{"id":140614,"date":"2024-06-18T08:15:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614//?p=140614"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:18:11","slug":"us-news-graduate-programs-rankings-2024-best-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614//us-news-graduate-programs-rankings-2024-best-colleges/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Graduate Programs Reach New Heights in U.S. News Rankings Through Research Excellence, Impactful Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"

UCF is a leading metropolitan research university known for helping students unleash their potential and advancing innovation in our community and state. Led by world-class faculty members with unrivaled industry experience, UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/u2019s graduate programs continue to earn top national recognitions for accomplishing those goals and more./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/n

More than 9,000 UCF students enroll in UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/u2019s graduate programs to advance their careers or launch new ones. And many are thriving on campus and after graduation in programs ranked among the best in the nation./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/n

In June, U.S. News & World Report ranked three engineering and computer science programs in the top 50 on the 2024 Best Graduate Schools list./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/n

U.S. News & World Report has recognized UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/u2019s exceptional faculty and graduate programs in its 2024 list of Best Graduate Schools. UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/u2019s emergency management program ranks No. 1 in the nation, and four programs rank in the top 25. Nine graduate programs placed in the top 50 nationally, including five in public affairs, three in education and one in health. U.S. News will release rankings for the engineering and medicine categories at a later date./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/u201cUCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/u2019s world-class faculty excel at providing our graduate students with the knowledge and skills they need to thrive as innovative leaders and creators,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/u201d says President Alexander N. Cartwright. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/u201cThe U.S. News rankings demonstrate that our students graduate well-prepared to unleash their potential in individual, business, and government sectors that are growing in Florida and vital to our economy, health, and quality of life./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/140614/n