UAB Professional Schools Again Ranked Among Nation’s Best

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) programs in health administration and AIDS remain among the nation’s Top 10 graduate programs, and its School of Medicine rankings in both primary care and research have risen in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” available online at www.usnews.com/store and featured in the May U.S. News & World Report magazine, on newsstands April 27.

April 15, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) programs in health administration and AIDS remain among the nation's Top 10 graduate programs, and its School of Medicine rankings in both primary care and research have risen in the 2011 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools," available online at www.usnews.com/store and featured in the May U.S. News & World Report magazine, on newsstands April 27.

According to rankings released April 15, the School of Medicine primary-care program rose to No. 23, up from No. 34 a year ago.  The research ranking rose to No. 26, up from No. 29 the previous year.

The AIDS program in the School of Medicine is ranked No. 9, while the program in rural medicine is No. 14, up one spot from last year. The geriatrics program is ranked No. 15, while the program in internal medicine is No. 16.

The doctoral program in biological sciences is ranked No. 34.

The School of Health Professions master's degree program in Health Administration remains No. 7 in the nation. That ranking was last updated in 2007. The master's program in the School of Public Health is No. 16, and the School of Nursing's master's program is No. 26, also last compiled in 2007.

Other UAB programs ranked from previous years and not reassessed for 2010 include three programs from the School of Health Professions: occupational therapy at No. 17, physician assistant at No. 26 and physical therapy at No. 29.

Also, the School of Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner program remains ranked at No. 11 and the nurse-anesthesia program is at No. 32.

In the College of Arts and Sciences, the program in clinical psychology remains at No. 50, while the psychology master's program ranks No. 91. The public affairs program remains ranked at No. 72.

The program in rehabilitation counseling remains No. 58.

Each year, U.S. News & World Report ranks professional-school programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine. The rankings are based on expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research and students. For the rankings in all five areas, indicator and opinion data come from surveys of more than 1,200 programs and some 9,600 academics and professionals.

The magazine also ranks programs in the sciences, social sciences and humanities on a rotating basis, usually every three years. These rankings are based solely on the ratings of academic experts, as are the health specialties.

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