Dozens of University of Arizona graduate programs across several fields of study have once again been recognized as among the best in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings.

The publication's annual list, released Tuesday, placed the Eller College of Management's program in management information systems No. 2 among public universities and No. 4 overall, behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Texas.

The James E. Rogers College of Law earned another top-10 mark in the legal writing specialty, tied for No. 8 overall and tied for No. 4 among public universities.

The College of Nursing continued to improve on its ranking on the Best Nursing Schools list, tied for No. 17 overall in doctoral programs (tied for No. 11 among publics) and No. 20 in master's programs (No. 13 among publics).

The College of Education had a strong showing in higher education administration (tied for No. 17 overall, tied for No. 11 among public universities) and the college tied for No. 54 overall.

The library and information science program, housed in the College of Information Science, tied for No. 24 overall, with stellar marks in the information systems (No. 13 overall, No. 11 among publics) and archives and preservation (tied for No. 18 overall, tied for No. 15 among publics).

The School of Sociology, housed in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, tied for No. 28 overall. 

Eller's part-time MBA program tied for No. 40 overall, and the full-time MBA program tied for No. 66 overall.

The Department of History's graduate program tied for No. 50 overall, and the Department of English's graduate program tied for No. 69 overall.

In addition to its strong ranking in legal writing, the College of Law tied for No. 59 overall on the Best Law Schools list. The following specialties also were ranked:

• Environmental law: tied for No. 30
• Constitutional law: tied for No. 37
• Law schools with graduates in federal clerkships: tied for No. 37
• Business/corporate law: tied for No. 41
• Contracts/commercial law: tied for No. 44
• International law: tied for No. 45
• Health care law: tied for No. 46
• Criminal law: tied for No. 57
• Dispute resolution: tied for No. 59
• Clinical training: tied for No. 60
• Tax law: tied for No. 62
• Intellectual property: tied for No. 85

The College of Engineering tied for No. 69 on the Best Engineering Schools list, with rankings in the following subspecialties:

• Industrial/manufacturing/systems: tied for No. 28
• Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical: tied for No. 28
• Biological/agricultural: tied for No. 29
• Environmental: tied for No. 36
• Civil: tied for No. 43
• Electrical/electronic/communications: tied for No. 45
• Computer: tied for No. 45
• Material: tied for No. 50
• Biomedical/bioengineering: tied for No. 63
• Mechanical: tied for No. 55
• Chemical: tied for No. 62

Starting last year, U.S. News & World Report presents its Best Medical Schools: Research and Best Medical Schools: Primary Care lists in tiers instead of ordinal rankings. The lists place the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson in tier 1 for primary care and tier 2 for medical research. Tier 1 medical schools are the highest performing and tier 4 the lowest performing. 

Numerical rankings are still in place for four specialty categories: Most Graduates in Primary Care, Most Graduates Practicing in Health Professional Shortage Areas and Most Graduates Serving Rural Areas.

On the Most Graduates Practicing in Health Professional Shortage Areas list, the College of Medicine – Tucson tied for No. 49 and the College of Medicine – Phoenix ranked No. 99. On the Most Graduates in Primary Care list, the College of Medicine – Tucson tied for No. 54 and the College of Medicine – Phoenix tied for No. 125. On the Most Graduates Practicing in Rural Areas list, the College of Medicine – Tucson ranked No. 71 and the College of Medicine – Phoenix tied for No. 73.

Survey-based rankings

Beyond the categories ranked annually, U.S. News also periodically ranks programs in the sciences, social sciences, library sciences, humanities, health and many other areas based solely on the ratings of academic experts. The U of A received the following marks in those survey-based rankings in 2025:

• Speech language pathology: tied for No. 11
• Audiology: tied for No. 14
• Pharmacy: tied for No. 26
• Public health: tied for No. 27
• Public affairs: tied No. 36
• Computer science: tied No. 61

Previous rankings

Several other graduate programs appear on the U.S. News list, but their rankings were not subject to review this year.

College of Fine Arts

• Photography: tied for No. 3 overall, No. 2 among public universities

College of Science

• Earth sciences: No. 4 overall, No. 2 among public universities
• Geology: No. 4 overall, No. 2 among public universities
• Geochemistry: tied for No. 6 overall, tied for No. 4 among public universities
• Ecology: tied for No. 12 overall, tied for No. 5 among public universities
• Analytical chemistry: tied for No. 13 overall, tied for No. 11 among public universities
• Geophysics/seismology: No. 15 overall, No. 8 among public universities
• Physics: tied for No. 35 overall
• Psychology: tied for No. 35 overall
• Mathematics: tied for No. 43 overall
• Biological sciences: tied for No. 50 overall
• Chemistry: tied for No. 51 overall

College of Education 

• Rehabilitation counseling: tied for No. 10 overall, tied for No. 9 among public universities

College of Veterinary Medicine

• Veterinary medicine doctoral program: No. 30 overall

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

• Public management/leadership: No. 37 overall
• Political science: No. 51 overall.

Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs

• Statistics: tied for No. 54 overall

For a full list of rankings, visit www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools.