U.S. News ranks best graduate programs

IU graduate programs in law, business, education, nursing and medicine were ranked among the top programs in the nation, according to the 2012 edition of the U.S. News and World Report magazine’s Best Graduate Schools ranking released Tuesday.

IU Maurer School of Law in Bloomington
Ranked seventh among public institutions in the rankings
23rd overall, up from 27th last year
Highest ranking ever for the school

IU School of Law at IU-Purdue University Indianapolis
79th overall
Legal writing program ranked eighth

IU Kelley School of Business
Master of Business Administration programs
Full time programs at IU Bloomington
23rd overall
Ranked eighth among public universities
Part time program at IUPUI
Ranked 11th overall
Fifth among public universities
Kelley School Specialties
Entrepreneurship ranked ninth overall and third among public institutions
Production/operations ranked 10th overall and third among public schools
Accounting ranked 11th overall and sixth among public schools

IU School of Education
Ranked 21st overall
11th among public university graduate schools
Degree Programs
Higher education administration ranked fifth
Elementary education ranked eighth
Counseling and personnel services ranked ninth
Curriculum/instruction ranked 10th
Secondary education ranked 10th

IU School of Nursing at IUPUI
Ranked 15th overall
10th among public nursing schools
Clinical nurse specialist program for the adult/medical-surgical specialty ranked third

IU School of Medicine
Ranked 51st for research
24th for primary care