Georgia State University announced on Apr. 7 that several of its graduate programs have been recognized in the latest U.S. News & World Report survey of “Best Graduate Schools.”
The recognition highlights the university’s ongoing efforts to enhance the quality and reputation of its graduate education offerings, reflecting both national and state-level achievements across multiple disciplines.
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies moved up two spots to No. 14 among public affairs colleges nationwide, while maintaining top 10 rankings for several graduate programs, including No. 1 in urban policy, No. 4 in public finance and budgeting, No. 7 in nonprofit management, and No. 7 in local government management. Its public policy analysis program also advanced six places from last year into the top 20 overall.
In the College of Law, the healthcare law program ranked among the top five for an eighth consecutive year—moving from third place last year to second this year—while its part-time law program remained at No. 21 nationally and clinical training rose seven spots to rank No. 36.
The J. Mack Robinson College of Business maintained a top-10 ranking among public universities for its information systems graduate program, with other business-related programs such as real estate (No.15), business analytics (No.22), and healthcare management (No.22) also placing within the top-25 for public universities nationally; its part-time MBA climbed into the top-20 among peers as well.
Robinson’s newly ranked graduate programs included accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, supply chain management, marketing, executive MBA and international business—with international business debuting at No.26 overall (No.13 among public universities) and securing Georgia’s highest spot.
Additionally, Georgia State’s School of Public Health kept a position within the nation’s top-30 among public universities while The College of Education & Human Development moved up four spots to become Georgia’s joint highest-ranked education school at No.41 nationally.
“These rankings reflect the continued progress of Georgia State’s graduate programs and our sustained focus on program quality,” said Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Nicolle Parsons-Pollard.
Lisa Armistead, dean of The Graduate School said: “The continued gains across so many programs underscore the strength and momentum of graduate education at Georgia State… our rise in the rankings affirms our mission to deliver high-impact, accessible graduate education that advances knowledge, drives innovation and serves our communities.”
