These are the schools that ranked high enough in the most recent ranking of their category to be eligible to use a Best Graduate Schools badge for that category. Lists with “(2014)” in the category name are based on the new rankings published on March 12, 2013. The lists for other categories are based on previously published rankings.
Schools are listed alphabetically (not in rank order) below within each U.S. News ranking category or specialty area. For information on licensing a badge, please contact Wright’s Media at usnews@wrightsmedia.com or 1-877-652-5295.
Business
- Business
- Business: Accounting
- Business: Entrepreneurship
- Business: Executive MBA
- Business: Finance
- Business: Information Systems
- Business: International
- Business: Management
- Business: Marketing
- Business: Nonprofit
- Business: Part-time MBA
- Business: Production / Operations
- Business: Supply Chain / Logistics
Education
- Education
- Education: Curriculum and Instruction
- Education: Education Administration & Supervision
- Education: Education Policy
- Education: Educational Psychology
- Education: Elementary Teacher Education
- Education: Higher Education Administration
- Education: Secondary Teacher Education
- Education: Special Education
- Education: Student Counseling & Personnel Services
- Education: Technical / Vocational
Engineering
- Engineering
- Engineering: Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical
- Engineering: Biological / Agricultural
- Engineering: Biomedical / Bioengineering
- Engineering: Chemical
- Engineering: Civil
- Engineering: Computer Engineering
- Engineering: Electrical / Electronic / Communications
- Engineering: Environmental / Environmental Health
- Engineering: Industrial / Manufacturing / Systems
- Engineering: Materials
- Engineering: Mechanical
- Engineering: Nuclear
Fine Arts
- Fine Arts
- Fine Arts: Ceramics
- Fine Arts: Graphic Design
- Fine Arts: Industrial Design
- Fine Arts: Interior Design
- Fine Arts: Multimedia/Visual Communications
- Fine Arts: Painting/Drawing
- Fine Arts: Photography
- Fine Arts: Printmaking
- Fine Arts: Sculpture
Health
- Audiology
- Clinical Psychology
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing
- Nursing: Clinical Nurse Specialist: Adult / Medical-Surgical
- Nursing: Clinical Nurse Specialist: Community / Public Health
- Nursing: Clinical Nurse Specialist: Psychiatric / Mental Health
- Nursing: Nurse Practitioner: Adult
- Nursing: Nurse Practitioner: Family
- Nursing: Nurse Practitioner: Gerontological / Geriatric
- Nursing: Nurse Practitioner: Pediatric
- Nursing: Nursing Service Administration
- Nursing-Anesthesia
- Nursing-Midwifery
- Occupational Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant
- Public Health
- Rehabilitation Counseling
- Social Work
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Veterinary Medicine
Law
- Law
- Law: Clinical Training
- Law: Dispute Resolution
- Law: Environmental Law
- Law: Healthcare Law
- Law: Intellectual Property Law
- Law: International Law
- Law: Legal Writing
- Law: Part-time Programs
- Law: Tax Law
- Law: Trial Advocacy
Library and Information Studies
- Library and Information Studies
- Library and Information Studies: Archives and Preservation
- Library and Information Studies: Digital Librarianship
- Library and Information Studies: Health Librarianship
- Library and Information Studies: Information Systems
- Library and Information Studies: Law Librarianship
- Library and Information Studies: School Library Media
- Library and Information Studies: Services for Children and Youth
Medical
- Medical: Research
- Medical: Primary Care
- Medical: AIDS
- Medical: Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Medical: Family Medicine
- Medical: Geriatrics
- Medical: Internal Medicine
- Medical: Pediatrics
- Medical: Rural Medicine
- Medical: Women's Health
Public Affairs
- Public Affairs
- Public Affairs: City Management & Urban Policy
- Public Affairs: Environmental Policy & Management
- Public Affairs: Health Policy & Management
- Public Affairs: Information & Technology Management
- Public Affairs: Non-Profit Management
- Public Affairs: Public Finance & Budgeting
- Public Affairs: Public Management Administration
- Public Affairs: Public Policy Analysis
- Public Affairs: Social Policy
Science
- Biological Sciences
- Biological Sciences: Biochemistry/Biophysics/Structural Biology
- Biological Sciences: Cell Biology
- Biological Sciences: Ecology / Evolutionary Biology
- Biological Sciences: Genetics / Genomics / Bioinformatics
- Biological Sciences: Immunology / Infectious Disease
- Biological Sciences: Microbiology
- Biological Sciences: Molecular Biology
- Biological Sciences: Neuroscience / Neurobiology
- Chemistry
- Chemistry: Analytical
- Chemistry: Biochemistry
- Chemistry: Inorganic
- Chemistry: Organic
- Chemistry: Physical
- Chemistry: Theoretical
- Computer Science
- Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Science: Programming Language
- Computer Science: Systems
- Computer Science: Theory
- Earth Sciences
- Earth Sciences: Geochemistry
- Earth Sciences: Geology
- Earth Sciences: Geophysics and Seismology
- Earth Sciences: Paleontology
- Mathematics
- Mathematics: Algebra / Number Theory / Algebraic Geometry
- Mathematics: Analysis
- Mathematics: Applied Math
- Mathematics: Discrete Mathematics and Combinations
- Mathematics: Geometry
- Mathematics: Logic
- Mathematics: Topology
- Physics
- Physics: Atomic / Molecular / Optical
- Physics: Condensed Matter
- Physics: Cosmology / Relativity / Gravity
- Physics: Elementary Particles / Field / String Theory
- Physics: Nuclear
- Physics: Plasma
- Physics: Quantum
- Statistics
Social Sciences & Humanities
- Criminology
- Economics
- Economics: Development Economics
- Economics: Econometrics
- Economics: Industrial Organization
- Economics: International Economics
- Economics: Labor Economics
- Economics: Macroeconomics
- Economics: Microeconomics
- Economics: Public Finance
- English
- English: African-American Literature
- English: American Literature After 1865
- English: American Literature Before 1865
- English: 18th through 20th Century British Literature
- English: Gender and Literature
- English: Literary Criticism and Theory
- English: Medieval/Renaissance Literature
- History
- History: African History
- History: African-American History
- History: Asian History
- History: Cultural History
- History: European History
- History: Latin American History
- History: Modern U.S. History
- History: U.S. Colonial History
- History: Women's History
- Political Science
- Political Science: American Politics
- Political Science: Comparative Politics
- Political Science: International Politics
- Political Science: Political Methodology
- Political Science: Political Theory
- Psychology
- Psychology: Behavioral Neuroscience
- Psychology: Cognitive Psychology
- Psychology: Developmental Psychology
- Psychology: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Psychology: Social Psychology
- Sociology
- Sociology: Economic Sociology
- Sociology: Historical Sociology
- Sociology: Sex and Gender
- Sociology: Social Psychology
- Sociology: Social Stratification
- Sociology: Sociology of Culture
- Sociology: Sociology of Population













