1)
Duke University (2)
University of Pennsylvania (3)

Education

Here’s how PA schools rank for education:

Drexel University (172)
Duquesne University (163)
Lehigh University (59)
Pennsylvania State University — University Park (39)
Temple University (49)
University of Pennsylvania (2)
University of Pittsburgh (35)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (177)

Below are the top schools for education:

Harvard University (1)
University of Pennsylvania (2)
University of California-Los Angeles (3)
Stanford University (3)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (3)

U.S. News says in its methodology that the rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinions and “statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students.” Statistical indicators include inputs like admission test scores and outputs like starting salaries. (You can read the full methodology here.)