Thinking about applying to graduate school? Whether you’re interested in pursuing an MBA or attending law school or medical school, there are some big decisions to make. To help students find the right school for them, U.S. News & World Report surveys more than 2,000 graduate schools and programs and ranks them according to our methodology.
Here, we offer a sneak peek at the 2019 Best Graduate Schools rankings.
U.S. News surveyed 177 fully accredited medical and osteopathic schools. In alphabetical order, here are the top 10 medical schools for research.
| Research school (name) (state) |
| Duke University (NC) |
| Harvard University (MA) |
| Johns Hopkins University (MD) |
| Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (MN) |
| New York University (Langone) |
| Stanford University (CA) |
| University of California–Los Angeles (Geffen) |
| University of California–San Francisco |
| University of Pennsylvania (Perelman) |
| Washington University in St. Louis |
Below are the top 10 schools for primary care, in alphabetical order. More than 10 schools appear because of ties.
| Primary care school (name) (state) |
| Baylor College of Medicine (TX) |
| Oregon Health and Science University |
| University of California–Davis |
| University of California–Los Angeles (Geffen) |
| University of California–San Francisco |
| University of Colorado |
| University of Michigan–Ann Arbor |
| University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill |
| University of Pennsylvania (Perelman) |
| University of Washington |
| Washington University in St. Louis |
The actual ranking and score of these and other graduate schools will be available March 20, 2018, on usnews.com. Use #BestGradSchools to continue the conversation on Twitter and Facebook.
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