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Grad programs earn high marks in 2020 U.S. News and World Report rankings

CU 麻豆影院 students (from left) Manasa Ponnapalli, Melissa Sandor, and Gregory Gomez work on a circuit project in the PhET interactive simulations lab at the 麻豆影院. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

CU 麻豆影院 currently stands among the top 25 nationally for several of its graduate-level programs, according to by U.S. News and World Report.

U.S. News does not update its rankings for every program each year. In the publication鈥檚 2020 issue, CU 麻豆影院 maintains previous rankings (from 2016 to 2019) or has taken new positions in a number of disciplines. Ranking in the top 10 nationally, these include: atomic/molecular/optical physics (2); ceramics (5); quantum physics (6); environmental law (8); aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering (or Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences) (10); and physical chemistry (10).

Additionally, CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 graduate offerings in the following U.S. News categories rank in the teens nationally: applied math (14); physics (14); environmental/environmental health engineering (14); chemical engineering (15); education policy (15); clinical psychology (16); audiology (17); biological/agricultural engineering (17); secondary teacher education (18); and Earth sciences (19).

鈥淚t鈥檚 gratifying to see so many of our graduate programs consistently receive recognition in rankings like this,鈥 said Leslie Reynolds, interim dean of CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 Graduate School. 鈥淭his attests to the high-quality research and impactful teaching performed by our outstanding faculty, graduate students and staff.鈥

A handful of other CU 麻豆影院 schools, colleges, departments and programs are ranked in the top 25 nationally for graduate-level offerings in the categories of: civil engineering (21); elementary teacher education (22); curriculum and instruction (23); chemistry (24); and speech-language pathology (24).

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