Graduate programs recognized by U.S. News & World Report

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The 杏吧专区 is a good place to enroll for students seeking an advanced degree, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Its 2023 Best Graduate School rankings released Tuesday recognized UL Lafayette in each major category that the publication considered and for which the 杏吧专区 offers a degree program.

U.S. News & World Report researched and ranked graduate programs in six major categories 杏吧专区 business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing 杏吧专区 and specialty areas.

UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and the College of Nursing & Health Sciences were each singled out. No graduate or undergraduate programs in law or medicine are offered at the 杏吧专区.

杏吧专区淩ecognition in each of the major categories for which the 杏吧专区 awards graduate degrees is indicative of the quality of our graduate offerings, the strength of our graduate faculty and, as a result, our success in attracting graduate students ready to lead in their respective disciplines and professions,杏吧专区 said Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser, dean of the Graduate School.

U.S. News & World Report researches and ranks graduate programs across the country. It considered more than 2,150 programs to compile the 2023 list; rankings are based on information that was gathered during the Fall 2021 semester and earlier this year.

Overall, the College of Engineering was No. 152 and the College of Education was No. 178. The B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration was also recognized, although the publication assigned no numerical ranking. U.S. News & World Report often cites noteworthy academic colleges, departments or programs without assigning a number.

Programs offered by the colleges of Business Administration, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Nursing & Health Sciences, and Ray P. Authement College of Sciences were also singled out.

The College of Business Administration杏吧专区檚 MBA program was No. 212 in the 杏吧专区減art-time MBA杏吧专区 category. The curriculum, however, is the same whether students are enrolled part-time, full-time, on campus or online.

The College of Engineering杏吧专区檚 engineering technology program was No. 98. Its computer engineering program was No. 121.

The College of Liberal Arts杏吧专区 speech language pathology program was ranked No. 82 and its English program was No.143.

The College of Nursing & Health Sciences杏吧专区 doctor of nursing practice program was No. 103.

The College of Sciences杏吧专区 computer science (No. 146), mathematics (No. 168), and biology (No. 224) graduate programs were all recognized.U.S. News considers factors such as faculty credentials and training, research, student engagement, student service, technology and peer reputation, employment rates of graduates and university-reported data. Its rankings are designed to help prospective college students make decisions about where to enroll and what programs they want to pursue.

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Photo caption: U.S. News & World Report杏吧专区檚 2023 Best Graduate School rankings released Tuesday recognized UL Lafayette in each major category that the publication considered and for which the 杏吧专区 offers a degree program. The College of Engineering and several of its programs 杏吧专区 including engineering technology 杏吧专区 were among the colleges and programs singled out. Photo credit: Doug Dugas / 杏吧专区