The University of Texas System

04/15/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/15/2024 13:59

UT System Institutions Earn Top Accolades in U.S. News Grad School Rankings

AUSTIN, TEXAS - The University of Texas System institutions took home several top rankings in U.S. News and World Report's most recent partial rankings of "Best Graduate Schools" in the U.S. According to U.S. News, the rankings for engineering, medicine and psychology will be released at a later date.

UT Austin is home to five graduate schools listed in the top 20 and has 39 programs and specialties ranked in the top 25. UT Arlington claimed three top rankings including the Master of Science Nursing program (#31), the School of Social Work (#43) and the part-time MBA program (#60). UT Dallas also achieved notable rankings including audiology (#3), Part-time MBA (#13), Speech-language Pathology (#21), Criminology (#26) Business (#38), and its School of Public Affairs ranked #57.

Notable rankings of UT institution graduate schools and programs are listed below. U.S. News updates some of its specialty rankings each year and republishes the most recent rankings in other areas.

UT Austin:

(Programs and specialties ranked in top 25 are listed below)

  • Business - #16
    • Accounting - #1
    • Business Analytics - #8
    • Entrepreneurship - #10
    • Finance - #13
    • Information Systems - #4
    • Management - #11
    • Marketing - #11
    • Production/Operations - #15
    • Project Management - #4
    • Real Estate - #8
    • Supply Chain/Logistics - #16
    • Executive MBA - #15
    • Part-Time MBA - #7
  • Education - #8
    • Educational Administration/Supervision - #5
    • Educational Psychology - #6
    • Special Education - #7
    • Education Policy - #9
    • Elementary Teacher Education - #10
    • Secondary Teacher Education - #10
    • Curriculum/Instruction - #12
    • Higher Education Administration - #14
    • Counseling - #15
  • Health Disciplines (other than Nursing)
    • Pharmacy (College of Pharmacy) - #6
    • Social Work (Steve Hicks School of Social Work) - #8
    • Audiology - #12
    • Speech-Language Pathology - #14
  • Law - #16
    • Constitutional Law - #11
    • Tax Law - #13
    • Contracts/Commercial Law - #15
    • Intellectual Property Law - #15
    • Business/Corporate Law - #17
    • Criminal Law - #20
    • International Law - #25
  • Nursing
    • Master's - #14
  • Public Affairs - #13
    • Public Policy Analysis - #15
  • Computer Science - #7
    • Programming Language - #7
    • Theory - #8
    • Artificial Intelligence - #9
    • Systems - #10

UT Arlington

  • School of Social Work - #43 (increased eight positions)
  • Master of Science in Nursing - #31
  • Part-time Master of Business Administration - #60
  • Public Affairs - #99 (increased nine positions)

UT Dallas

  • School of Public Affairs - #57
  • Audiology - #3
  • Part-time MBA - #13
  • Speech-language Pathology - #21
  • Non-profit Management - #24
  • Criminology - #26
  • Business - #38
  • Computer Science - #64
  • Engineering - #73
  • Political Science - #81
  • Economics - #88

UT San Antonio

  • Social Work - #77
  • Statistics - #79

UT Health Houston

  • Public Health - #25
  • Nursing Schools: Master's - #31
  • Nursing-Anesthesia - #36
  • Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice - #45

UT Health San Antonio

  • Physician Assistant - #40
  • Occupational Therapy - #41
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice - #54

UT Medical Branch Galveston

  • Occupational Therapy - #37
  • Physical Therapy - #53
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice - #72

UT Southwestern

  • Physical Therapy - #74