U.S. News and World Report’s 2008 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” ranks several University of New Mexico programs among the best.
UNM School of Medicine is ranked 41 while once more ranking among the top 10 –rural medicine, 2, and family medicine, 10. Additionally, in health disciplines, UNM’s nursing/midwifery program is ranked 3.
UNM School of Law is ranked 75, while ranking 3 for law school diversity and 6 in clinical training. The rankings included 184 accredited law schools and were based on a weighted average.
UNM College of Fine Arts is ranked 51, with its photography program ranked 2 in the nation.
Additionally, several engineering programs are ranked including: Electrical Engineering (57); Computer Engineering (63); Computer Science (67); and Mechanical Engineering (82). Overall, UNM's School of Engineering is ranked 74th among the best graduate engineering schools and 79th among the best undergraduate engineering schools.
Each year, U.S. News ranks professional-school programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine. Rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students. The data comes from surveys of more than 1,200 programs and some 12,500 academics and professionals that were conducted in fall 2006.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at May 17, 2007 04:47 PM