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U.S. News Momentum: Business, Education and Engineering Boast Rising Programs
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Each of the three graduate academic disciplines U.S. News & World Report ranked this week -- business, education and engineering -- allows the University of Maryland to claim steady progress in its drive to be one of the nation's top research institutions.
The Robert H. Smith School of Business had five disciplines ranked among the nation's top 25, with advances across the board: information systems No. 5, No. 6 last year; supply chain/logistics No. 13, No. 15 last year; production/operations No. 23, not ranked in 2010; entrepreneurship No. 20, No. 26 last year. The fifth top 25 is the Part-time MBA at No. 17. The Smith School was No. 45 overall among U.S. schools.
The College of Education jumped two places in the overall ranking, from No. 25 to No. 23. Historically the top producer of Top 25 rankings on campus, education was headed by its perennially ranked No. 1 program, counseling/personnel services. Overall, education had nine disciplines in the top 25, four of which advanced over last year: special education No. 9, No. 11 last year; elementary education No. 13, No. 14 last year; secondary teacher education No. 14, No. 22 last year; and curriculum and instruction No. 15, No. 19 last year. Other education top 25 programs: educational psychology No. 7, No. 6 last year; higher ed administration repeats as No. 10; education policy repeats at No. 13; and administration and supervision repeats as No. 16.
The A. James Clark School of Engineering maintained its ranking at No. 22 among U.S. schools. Nine individual disciplines were ranked: Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering repeats at No. 9; electrical/electronic/communications engineering repeats at No. 14; computer engineering No. 17, not ranked last year; mechanical engineering repeats as No. 21; biological agriculture engineering No. 26 (not ranked before); civil engineering repeats as No. 27; materials engineering repeats as No. 31; biomedical/bioengineering No. 37; chemical engineering No. 41.
Maryland has a cumulative 73 top 25 U.S. News programs and 32 top ten programs.
