5 NC colleges were among the top grad schools by US News. See where they landed

Evan Moore
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North Carolina universities landed among the top schools in U.S. New & World Report’s 2023-24 Best Graduate School rankings.

The schools were picked based on multiple factors, such as employment rates for 2022 graduates, mean starting salary after graduation and standardized test scores.

The Duke University School of Nursing ranked fourth overall nationally, and its school of medicine took the No. 6 spot, tied with the University of Pennsylvania.

UNC Chapel Hill also earned a top 10 ranking in nursing, along with the No. 2 spot in library and information studies.

Five North Carolina universities earned top 100 rankings for education graduate programs, with UNC Chapel Hill being placed at No. 21.

UNC Charlotte also improved from last year, with 11 of its graduate programs or specialties increasing their rankings this year, according to a news release from the university. Charlotte’s master of public administration program landed at No. 46 nationally, and its master of business administration program ranked 47th.

Here’s how North Carolina universities fared overall in the rankings:

Business

  • Duke: No. 11

  • UNC Chapel Hill: No. 22

  • N.C. A&T: No. 63

  • N.C. State: No. 78

Law

  • Duke: No. 11

  • UNC Chapel Hill: No. 23

  • Wake Forest: No. 37

Medical

  • Duke: No. 6

  • UNC Chapel Hill: No. 25

  • Wake Forest: No. 47

Engineering

  • Duke: No. 22

  • N.C. State: No. 25

  • UNC Chapel Hill: No. 77

  • UNC Charlotte: No. 142

  • N.C. A&T: No. 148

Nursing

  • Duke: No. 4

  • UNC Chapel Hill: No. 10

  • UNC Charlotte: No. 92

  • Winston-Salem State: No. 118

Education

  • UNC: No. 21

  • N.C. State: No. 31

  • UNC Charlotte: No. 70

  • East Carolina: No. 83

  • UNC Greensboro: No. 83

  • Appalachian State: No. 138

  • Western Carolina: No. 150

  • UNC Wilmington: No. 188

  • Fayetteville State: No. 219

Fine Arts

  • UNC Charlotte: No. 73

  • UNC Greensboro: No. 89

  • East Carolina: No. 110

  • Western Carolina: No. 193

Public Affairs

  • UNC Chapel Hill: No.19

  • Duke: No. 22

  • UNC Charlotte: No. 46

  • N.C. State: No. 57

  • Appalachian State: No. 118

  • UNC Greensboro: No. 118

  • UNC Wilmington: No. 118

  • East Carolina: No. 166

  • N.C. Central: No. 182

  • Western Carolina: No. 200

  • UNC Pembroke: No. 219