Where DC-area universities rank on US News list of best grad schools

For those looking to further their education, U.S. News & World Report has released its latest list of best grad schools, with rankings for engineering, nursing, law, business and medical programs.

Plenty of schools in D.C., Maryland and Virginia appear in the top 100 in each category. Here’s a look at some of the best grad school options in different fields. To learn more about each program’s tuition fees, enrollment and application fees, check out U.S. News’ full rankings here.

Business schools

• No. 11 — University of Virginia, Darden School, Charlottesville, Virginia
• No. 24 — Georgetown University, McDonough School, Washington, D.C.
• No. 52 — University of Maryland, Smith School, College Park, Maryland
• No. 58 — American University, Kogod School, Washington, D.C.
• No. 61 (tie) — The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• No. 61 (tie) — William & Mary, Mason School, Williamsburg, Virginia
• No. 82 — Loyola University of Maryland, Sellinger School, Baltimore, Maryland

Law schools

• No. 4 — University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
• No. 14 — Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
• No. 31 (tie) — George Mason University, Scalia School, Arlington, Virginia
• No. 31 (tie) — The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• No. 31 (tie) — William & Mary Law School, Williamsburg, Virginia
• No. 36 — Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
• No. 63 — University of Maryland, Carey School, Baltimore, Maryland
• No. 71 (tie) — Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
• No. 71 (tie) — University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia

Medical schools, research

• Tier 2 — University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
• Tier 2 — Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
• Tier 3 — Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
• Tier 3 — Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Engineering

• No. 13 — Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School, Baltimore, Maryland
• No. 18 — University of Maryland, Clark School, College Park, Maryland
• No. 31 — Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
• No. 39 — University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
• No. 74 — The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• No. 85 — George Mason University, Volgenau School, Fairfax, Virginia

Nursing

• No. 2 — Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
• No. 16 — George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
• No. 17 — University of Maryland-Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
• No. 20 — University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
• No. 34 — Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
• No. 68 (tie) — James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
• No. 68 (tie) — Catholic University of America, Conway School, Washington, D.C.
• No. 97 — Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia

Education

• No. 6 — University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
• No. 14 — Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
• No. 24 (tie) — University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
• No. 24 (tie) — Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
• No. 49 — William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
• No. 54 — Howard University, Washington, D.C.
• No. 73 — The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• No. 90 (tie) — George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
• No. 90 (tie) — Old Dominion University, Darden school, Norfolk, Virginia
• No. 90 (tie) — Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

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