Johns Hopkins University has 37 graduate schools, academic programs, and specialties ranked among the top 10 in the nation, including eight with No. 1 rankings, according to the latest rankings of "Best Graduate Schools" published by U.S. News & World Report today.
Two schools at Hopkins—the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the School of Nursing—earned No. 1 rankings overall. JHU's biomedical engineering graduate program, part of both the schools of Engineering and Medicine, also ranked No. 1, according to U.S. News & World Report.
"While this news comes to us at a time when our community is facing hardship and change, it is always an honor to be held in such high esteem by our outstanding public health peers. The recognition arriving at this moment serves as a reminder of the importance and value of what we do as a school and a field," said Ellen J. MacKenzie, dean of the Bloomberg School of Public Health. "As we manage change and challenges, we remain deeply committed to our mission. Educating future public health leaders has never been more important."
U.S. News updates some of its graduate rankings each year and republishes the most recent rankings in other areas. This year's updated rankings including Johns Hopkins are education, engineering, nursing, public affairs, public health, and social sciences/humanities. The School of Medicine announced in 2023 that it would no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report's Best Medical Schools annual rankings, owing to concerns with the publication's methodology. As a result, JHU became unranked, based on its decision to abstain from the statistical survey.
Rankings and peer assessments from prior updates are included below and marked with an asterisk.
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. The Bloomberg School also received the top ranking in all five public health specialty areas rated:
- Environmental Health Sciences: No. 1
- Epidemiology: No. 1
- Health Policy and Management (Public Health): No. 1
- Social and Behavioral Sciences: No. 1
- Biostatistics: No. 1 (up from No. 2 last year)
In addition, the Bloomberg School's Master of Health Administration program was rated No. 3, up four spots from the previous ranking. The program has been consistently ranked in the top 10 since 2015.
Nursing
The School of Nursing's DNP program ranked No. 1 for the fourth year in a row. Its master's degree in Nursing Administration ranked No. 2, down from a tie at No. 1 last year. In specialty areas, the School of Nursing's doctoral program rankings include:
- Gerontology, Acute: No. 2
- Gerontology, Primary: No. 2
- Family nurse practitioner: No. 3
- Psychiatric/mental health: No. 3 (tied)
- Pediatric primary care: No. 3
Engineering
The Whiting School of Engineering tied at No. 13 overall, up from tied at No. 14 last year. Specialty rankings for JHU's engineering programs include:
- Biomedical Engineering: No. 1
- Mechanical Engineering: No. 10 (tied)
- Environmental / Health Engineering: No. 15 (tied)
- Computer Engineering: No. 17 (tied)
- Electrical Engineering: No. 18 (tied)
- Materials Engineering: No. 18 (tied)
- Artificial Intelligence: No. 20
- Computer Science: No. 21 (tied)
- Chemical Engineering: No. 22 (tied)
- Civil Engineering: No. 23 (tied)
- Systems Engineering: No. 30 (tied)
English
Johns Hopkins is tied at No. 8, up from tied at No. 13 in the 2022 rankings, with the following specialty rankings:
- Literary criticism and theory: No. 3 *
- 18th through 20th century British literature: No. 10 (tie) *
- American literature after 1865: No. 17 *
Education
Johns Hopkins ranked No. 14 in the Education category, down from tied at No. 8 last year. The school also ranked No. 26 in education policy.
Public Affairs
Overall, Johns Hopkins programs in public affairs tied at No. 46, down from tied at No. 39 last year. Johns Hopkins held steady with last year's rankings in public affairs subcategories, 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.
Healthcare management
The university is tied at No. 3, up from No. 7 in the 2024 rankings.
History
Johns Hopkins is tied at No. 10, 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) *
Economics
Johns Hopkins' program in economics is tied at No. 21, up from tied at No. 22 in the 2023 rankings.
Political science
The university is tied at No. 41.
Psychology
Johns Hopkins is tied at No. 14 , with the following specialty ranking:
- Behavioral neuroscience: No. 5 (tie) *
Sociology
Johns Hopkins is tied at No. 24, up from a tie at No. 29 in the 2022 rankings.
Biology *
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: No. 6 (tie)
Chemistry *
The university is tied at No. 20 in Chemistry and No. 9 for Biochemistry.
Geology (Earth Sciences) *
The university is tied at No. 30.
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) (This is a new degree ranked in 2024.)
- Cosmology: No. 7
- Condensed Matter: No. 13 (tie)
* — Denotes programs that are not newly ranked for 2025 and for which previous rankings remain in place
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