Rankings of graduate programs at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Rankings of graduate programs from the latest National Research Council study.

Agricultural Sciences

Animal Sciences
Ranked from 5–25 out of 60 peer programs
Dairy Science
Ranked from 2–12 out of 60 peer programs
Zoology
Ranked from 1–5 out of 60 peer programs
Entomology
Ranked from 4–17 out of 28 peer programs
Food Science
Ranked from 4–18 out of 31 peer programs
Forestry
Ranked from 1–2 out of 33 peer programs
Nutritional Sciences
Ranked from 1–7 out of 44 peer programs
Agronomy
Ranked from 16–74 out of 116 peer programs
Botany
Ranked from 10–47 out of 116 peer programs
Horticulture
Ranked from 26–81 out of 116 peer programs
Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics
Ranked from 3–19 out of 116 peer programs
Plant Pathology
Ranked from 23–80 out of 116 peer programs

Arts and Humanities

Classics
Ranked from 16–25 out of 31 peer programs
Comparative Literature
Ranked from 40–46 out of 46 peer programs
English
Ranked from 9–31 out of 119 peer programs
French
Ranked from 9–22 out of 43 peer programs
German
Ranked from 23–28 out of 29 peer programs
History
Ranked from 33–62 out of 137 peer programs
History of Science
Ranked from 49–89 out of 137 peer programs
Art History
Ranked from 18–32 out of 58 peer programs
Music
Ranked from 30–47 out of 62 peer programs
Philosophy
Ranked from 19–43 out of 90 peer programs
Spanish
Ranked from 41–58 out of 60 peer programs
Theatre and Drama
Ranked from 13–21 out of 27 peer programs

Communication

Communication Arts
Ranked from 57–76 out of 83 peer programs
Mass Communications
Ranked from 2–6 out of 83 peer programs

Engineering

Biological Systems Engineering
Ranked from 69–73 out of 74 peer programs
Biomedical Engineering
Ranked from 9–35 out of 74 peer programs
Chemical Engineering
Ranked from 6–25 out of 106 peer programs
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ranked from 6–34 out of 130 peer programs
Environmental Chemistry and Technology
Ranked from 13–46 out of 130 peer programs
Geological Engineering
Ranked from 29–100 out of 130 peer programs
Electrical Engineering
Ranked from 21–60 out of 136 peer programs
Materials Science
Ranked from 22–54 out of 83 peer programs
Metallurgical Engineering
Ranked from 16–66 out of 83 peer programs
Mechanical Engineering
Ranked from 26–72 out of 127 peer programs
Industrial Engineering
Ranked from 12–29 out of 72 peer programs

Health Sciences

Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Ranked from 36–72 out of 78 peer programs
Kinesiology
Ranked from 13–28 out of 41 peer programs
Microbiology
Ranked from 6–33 out of 74 peer programs
Nursing
Ranked from 8–24 out of 52 peer programs
Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
Ranked from 21–80 out of 116 peer programs
Molecular and Environmental Toxicology (Graduate School)
Ranked from 13–70 out of 116 peer programs
Molecular and Environmental Toxicology (Medical School)
Ranked from 13–70 out of 116 peer programs
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ranked from 19–76 out of 116 peer programs
Psychology
Ranked from 4–16 out of 236 peer programs
Population Health
Ranked from 14–59 out of 91 peer programs
Communicative Disorders
Ranked from 22–62 out of 236 peer programs
Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Ranked from 16–49 out of 121 peer programs

Life Sciences

Biochemistry
Ranked from 7–40 out of 157 peer programs
Biomolecular Chemistry
Ranked from 28–100 out of 157 peer programs
Biophysics
Ranked from 8–46 out of 157 peer programs
Cancer Biology
Ranked from 14–74 out of 122 peer programs
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Ranked from 17–72 out of 122 peer programs
Wildlife Ecology
Ranked from 21–58 out of 94 peer programs
Genetics
Ranked from 16–46 out of 65 peer programs
Neuroscience
Ranked from 19–59 out of 94 peer programs
Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology
Ranked from 14–47 out of 63 peer programs
Physiology
Ranked from 14–46 out of 63 peer programs

Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Astronomy
Ranked from 8–25 out of 33 peer programs
Chemistry
Ranked from 15–52 out of 178 peer programs
Computer Sciences
Ranked from 10–51 out of 127 peer programs
Geology
Ranked from 20–66 out of 141 peer programs
Land Resources
Ranked from 57–105 out of 141 peer programs
Soil Science
Ranked from 34–91 out of 141 peer programs
Mathematics
Ranked from 7–18 out of 127 peer programs
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Ranked from 17–45 out of 50 peer programs
Limnology and Marine Science
Ranked from 1–11 out of 50 peer programs
Medical Physics
Ranked from 85–140 out of 161 peer programs
Physics
Ranked from 23–72 out of 161 peer programs
Statistics
Ranked from 7–19 out of 61 peer programs

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Agricultural and Applied Economics
Ranked from 4–14 out of 28 peer programs
Development
Ranked from 20–26 out of 28 peer programs
Anthropology
Ranked from 16–43 out of 82 peer programs
Economics
Ranked from 12–23 out of 117 peer programs
Geography
Ranked from 3–9 out of 49 peer programs
Linguistics
Ranked from 20–33 out of 52 peer programs
Political Science
Ranked from 22–36 out of 105 peer programs
Sociology
Ranked from 20–39 out of 118 peer programs

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