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UNC-Chapel Hill graduate programs ranked among best in nation

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UNC-Chapel Hill graduate programs ranked among best in nation

By Angela Harwood

Various UNC-Chapel Hill graduate programs received high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” list for 2023. Nineteen were among the top 10 in the nation in their respective areas, such as public health and law, and altogether, 30 programs increased their rankings.

The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health was ranked second out of 195 schools and programs of public health in the United States and maintained its ranking as the top public school of public health in the nation. The School of Law ranked eighth out of public law schools and has jumped 22 spots since 2019 to land in the top 25 law schools for the second year in a row.

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