{"id":12166,"date":"2010-04-23T11:26:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T15:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=12166"},"modified":"2021-01-06T15:12:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T20:12:36","slug":"five-ucf-graduate-programs-in-us-news-top-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/five-ucf-graduate-programs-in-us-news-top-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Five UCF Graduate Programs in U.S. News&#8217; Top 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s Best Graduate Schools <\/em>guide ranks five University of Central Florida programs among the nation\u2019s best in their fields<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Engineering, Education, Speech-Language Pathology, Public\u00a0Administration and Computer Science all made the top 100 in the magazine\u2019s latest edition.<\/p>\n<p>UCF\u2019s engineering programs led the way by ranking #2 in Florida and #73 overall.<\/p>\n<p>To develop this year\u2019s rankings, U.S. News analyzed more than 12,000 graduate programs. Rankings are based on expert opinions about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school\u2019s faculty, research and students.<\/p>\n<p>The rankings for some programs are new in 2010, while other programs were last evaluated in 2008 or 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The rankings are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/academics\/us-news-rankings\/\">online<\/a>. Highlights will be published in U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s May issue, which will be available at newsstands Tuesday, April 27.<\/p>\n<p>In its most recent rankings of undergraduate programs, <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em> named UCF a top 5 national university to watch. UCF was the only Florida school listed in the category \u201cTop Up-and-Coming Schools.\u201d \u00a0This category recognizes national universities that \u201crecently made the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UCF also received special recognition in the category \u201cGreat Schools, Great Prices\u201d for being a top 20 national university for students graduating with the least amount of debt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s Best Graduate Schools guide ranks five University of Central Florida programs among the nation\u2019s best in their fields. Engineering, Education, Speech-Language Pathology, Public\u00a0Administration and Computer Science all made the top 100 in the magazine\u2019s latest edition. UCF\u2019s engineering programs led the way by ranking #2 in Florida and #73 overall. 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