Over a dozen UB Graduate Programs improve in US News and World Report Rankings

Many Graduate Schools and Programs jumped multiple spots, securing many top 50 positions.

Looking eastward along Allen Street from between Franklin and North Pearl Streets toward the massive UB Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, April 2020. Andre Carrotflower.

Over a dozen of UB’s professional schools and programs rose in the latest U.S News and World Report rankings of America’s Best Graduate Schools.

UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions climbed 10 spots in the 2023 rankings to No. 31 nationwide, and No. 19 among public universities in the public health category.

UB’s School of Social Work ranked No. 21 in the nation, up four spots from its previous ranking, and No. 10 among public universities in social work.

UB’s Graduate School of Education climbed to No. 53, up six spots from last year, and up 35 spots in the past four years. Among public universities in the rankings, UB is No. 42 in education.

UB’s full time MBA program ranked No. 38 among public universities,and No. 72 nationwide, a five spot increase from last year.

The data for the U.S News and World report rankings came from statistical surveys of more than 2,150 programs and from reputation surveys sent to more than 23,200 academics and professionals, conducted in fall 2021 and early 2022.

Other UB programs highlighted in the rankings include:

• The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which ranked No. 62 among all universities and No. 35 among public universities.

Computer engineering went up 16 spots to No. 50. Aerospace engineering rose three spots to No. 35; civil engineering, up two spots to No. 35; electrical engineering, up three spots to No. 63; environmental engineering, up four spots to No. 55; and materials engineering, up four to No. 60. Other engineering programs ranked include industrial (24), chemical (43), mechanical (50), computer science (63) and biomedical (66).

• The School of Law, which remains among the top 100 in the nation. The law school rose four spots from last year to No. 94. Among public universities included in the U.S. News rankings, UB is No. 52 in law.

• The School of Nursing’s doctoral program ranked No. 52 in the country. Among public universities in the rankings, UB is No. 39 in doctoral nursing programs.

• The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The medical school rose one spot to No. 90 among primary care programs and No. 74, up seven places, in medical research. Among public universities in the rankings, UB is No. 57 in primary care programs and No. 41 in medical research.

Among medical schools, U.S. News also measures diversity, as well the percentage of graduates practicing in primary care, rural areas and medically underserved areas.

The Jacobs School ranks No. 45 on the diversity index, up seven spots from last year, and No. 58 for percentage of graduates practicing direct patient care in rural areas — up 37 spots. It ranks No. 103 in percentage of graduates practicing direct patient care in health professional shortage areas. That’s up six spots from last year.

Others ranked include legal writing (62), biology (119), biostatistics (44), chemistry (81), economics (88), geology (100), mathematics (110), physics (77) and psychology (68).

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is No. 14 among more than 140 schools of pharmacy nationwide. Among public universities, UB is also ranked No. 14 in pharmacy schools.

Originally written for the UB Spectrum, April 7, 2022