{"id":206922,"date":"2026-04-08T09:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/usc-graduate-programs-shine-in-u-s-news-world-report-rankings-usc-today\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:56:37","slug":"usc-graduate-programs-shine-in-u-s-news-world-report-rankings-usc-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/usc-graduate-programs-shine-in-u-s-news-world-report-rankings-usc-today\/","title":{"rendered":"USC graduate programs shine in U.S. News & World Report rankings – USC Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rankings are a \u201ctestament to the pursuit of academic excellence in which each of our faculty and students are engaged,\u201d Provost Andrew T. Guzman said. (USC Photo\/Gus Ruelas)
Several USC graduate programs rank in the top 20 in the annual report, with USC Chan\u2019s occupational therapy program landing a top ranking.
U.S. News & World Report announced its 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings<\/a> Tuesday morning, with the USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy\u2019s occupational therapy program tied for the nation\u2019s top spot.
Several other USC graduate programs also ranked highly in the annual report. Nine of USC\u2019s graduate programs ranked in the top 20 nationwide, including USC Chan\u2019s physical therapy program (tied for No. 4); the USC Price School of Public Policy\u2019s public affairs program (tied for No. 5); the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences\u2019 clinical psychology program (tied for No. 9); the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences\u2019 pharmacy program (tied for No. 14); USC Price\u2019s health care management program (tied for No. 19); and the Keck School of Medicine of USC\u2019s nursing anesthesia program (tied for No. 20).
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering\u2019s computer science and engineering programs also received high rankings (both tied for No. 21), as did the Keck School of Medicine\u2019s public health program (tied for No. 26).
\u201cWe are proud of the quality education every student receives at USC,\u201d said Andrew T. Guzman<\/a>, USC provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. \u201cTo have so many highly ranked graduate programs is a testament to the pursuit of academic excellence in which each of our faculty and students are engaged. We could not be more thrilled with the outcome of this year\u2019s rankings.\u201d
Andrew McConnell Stott<\/a>, dean of the USC Graduate School and vice provost for academic programs, said the results speak to the university\u2019s enduring, worldwide appeal.
\u201cIt\u2019s truly gratifying to see the hard work of these programs reflected in the rankings, confirming what we already knew: that USC is a first-choice destination for graduate students seeking exceptional faculty and world-class experiences in teaching and research,\u201d Stott said.
Grace Baranek<\/a> \u2014 associate dean, chair and Mrs. T.H. Chan Professor of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at USC Chan \u2014 is not surprised at her program\u2019s leading spot. The program has more than 5,000 alumni living in 16 countries on six continents around the world and has held the top spot longer than any other program in the country since U.S. News began ranking occupational therapy programs in 1998.
\u201cAcross the landscape of occupational therapy higher education, no other place has the scope and scale we have here at USC Chan,\u201d Baranek said. \u201cIt\u2019s gratifying to have the incredible talent and steadfast dedication of our faculty, staff and students recognized by U.S. News.\u201d
Chris Boone<\/a>, USC Price dean and C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Chair, praised the consistency of the school\u2019s academic achievements.
\u201cFor the last decade, the Price School has been in the top five of public affairs schools in the country,\u201d Boone said. \u201cI am very proud of the faculty, staff, students and alumni who contribute to the school\u2019s extraordinary academic success and high national reputation.\u201d
Because of these top rankings, USC can display U.S. News Best Graduate Schools awards \u201cbadges\u201d (logos) to promote its ranked programs on websites, in advertisements and in other media. The badge is recognized nationwide as a symbol of academic excellence.
Today\u2019s new rankings include a select number of disciplines. Other fields will be ranked later this year.
Copyright \u00a9 2026 University of Southern California<\/p>\n

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The rankings are a \u201ctestament to the pursuit of academic excellence in which each of our faculty and students are engaged,\u201d Provost Andrew T. Guzman said. (USC Photo\/Gus Ruelas)Several USC graduate programs rank in the top 20 in the annual report, with USC Chan\u2019s occupational therapy program landing a top ranking.U.S. News & World Report […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":206923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-206922","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-us","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}