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Posted on | May 7, 2009 | 1,415 views |

Those at Ohio State know the university offers some of the top graduate programs in the nation; it’s been confirmed once again by US News & World Report.

In its 2010 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, which ranks programs at all universities, public and private, the magazine rates 11 Ohio State graduate programs in the top 10 nationally.

This year’s top-10 OSU programs are American politics (political science), social psychology (psychology), social stratification (sociology), administration/supervision (education), counseling/personnel services (education), curriculum/instruction (education), elementary education, secondary education, vocational/technical education, supply chain/logistics (business) and dispute resolution (law).  

“These rankings underscore the great and growing strength of Ohio State’s faculty in disciplines ranging from medicine and engineering to supply chain logistics and K-12 teacher education,” said President Gordon Gee. “While the rankings are gratifying, the truest measure of the university’s impact cannot be quantified — the power to change lives and improve our communities.”

The College of Medicine demonstrated the most marked improvement in university graduate programs ranked this year, rising to No. 27 (and 10th among public universities) from 30th place last year and 37th in 2005. Fisher College of Business is ranked 26th in the nation (ninth among publics), up from 27 last year.

Wiley “Chip” Souba, dean of the College of Medicine, said Ohio State has been successful in attracting faculty and students who excel in education, research and clinical care. “Our efforts over the past several years to establish a competitive and attractive program for the nation’s top students and leading educators have paid dividends,” said Souba. “They have created momentum that we believe — along with the support of our partners in the university, community and state — will lead to even greater achievements over the next few years.”

US News ranks professional-school programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine based on expert opinions about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students.

The magazine’s rankings for PhD programs in economics, English, history, political science, psychology and sociology are based solely on peer assessment.

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