For 2024, Neag has tied at No. 24 in the top 25 U.S. public graduate schools of education. This marks the ninth consecutive year that Neag has appeared in the top 25, according to a university press release. Neag also tied at the No. 34 position for both public and private graduate schools of education.
The University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education has been ranked among the best in the nation for four of its graduate programs in the U.S. News & World Report, for the first time in history.
Neag tied for its 13th, 25th and 28th positions in special education, educational administration and curriculum and instruction, respectively. Neag also placed 23rd in educational psychology programs. All three of the Neag School’s departments–curriculum & instruction, educational leadership and educational psychology–were represented this year in the 2024 special education program rankings.
While Neag’s special education has ranked high previously and rose four spots from No. 17 in the 2023 rankings, this is the first year that the other three programs made it to the rankings.
“I’m immensely proud of the hard work and dedication of our faculty, staff, and students that have led to these impressive rankings,” Neag Dean Jason Irizarry said, according to the press release. “Four of our programs being named to specialty lists is a testament to the high standards we set across all our Neag School departments, and I’m thrilled we are once again recognized as one of the top public graduate schools of education in the nation.”
According to the press release, U.S. News surveyed a total of 456 educational schools in fall 2023 and early 2024, 265 of which responded and 255 of which met the requirements to be included in rankings.
Ranking calculations and statistical data consisted of nine indicators such as total research expenditures, student selectivity and assessment scores by peers.
In addition to the Neag School, UConn’s Schools of Business, Law and Social Work earned high marks in this year’s U.S. News & World report as well.
The School of Business’s part-time MBA program, FLEX MBA, ranked No. 33 in the nation this year, four spots up from last year’s No. 37 position. The School of Law also rose 16 steps to the 55th position in the 2024 best law schools ranking, with its part-time Evening Division program placing No. 10 in the nation. The School of Social Work rose to No. 28 in the national graduate schools of social work ranking, placing the school in the top 9% of social work programs in the nation.