Dozens of New York colleges and universities have some of the best graduate programs in the country, newly released rankings by U.S. News & World Report show. U.S. News’ 2025 Best Graduate Schools list breaks down the best-of-the-best business, law, medical, engineering, nursing and education schools in the U.S.
Schools were ranked based on tuition, total doctoral and graduate degrees granted, graduate-student-to-faculty ratio, acceptance rate, percentage of faculty with awards, programs offered and other factors specific to the fields.
Here’s which New York schools made the list.
Here’s which business schools made it into U.S. News’ top five:
Here’s which New York business schools made it on U.S. News’ list:
For the full business school listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings.
Here’s which law schools made it into U.S. News’ top five:
Here’s which New York law schools made it on U.S. News’ list:
For the full law school listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings.
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Medical schools were split into four tiers based on their research productivity, faculty and admissions data in U.S. News’ list. Here’s which medical schools were included in the ranking:
Here’s which New York medical schools were included in U.S. News’ Tier 2 ranking:
For the full medical school listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings.
Here’s which engineering schools made it into U.S. News’ top five:
Here’s which New York engineering schools made it on U.S. News’ list:
For the full engineering school listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings.
Here’s which nursing schools made it into U.S. News’ top five:
Here’s which New York nursing schools made it on U.S. News’ list:
For the full nursing school for master’s programs listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-nursing-schools/nur-rankings.
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Here’s which graduate education schools made it into U.S. News’ top five:
Here’s which New York graduate education schools made it on U.S. News’ list:
For the full graduate education school listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-education-schools/edu-rankings.
Contributing: USA TODAY Network – Florida reporter C.A. Bridges
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