April 15, 2010
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Renee DeGross Valdes, 404-413-1353
University Relations
ATLANTA - Georgia State University's College of Law and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business continue to advance in the U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Graduate Schools" rankings for 2011.
The College of Law moved into the 60th position overall in the nation - up from 65 last year and 97th in 2007. Its Center for Law, Health & Society, now at No. 4, is among the top 5 programs in the nation. Last year, it was No. 6 and it has ranked for several years among the top 10.
The J. Mack Robinson College of Business ranks 24th in the nation among 314 schools surveyed that offer part-time master's programs. It is tied for best state institution in Georgia with Georgia Tech. The new ranking - which includes MBA and M.S. programs - puts the Robinson College in the top eight percent of all business schools in the U.S. The 2011 edition also lists Robinson's Department of Computer Information Systems as 10th in the nation.
Georgia State's President, Mark Becker, said the rankings reflect the university's continued success.
"We are pleased to see Georgia State's professional graduate programs continuing to be recognized among the best in the nation. We are committed to providing high quality programs that are recognized for excellence," he said.
This year the U.S. News & World Report rankings for some business and law programs reflect a new methodology.
The College of Law's part-time program ranked as No. 41, under new criteria of 84 law school programs. For the 2011 rankings, the publication incorporated rankings based on a 5.0 scale peer assessment survey, among the criteria.
A number of Georgia State colleges and programs also garnered rankings in this year's report, which includes more than 1,200 graduate school programs nationwide and will be available on newsstands on April 27. For example, the College of Education was ranked 66th among 279 programs.
To read more about the rankings, please visit www.usnews.com.