5. February 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

US News Education provides news and articles on colleges and grad schools.  US News also provides rankings for colleges, MBA programs, medical schools, law schools, and engineering programs.  The US News Graduate School Compass has rankings, admissions, and salary data.

To visit the US News Education site, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education

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6. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent study from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce compared college majors with employment rates and salaries.  The study indicates that a students major is a strong factor in determining employment and lifetime career earnings.  Majors that are in high demand are engineering, healthcare, education, and the sciences.  Earnings for quantitative majors such as engineering were significantly higher than earnings in the education field.  Architecture is one major that has been hurt by the economic downturn.  Architecture majors have a 13.9% unemployment rate.

To read a related US News article, please click here:

http://preview.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/new-report-highlights-college-majors-that-lead-to_12052.aspx

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14. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The US News Short List provides rankings and data that is separate from the US News overall rankings.  The Short List for colleges provides lists of the most expensive and least expensive public and private colleges.  Also, there are articles on the academics and faculty at different schools.  The Short List also provides data on schools that have the most and fewest cars on campus.

To visit the US News Short List, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college

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24. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The US News has an education site that covers college and graduate programs.  US News has rankings for most programs and provides data for applicants.  In addition, US News has articles on colleges, education, and employment.

To visit the US News site, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education

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12. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

US News offers articles, news, information, and rankings for top medical school programs.  US News ranks medical schools for primary care, research as well as several specialty programs.  The US News Medical School Compass has profiles for 146 schools which include average MCAT scores.

To visit the US News site, please click here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools

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25. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

Harvard and Princeton University tied for first place in the US News rankings for National Universities.  National Universities offer a wide range of degrees and invest heavily in research.  Yale University finished third and there were five universities tied for fifth place.  The five universities tied for fifth are the California Institute for Technology, MIT, Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania.  Duke completed the top ten ranked National Universities.

To visit the US News National Universites Rankings, please click here:

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

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25. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The Stanford University Graduate School of Business was ranked number one in the US News 2012 MBA rankings.  Harvard University fell to second place and MIT and Wharton were tied for third.  Northwestern and the University of Chicago tied for fifth place.  US News also provides specialty rankings for entrepreneurship, accounting, finance, and marketing.  In addition, the US News Business School Compass has information on starting salaries, acceptance rates, and average GMAT scores.

To read the US News article, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/2011/03/15/stanford-tops-harvard-in-2012-best-business-schools-rankings

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19. July 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

US News has a College Test Prep area that provides advice for success on the SAT and the ACT.  US News provides tools, tips, and news on the college entrance exams.  The US News site is also a great place to research educational programs at top universities.

To visit the US News College Test Prep site, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/test-prep

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22. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

US News has compiled rankings for the top 100 high schools.  The rankings include data for college readiness and quality-adjusted exams per test taker.  US News also offers rankings for colleges and graduate programs. 

To visit the US News High School rankings, please click here:

http://education.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-high-schools/rankings/gold-medal-list

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4. May 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

US News has released their engineering school rankings for 2011.  The rankings include full-time tuition costs, total enrollment, and quantitative GRE scores.  Massachusetts Institute of Technolgy (MIT) was first and Stanford University finished second in the rankings.

To visit the US News Engineering School Rankings, please click here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings

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15. April 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The US News Medical School Directory has important information for potential applicants.  The directory offers links to medical school programs as well as US News rankings, academic statistics, and admission facts.  Medical School applicants face a more competitive process than many other graduate programs.  The information in the US News directory can help applicants with the process.

To visit the US News Medical School Directory, please clcik here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/sitemap

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3. April 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

Graduate degrees in some fields can lead to high income careers.  A few of the highest earning degrees are in law, business, and medicine.  US News reports on graduate degrees that can yield jobs paying $100,000 and more per year.  Some of the careers are management consulting, financial management, and dentistry.

To read the US News article, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/slideshows/graduate-degree-jobs-with-100k-salaries

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23. March 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

Harvard Medical School finished number one for research programs in the US News rankings for 2011.  The University of Pennsylvania finished second, Johns Hopkins was ranked third, and Washington University in St. Louis came in fourth.  Stanford moved from 11th place to 5th on the list and had an acceptance rate of only 3.3%.  Acceptance rates at top research programs tend to be lower than at other graduate programs.

To read the US News article, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/articles/2011/03/15/harvard-yet-again-dubbed-top-medical-school

To view the full rankings for medical research programs, please click here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings

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15. March 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The US News 2011 law schools rankings were released and little has changed in the top 14.  The top five schools are still Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and the University of Chicago.  The only new addition to the top 14 is the University of Texas at Austin which tied for the 14th rank.  One of the biggest shifts in ranking came for the University of Maryland which improved from 48th to 42nd place.

To read the US News 2011 law school rankings article, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/articles/2011/03/15/yale-once-again-tops-best-law-schools-rankings

To view the US News 2011 law school rankings, please click here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings

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14. March 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The US News has added another ranking for law schools.  Hiring partners at top law firms were asked to rank law schools based on academic quality.  Schools were ranked on a five point scale from outstanding (5) to marginal (1).  Harvard was ranked number one with Yale and Stanford finishing tied for second.

To read the US News article and view the rankings, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/articles/2011/03/07/law-firm-recruiters-rank-best-law-schools

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