In its just published 2017 list of the top graduate school of education in the country, U.S. News & World Reports ranked UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School number 49. That ranking is an impressive leap of 18 spots from last year; the graduate school ranks number 35 among public universities.
Improvement on indicators are clear. For example, the Gevirtz School’s ratings are higher from peers in other graduate programs (up to 3.4 from 3.1 a year ago [on a scale of 5]) and from administrators and experts (up to 3.5 from 3.3 a year ago [on a scale of 5]). The school’s funded research rose from $3.6 to $4.0 million.
The U.S. News rankings are based on a weighted average of various measures, some specific to the particular program. The rankings generally include an assessment by peers, with measures of faculty quality and resources, student selectivity, research activity, and several other factors. Highlights of the graduate school rankings are included in the current issue of U.S. News & World Report, and in the 2017 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” as well as on the magazine’s Web site, http://www.usnews.com.