The University of New Mexico is officially one of the top ranked graduate schools in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report magazine.
In the annual Best Graduate School rankings for 2013, a few of UNM’s specialty programs made the top of the list including the School of Medicine, UNM Law School, and the College of Fine Arts.
UNM’s School of Medicine is ranked second in rural medicine, and fifth in family medicine, tying it with Oregon Health and Science University’s programs.
The college also ranked 31st in primary care, matching up with Boston University, East Carolina University in North Carolina and Mayo Medical School.
The School of Nursing Midwifery Program is ranked fifth in the country, UNM’s School of Law ranked seventh in Clinical Training, and UNM’s photography program took fifth.
Peer surveys of faculty and administrators from various colleges nationwide are used to decide these rankings in specialty programs, according to the magazine.
