Some students view the rankings as tool to help them decide among education options.

U.S. News & World Report' includes 39 JHU programs among the top 10 in the U.S. in its annual rankings, including No. 1-ranked programs in biomedical engineering, nursing, and public health

Graduate degrees pay off for doctors, pharmacists and lawyers, but others may want to think twice.

MIT leads in engineering, but Massachusetts medical and nursing programs mostly fall short in the 2026 rankings. The post Just one Mass. college ranks among the nation’s best graduate schools, per U.S.

U.S. News released its 2026 Best Graduate Schools Programs rankings on Tuesday, and Yale University and the University of Connecticut represented the state multiple times, securing high spots in the Top 50 in various graduate program areas.

U.S. News compared graduate schools in Florida and around the country, producing individual rankings across many different disciplines. UCF’s Homeland/National Security and Emergency Management Graduate Program was named No. 1 in the country for the third year in a row.

The report found advanced degrees in social work and psychology may have a zero to negative return, while medicine, law and pharmacy degrees show the highest return.