The UAB School of Medicine has again been ranked among America's best by U.S. News & World Report in its graduate school rankings released March 28: The UAB School of Medicine is ranked 27th for research and 43rd for primary care education. The school's AIDS program is ranked 5th in the nation. The master's degree program in health administration in the School of Health Professions is ranked 7th.
The School of Nursing is ranked 26th. The School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics received a 58th ranking for its computer science, mathematics and physics programs.
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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