School of Law Retains No. 1 Spot for Clinical Law Education
Other Standout Programs Include MPAs at John Jay, Nonprofit Management at Baruch’s Marxe School, Nursing at CSI and Public Health Programs at CUNY SPH
Standout graduate programs at eight CUNY schools have been ranked among the nation’s premier advanced academic degrees by U.S. News & World Report. CUNY School of Law retained its No.1 ranking for clinical law education, cementing its national reputation as a pioneer in immersive, experiential training in legal service and advocacy for people from underrepresented groups.
In addition, graduate schools and programs at Baruch College, College of Staten Island, the CUNY Graduate Center, the CUNY School of Public Health, Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and The City College of New York were also named as standouts.
“Just as our undergraduate programs have garnered a reputation in national rankings for their quality and affordability, it only stands to follow that our graduate schools are in turn lauded for the same positive attributes in assessments of their master’s and doctoral offerings,” said Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez. “While remaining true to our mission as the nation’s unparalleled engine of social mobility, CUNY’s graduate schools are thriving and producing the next generation of leaders in social work, engineering, business, public-interest law, government and an array of other fields.”
Graduate enrollment at CUNY has increased from 25,830 in Fall 2017 to about 30,540 in Fall 2021 according to figures that are unofficial but nearly final. That marks an increase of about 4,710 students — or more than 18 percent — over five academic years, bucking nationwide enrollment declines ofrecent years.
CUNY offers 500 master’s degree programs, 50 doctoral degree programs and 150 advanced certificate programs. The University awards nearly 10,000 graduate degrees per year.
Here are highlights of the CUNY programs and schools that are recognized by U.S. News this year.
Baruch College (read the college’s release here)
Zicklin School of Business
- No. 36 for its part-time MBA program — a 10 position jump
- No. 62 for its full-time MBA program — a 15 position jump
- No. 1 for all three of Zicklin’s graduate MBA programs — full-time, part-time (evening) and Accounting — among public institutions in New York City and New York State
Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
- No. 1 overall among public institutions in New York City.
- No. 21 nationwide for its non-profit management program
- No. 46 for its Masters in Public Administration (MPA) — top 20th percentile — among schools nationwide
College of Staten Island (CSI)
- No. 90 for its Master’s in Nursing
The CSI Department of Nursing offers programs leading to the Master of Science in adult-gerontological health nursing. The M.S. degree programs have two options: clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and nurse practitioner (N.P.). The Department also offers two post-master’s advanced certificates in adult-gerontological health nursing. These certificates prepare nurses who have master’s degrees in nursing to meet the requirements for certification as adult-gerontological clinical nurse specialists or primary care nurse practitioners of New York State and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
CUNY Graduate Center (GC)
- No. 47 for its Ph.D. in Mathematics
- No. 58 for its Ph.D. in Physics
In addition to the Graduate Center’s strengths in the humanities and social sciences, the GC offers outstanding STEM Ph.D. and master’s programs. Chancellor Matos Rodríguez visited the CUNY Graduate Center last week, joining President Robin L. Garrell to spotlight the range of interdisciplinary research at CUNY’s premier graduate education institution and to meet with distinguished professor Dennis Parnell Sullivan — the recipient of the 2022 Abel Prize for Mathematics, known as the Nobel Prize of Math. The GC was recently recognized as a leader in gender equality among higher education institutions in a report authored by the Eos Foundation and the American Association of University Women.
CUNY School of Law
- No. 1 for Clinical Law Training
- No. 34 for Part-Time Law
- No. 44 for Environmental Law
Founded in 1983, the CUNY School of Law has long been recognized as a national leader in public interest law and for the quality of its experiential training that prepares students for careers focused on social justice. CUNY Law was also named among the nation’s three most diverse law schools last year by preLaw magazine. The Board of Trustees last month approved Chancellor Matos Rodríguez’s appointment of Sudha Setty as the school’s next dean. Setty, currently dean of Western New England University School of Law, will be the first person of South Asian descent to lead a CUNY school.
CUNY School of Public Health (read the school’s release here)
- No. 29 for Public Health Programs
CUNY SPH stands among the top 15 percent of the nation’s 195 public health schools and programs, and it is rated the No. 1 best public school of public health in both New York City and New York State. CUNY SPH continues to evolve and respond to the changing face of public health, growing and modifying its programs to ensure graduates are optimally equipped to meet the pressing public health challenges of tomorrow. Students benefit from the extraordinary commitment of faculty to create experiential learning opportunities to enhance their skills, professional networks, and ultimately their careers.
Hunter College
- No. 21 overall for Silberman School of Social Work, a 4-position jump
Hunter’s Silberman School of Social Work, the oldest and largest public school of social work in New York, promotes civic engagement and dedication to public services, while the student body and alumni make up the primary social work workforce of the public human service departments and not-for-profit agencies in New York City.
John Jay College
- No. 11 for its MPA in Public Affairs — Homeland Security
- No. 27 for its MPA in Public Affairs — Public Management and Leadership
MPA programs at John Jay College equip future public servants with the knowledge, skills and leadership experiences necessary for the advancement of integrity, accountability, inclusiveness and justice in society and governance. The programs celebrate the diversity of John Jay’s students, including those underrepresented in the leadership of public service.
The City College of New York (read the college’s release here)
The Grove School of Engineering
- No. 48 for its Masters of Engineering (M.E.) in Chemical Engineering
- No. 74 for its Masters in Science (M.S.) Biomedical Engineering
- No. 89 for its M.E. in Mechanical Engineering
- No. 107 for its M.E. in Civil Engineering
Engineering at Grove offers students a full complement of degrees — B.E., B.S., M.E., M.S., MIS, and Ph.D. — in a broad range of fields. They also have vast opportunities beyond working with world-class mentors in advanced research laboratories. Grove supports its students through professional development, student clubs that compete on a regional and national level, and study abroad opportunities that range from Engineers Without Borders, whose students built a clean water system in El Salvador over several summers, to their membership in the U.S. Global Engineering Education Exchange, which enables their students to spend a semester or a year at a foreign university.
The City University of New York is the nation’s largest urban public university, a transformative engine of social mobility that is a critical component of the lifeblood of New York City. Founded in 1847 as the nation’s first free public institution of higher education, CUNY today has seven community colleges, 11 senior colleges and seven graduate or professional institutions spread across New York City’s five boroughs, serving over 260,000 undergraduate and graduate students and awarding 55,000 degrees each year. CUNY’s mix of quality and affordability propels almost six times as many low-income students into the middle class and beyond as all the Ivy League colleges combined. More than 80 percent of the University’s graduates stay in New York, contributing to all aspects of the city’s economic, civic and cultural life and diversifying the city’s workforce in every sector. CUNY’s graduates and faculty have received many prestigious honors, including 13 Nobel Prizes and 26 MacArthur “Genius” Grants. The University’s historic mission continues to this day: provide a first-rate public education to all students, regardless of means or background.
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