Graduate Schools at UMCP, UMB Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
Adelphi, Md. (March 16, 2011) -- Graduate schools at the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of
Maryland, Baltimore are among the leaders in graduate school rankings just
published by U.S. News & World Report in its "Best Graduate Schools 2012" report.
The
magazine recognized several professional schools that are part of the
University of Maryland, Baltimore, located on the city of Baltimore's west
side.
The School
of Medicine ranked No. 38 among medical schools, an improvement of two spots from
last year. The School of Nursing finished No. 11 overall.
The School of Law moved to No. 42 overall. The
magazine cited the school for its jump of six rankings spots from the previous
year. Moreover, the School of Law now has four specialties ranked by
the magazine, with trial advocacy joining the previously ranked specialties of
clinical training, environmental law, and health law.
At the
University of Maryland, College Park, several schools received prominent
rankings.
The A.
James Clark School of Engineering ranked No. 22 nationally. The College of
Education was ranked No. 23. Finally, the Robert H. Smith School of Business
ranked No. 45 among MBA programs in the country.
More details:
Contact: Mike Lurie
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: mlurie@usmd.edu
