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University of Colorado Denver Graduate Programs Among Nation's Best
U.S. News & World Report Issues 2009 Edition of America's Best Graduate Schools
DENVER (March 27, 2007) – Public affairs, biological sciences and key health sciences programs at the University of Colorado Denver are among graduate programs considered the best in the country by the national ranking of U.S. News & World Report. The national magazine today released its annual rankings of graduate schools.
A number of graduate programs at UC Denver made the top 50 list in their area of emphasis. Six UC Denver graduate programs are among the country’s Top 10.
- Biological Sciences: No. 48
- College of Nursing, Master's program: No. 15
- Clinical nurse specialist: No. 6
- Adult nurse practitioner: No. 8
- Family nurse practitioner: No. 5
- Pediatric nurse practitioner: No. 3
- Public Affairs: No. 32
- School of Medicine, Research: No. 27
- Primary Care: No. 4
- Family Medicine: No. 6
- Physician Assistant: No. 8
- Physical Therapy: No. 33
- Nursing specialties:
- Medical specialties:
“We are pleased to see so many of our schools and colleges and departments recognized for their excellence,” said Chancellor M. Roy Wilson. “We are striving every day to give students the real-world learning they need to achieve their dreams and to make the research breakthroughs that truly change lives.”
Each year, U.S. News & World Report ranks professional school programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine based on expert opinion about program quality as well as statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students. Survey data was collected from more than 1,200 schools and some 14,000 academics and professionals in the fall of 2007. Programs in science, social studies, humanities and other areas are based on ratings from academic experts.
All of the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings will be available March 28 on the magazine's website, www.usnews.com, and will appear in print in the April 7 edition of U.S. News & World Report, which hits newsstands on March 31.
The University of Colorado Denver is one of three universities in the University of Colorado system. Located in Denver on the Downtown Campus and at Ninth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, and on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo. UC Denver offers more than 100 degrees and programs in 13 schools and colleges and serving more than 28,000 students in Metro Denver and online. For more information, visit www.uchsc.edu or the UC Denver Newsroom at www.uchsc.edu/news.