Lawrence Reporter

University of Kansas recently issued the following announcement.

The University of Kansas has nine graduate programs in the top 10 and 48 programs ranked in the top 50 among public universities in the 2021 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, released today.

KU’s local government management program retained its top spot among all universities, and its special education program ranked first among public schools. The local government management program has held that spot since 1998.

Some of the programs with the largest increases in rank among public schools include audiology, up 10 spots; public finance and budgeting, up seven spots; environmental/environmental health engineering, up six spots; civil engineering, up six spots; and medicine – research, up five spots.

Graduate programs at KU ranked in the top 50 among public universities include:

1. Local Government Management

1. Special Education

6. Physical Therapy

6. Public Management and Leadership

6. Speech-Language Pathology

9. Occupational Therapy

9. School of Education

10. Audiology

10. Public Affairs

11. Nursing-Midwifery

11. Petroleum Engineering

13. Dispute Resolution (J.D.)

14. Family Medicine

14. Public Finance and Budgeting

15. Clinical Child Psychology

18. Elementary Education

20. History

22. Medicine - Primary Care

22. Social Work

23. Legal Writing (J.D.)

23. Pharmacy

24. Curriculum and Instruction

26. Contract - Commercial Law

30. Clinical Psychology

30. Psychology

31. Medicine - Research

33. Criminal Law

33. Environmental Law

34. Aerospace Engineering

35. Fine Arts

36. Law

37. Constitutional Law

37. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

38. Business-Corporate Law

38. Earth Sciences (Geology)

38. Clinical Training (J.D.)

38. Political Science

39. Civil Engineering

39. Full-Time MBA

39. Mathematics

40. Biology

40. English

41. International Law

41. Tax Law

44. Chemistry

44. Economics

44. Intellectual Property Law

49. Mechanical Engineering

The University of Kansas is a major comprehensive research and teaching university. The university's mission is to lift students and society by educating leaders, building healthy communities and making discoveries that change the world. The KU News Service is the central public relations office for the Lawrence campus.

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