Graduate programs at 51ÁÔÆæ score high in 2026 U.S. News rankings

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Several graduate programs at UW-Milwaukee were ranked among the best in the country in the .

51ÁÔÆæ has the No. 13 library and information studies program in the United States, . Three other programs at 51ÁÔÆæ were ranked in the top 25% of programs nationwide:

  • Occupational therapy
  • Physical therapy
  • Social work

Two other 51ÁÔÆæ programs fell just outside the top 25%:

  • Clinical psychology
  • Speech-language pathology

In addition, several other 51ÁÔÆæ graduate programs were ranked among the top 100 in the country:

  • Business, part-time MBA
  • Nursing, master’s degree
  • Nursing, doctor of nursing practice
  • Clinical psychology
  • Biostatistics
  • Economics
  • Health care management
  • History
  • Physics
  • Political science
  • Sociology

The U.S. News best graduate school rankings are based on two factors: expert opinion about program excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s academic productivity and postgraduate outcomes. In addition, rankings in some disciplines are calculated from peer assessment surveys.

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