Johns Hopkins University has 38 graduate schools, academic programs, and specialties ranked among the top 10 in the nation, including nine with No. 1 rankings, according to the latest edition of "Best Graduate Schools" from U.S. News & World Report, published earlier today.
Two schools at Hopkins—the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the School of Nursing—earned No. 1 rankings overall, and the School of Education entered the top 10, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Portions of the publication's annual list were released today but rankings for schools of medicine and engineering were delayed and will be released at a later date.
Among the new rankings released today:
Nursing
The School of Nursing's DNP program ranked No. 1 for the third year in a row. Its master's degree programs tied at No. 1, up from No. 2 last year. In gerontology, the school moved up two spots to No. 1 for primary care, and up one spot to No. 2 for acute care. In other specialty areas, the School of Nursing's doctoral programs ranked:
- Psychiatric/mental health: No. 1
- Family: No. 3 (tied)
- Leadership: No. 4 (tied)
- Nursing Anesthesia: No. 36 (tie)
Public Health
The Bloomberg School retained its longtime No. 1 overall ranking among public health programs—it has held the top spot since 1994, the year the rankings began. In specialty areas, the Bloomberg School ranked:
- Environmental Health Sciences: No. 1
- Epidemiology: No. 1
- Health Policy and Management (Public Health): No. 1
- Social and Behavioral Sciences: No. 1
- Biostatistics: No. 2
Education
Johns Hopkins tied at No. 8 in the Education category, up from No. 13 last year. The school also tied at No. 23 in higher education administration programs.
Public Affairs
Overall, Johns Hopkins programs in public affairs tied at No. 39. In subcategories, Johns Hopkins tied at No. 6 in Health Policy and Management (Public Affairs), No. 11 in International/Global Policy and Administration, and tied at No. 35 in Public Policy Analysis.
U.S. News & World Report updates some of its rankings each year and republishes the most recent rankings in other areas. Among the republished rankings for Hopkins, which are still current:
Biological Sciences
Hopkins is tied for No. 6 overall with six top 10 specialty rankings:
- Molecular biology: No. 3 (tie)
- Cell biology: No. 4
- Neuroscience: No. 4 (tie)
- Immunology: No. 5
- Genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics: No. 6 (tie)
- Biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology: No. 8
Biostatistics
Hopkins is ranked No. 1 (tie) for Biostatistics at the doctoral level. (Note: U.S. News & World Report also ranks biostatistics as a sub-category of public health, where Hopkins is No. 2.)
Chemistry
The university is tied at No. 20 in Chemistry and ranks No. 9 in the Biochemistry subcategory.
Computer Science
The university is tied for No. 24 overall and tied at No. 21 in the specialty of Artificial Intelligence.
Earth Sciences
The university is tied at No. 30 in Earth Sciences.
Economics
Johns Hopkins' program in economics is tied at No. 22.
English
English tied at No. 13 overall with the following specialty rankings:
- Literary criticism and theory: No. 3
- British literature: No. 10 (tie)
- American literature after 1865: No. 17
Health Care Management
The university is No. 7.
History
Johns Hopkins ranks No. 10 overall, with the following specialty rankings:
- African-American history: No. 3 (tie)
- Cultural history: No. 4 (tie)
- U.S. Colonial history: No. 5 (tie)
- Women's history: No. 6 (tie)
- African history: No. 7 (tie)
- European history: No. 7 (tie)
- Modern U.S. history: No. 16 (tie)
Mathematics
Johns Hopkins is tied at No. 20 in Mathematics with the following specialty rankings:
- Analysis: No. 18 (tie)
- Algebra: No. 23 (tie)
- Applied Math: No. 25
Physics
Overall, the university is tied at No. 13 with the following specialty rankings:
- Living Systems: No. 5 (tie)
- Cosmology: No. 7
- Condensed Matter: No. 13 (tie)
Political science
Overall, political science is tied at No. 41. In sub-categories, Johns Hopkins ranked:
- Political theory: No. 8 (tie)
- International politics: No. 24 (tie)
Psychology
The university's graduate program in psychology is tied at No. 12 overall and tied at No. 5 in the subcategory of behavioral neuroscience.
Sociology
Overall, sociology is tied at No. 29. The sub-category of sociology of population is tied at No. 17.
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