U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 “Best Graduate Schools” list names multiple Carolina graduate degree programs in national top 10.
Numerous University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate programs received high rankings — 19 were among the top 10 in the nation in their respective categories — as part of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” list.
For the sixth consecutive rankings period, Gillings School of Global Public Health was ranked second out of 206 schools and programs of public health in the United States, also maintaining its position as the top public school of public health. The Gillings School has been ranked among the top schools and programs of public health by U.S. News since the magazine first ranked public health schools in 1987.
The 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report medical school and law school rankings will be released at a later date. Please note: U.S. News & World Report does not rank all graduate programs each year.
Altogether, 16 programs increased their rankings, including numerous programs in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, School of Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and Kenan-Flagler Business School.
The methodology used to compile rankings for business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing programs consists of statistical surveys from 2,214 programs and reputation surveys sent to approximately 6,300 academics and 12,690 professionals, conducted in fall 2022 and early 2023.
Programs in the sciences, social sciences, humanities and health were based solely on ratings from academic experts.
Note that not all graduate programs are ranked by U.S. News & World Report every year. For a complete list of rankings for UNC-Chapel Hill, visit theU.S. News & World Report website.
Gillings School of Global Public Health
- Public Health programs, first public, tied for second overall
- Biostatistics, fourth
- Social Behavior, fourth
- Health Policy and Management, fourth
- Epidemiology, third
- Environmental Health Science, seventh
- Healthcare Management, tied for third
UNC School of Nursing
Overall
- Nursing Schools, Master’s Programs, tied for 10th
- Nursing Schools – DNP Programs, tied for 15th
Specialty Areas
- Nursing Master’s, Administration/Management, tied for sixth
- Nursing Master’s, Adult Gerontology Primary Care, tied for seventh
- Nursing Master’s, Nurse Practitioner: Family, third
- Nursing Master’s, Nurse Practitioner: Psychiatric/Mental Health, third
- Nursing DNP, Administration/Management, 10th
- Nursing DNP, Adult Gerontology Primary Care, tied for sixth
- Nursing DNP, Family, fourth
- Nursing DNP, Psychiatric/Mental Health, tied for fourth
College of Arts and Sciences
Chemistry
- Overall, tied for 16th
- Analytical, 2nd
- Inorganic, tied for 12th
- Organic, tied for 18th
Computer Science
- Overall, tied for 24th
Earth Science
- Overall, tied for 47th
Mathematics
- Overall, tied for 30th
- Applied Math, 12th
Physics
- Tied for 33rd
Public Affairs
- Overall, tied for 19th
- Public Policy Analysis, tied for 29th
As part of the public affairs category, U.S. News ranked Carolina programs and specialty areas based in the School of Government and the College of Arts and Sciences’ department of public policy.
School of Government
- Local Government Management, second
- Public Managment and Leadership, 13th
- Public Finance and Budgeting, tied for 22nd
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Overall
- 22nd
Specialty Areas
- Real Estate, ninth
- Executive MBA, 11th
- Accounting, tied for 13th
- Production Operations, tied for 19th
- Marketing, tied for 23rd
- Management, tied for 27th
- Finance, tied for 29th
UNC School of Education
Overall
- Tied for 21st
Specialty Areas
- Secondary Teacher Education, tied for 20th
- Education Psychology, tied for 17th
- Elementary Teacher Education, tied for 17th
- Education Policy, 20th
- Educational Administration, tied for 26th
- Curriculum and Instruction, tied for 24th
- Special Education, tied for 15th
Engineering
- Overall, tied for 77th
- Environmental, tied for 28th
- Biomedical, tied for 34th
- Material, tied for 42nd
Engineering rankings are spread across several schools. Environmental engineering is in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. Biomedical engineering is in the School of Medicine. Material engineering is shared among the chemistry and applied physical sciences departments in the College of Arts and Sciences.