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UCF\u2019s graduate nursing programs saw the biggest improvements in the rankings this year, moving up more than 25 points from last year.<\/p><\/div>\n

Twenty-seven UCF programs were nationally ranked today in the top 100\u00a0of their fields by\u00a0U.S.\u00a0News & World Report<\/em>, and 35 graduate programs total were included in the publication\u2019s 2020 Best Graduate Schools edition. This is a record number of programs ranked for the university.<\/p>\n

The list shows the university\u2019s upward trajectory in the number of programs on the top 100 list; there were 18 programs ranked in 2017. The rankings measure the quality of 800 schools\u2019 faculty, research and students, and are based on peer and expert opinions.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom our growing academic reputation to our successful athletic programs, the University of Central Florida has made impressive gains over the last decade,\u201d says Elizabeth A. Dooley, provost and vice president for academic affairs. \u201cThe new rankings reflect our focus on student success and faculty excellence and puts us one step closer to reaching our goal of becoming a 21st-century university committed to fueling the talent, ideas and innovation that will drive our community and state forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCF\u2019s top-ranked program this year,\u00a0Emergency and Crisis\u00a0Management<\/a>, tied for No. 7, above programs at Texas A&M University, American University and George Washington University. The program is under the direction of Associate Professor Claire Connolly Knox, who says the course builds on the strength of the faculty, advisory board and alumni who mentor students. Knox lends her expertise in disaster recovery and emergency planning to the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research (UCF Coastal).<\/p>\n

\u201cEffective emergency and crisis management is vital for every community,\u201d Knox says. \u201cSince 2016, four\u00a0hurricanes \u2014 Matthew, Irma, Maria\u00a0and Michael \u2014 and three\u00a0mass casualty events\u00a0\u2014 Pulse nightclub,\u00a0Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School and Fort Lauderdale Airport \u2014\u00a0have greatly impacted Florida communities. There is an\u00a0increasing need for\u00a0emergency management specialists\u00a0to expand\u00a0their knowledge, skills and abilities through an advanced degree so they can\u00a0more ethically manage emergencies and crises.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next highest UCF rankings are the\u00a0Nonprofit Management<\/a>\u00a0at No. 8 (moving up from 12) and\u00a0Counselor Education<\/a>\u00a0at No. 9 (moving up from 10).<\/p>\n

Other programs ranked in the top 50 are:\u00a0Optics and Photonics<\/a>\u00a0(No. 12),\u00a0Elementary Education<\/a>(No. 22),\u00a0Public Administration<\/a>\u00a0(No. 23),\u00a0Criminal Justice<\/a>\u00a0(No. 26),\u00a0Industrial Engineering<\/a>\u00a0(No. 36) and\u00a0Health Administration<\/a>\u00a0(No. 46).<\/p>\n

UCF programs with the biggest point-gain improvements this year were in nursing. UCF\u2019s master\u2019s nursing school ranked No. 61 overall, moving up 26 points, and the\u00a0Doctor of Nursing Practice<\/a>\u00a0ranked No. 72, improving by 29 points.<\/p>\n

Other programs in the top 100 are:
\nComputer Engineering<\/a>\u00a0(No. 52)
\nCommunication Sciences and Disorders<\/a>\u00a0(No. 53)
\nElectrical Engineering<\/a>\u00a0(No. 53)
\nOverall best public administration graduate school<\/a>\u00a0(No. 53)
\nMaterials Science and Engineering<\/a>\u00a0(No. 57)
\nPhysics<\/a>\u00a0(No. 61)
\nEnvironmental Engineering<\/a>\u00a0(No. 63)
\nCivil Engineering<\/a>\u00a0(No. 65)
\nMechanical Engineering<\/a>\u00a0(No. 65)
\nSocial Work<\/a>\u00a0(No. 70)
\nOverall best graduate engineering school<\/a>\u00a0(No. 75)
\nOverall best graduate education school<\/a>\u00a0(No. 78)
\nComputer Science<\/a>\u00a0(No. 82)
\nOverall medical research school<\/a>\u00a0(No. 88)
\nPart-time MBA (No. 89)<\/p>\n

This was the first time in the top 100 for the part-time MBA, which includes both the\u00a0UCF Evening MBA<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0UCF Part-time Professional MBA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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