Whether you are considering an MBA, a law degree, a master's, or a Ph.D., this must-have guide to more than 1,900 U.S. graduate programs can help you find the best one for you -- and the money to pay the bills. Explore U.S. News & World Report's latest exclusive rankings of programs in business, law, engineering, education, medicine and nursing, based on an exhaustive analysis of such factors as the competitiveness of the student body, faculty quality, depth of research, and expert opinions about program excellence. Also featured: top choices in the sciences, social sciences and humanities, the allied health professions, fine arts, and public affairs. Plus you'll find the best online master's programs in business, computer information technology, criminal justice, education, engineering, and nursing. In addition, a comprehensive 160-page directory of business, education, engineering, law, medical and nursing schools provides such vital information as admissions and financial aid contacts, application deadlines, cost of attendance, acceptance rates and more. A team of experienced education journalists delves into the hot career fields for people with graduate degrees - including computer engineering, medical informatics, and population health. Chapters that explore important trends and provide practical advice include: - How to weigh the costs and benefits of grad school - "Your Online Options" - How important are test scores? - Fellowships, crowdfunding, scholarships, and other ways to pay for grad school - The new med schools: 20 have been built and accredited in the U.S. during the past decade - Socially conscious MBA programs - Is an executive MBA program right for you? - Hot trend: teacher residency programs For more than 30 years, U.S. News' "Best" publications have been the definitive consumer guides to higher education in the United States. As The Washington Post noted, "You can't pass up the granddaddy of college rankings." Note: Advertisements from universities and other reputable organizations enable us to offer this valuable guidebook at an affordable price. Advertisements do not influence current or future rankings.
Katherine Hobson is a health and science writer based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, FiveThirtyEight, SELF, Money, Nautilus, NPR's Shots blog and National Geographic online, among other publications.
Robert J. Morse is chief data strategist for U.S. News & World Report and has worked at the company since 1976. He develops the methodologies and surveys U.S. News' annual education rankings, such as Best Colleges, Best Graduate Schools, and Best Global Universities. Bob keeps a close eye on higher-education trends to make sure the rankings offer prospective students the best analysis available. He is a frequently quoted authority on quality measurements in education.
A graduate of the University of N.C. at Chapel Hill and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Beth Howard worked in New York as an associate editor and in Los Angeles as the West Coast editor for Omni Magazine, covering science and the environment. She served as senior editor at SELF, New Woman (health), and My Generation magazines, and later returned to SELF as editor-at-large. Beth has penned scores of articles for print and digital, including Good Housekeeping, Conceive, Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, The Washington Post, Glamour, Prevention, Fitness, Ladies' Home Journal, MORE, AARP: The Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, and Woman's Day, and has written health columns for Details, Bride's, Shape, Babytalk, and Reader's Digest. In 1998, she published the book, Mind Your Body: A Sexual Health and Wellness Guide for Women (St. Martin's Press).
Elizabeth Gardner has been a freelance writer since 1993, focusing on health care business and policy (especially health information technology and measuring the quality of care), medical research, bio- and nanotechnology, and the Internet and electronic commerce. She is a contributing editor for Health Data Management and has written for such publications as Modern Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Executive, Journal of American Health Policy, U.S. News & World Report, Wall Street Journal Europe, Popular Science, Health-IT World, and Crain's Detroit Business.
Courtney Rubin was for five years a London-based staff writer for People magazine. She has reported stories on six continents, in countries including Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Indonesia. Rubin, a former senior writer for Washingtonian magazine, has written for the New York Times magazine, U.S. News & World Report's guidebooks, Time, Marie Claire, The Guardian and other publications. She is the author of The Weight-Loss Diaries (McGraw-Hill, 2004).
Margaret Loftus is an award-winning journalist, editor, and content creator specializing in food, travel, higher education, and healthcare. She has worked for a variety of print and digital media outlets including U.S. News & World Report, NationalGeographic.com, and Virtuoso Life magazine. She is a contributingn editor for National Geographic Traveler.
Linda Marsa is the four-time winner of the June Roth Memorial Award for Medical Journalism and a former writer for the Los Angeles Times health section. She is the author of two books, Fevered: Why a Hotter Planet Will Hurt Our Health and Prescription for Profits: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Bankrolled the Unholy Marriage Between Science and Business. She is a contributing writer for Discover who has written for dozens of other publications, including Playboy, U.S. News & World Report, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Parade, Pacific Standard, Financial Times, Smart Money, Popular Science, American Archaeology, Glamour, More, Utne Reader, AARP, Self, The Daily Beast, and Reader's Digest.
Michael Morella is an associate editor for U.S. News & World Report, where he covers education, science, and health for usnews.com and the U.S. News guidebooks.
Lindsay Cates is a staff writer and publications associates for U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News and World Report is a multi-platform publisher of news and analysis, which includes a multi-faceted web site (with 28 million visitors per month) and annual guidebooks on Best Colleges, Best Graduate Schools, and Best Hospitals. Focusing on Health, Money, Education, Travel, Cars, and Public Service/Opinion, U.S. News has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. U.S. News and World Report's signature franchises includes its News You Can Use(R) brand of journalism and its Best series of consumer guides that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, mutual funds, diets, health plans, and more.
Anne McGrath is the managing editor of U.S. News & World Report's publications. She has created and implemented the editorial vision for numerous editions of U.S. News' annual "Best" guidebooks -- such as Best Colleges, Best Graduate Schools, and Best Hospitals -- as well as editing such U.S. News publications as A Parent's Guide to STEM and U.S. News Ultimate Guide to Law Schools. A former high school English teacher, Anne's experience as a magazine journalist includes extensive coverage of education, health, personal finance, and investing.
