MORGANTOWN — The School of Social Work at WVU shot up into the top third in the latest rankings of graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report.
The school, housed in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, jumped from 103rd to 75th of the 234 programs reviewed in rankings the magazine published last week.
“We are gratified and honored to be ranked among the top 75 schools of social work in the nation,” said Deana Morrow, director of the school. “This distinction is a tribute to the outstanding work of our faculty and represents the School of Social Work’s ongoing commitment to academic excellence in teaching and impactful research in service to the state of West Virginia and beyond.
“Because WVU is such a strong university, and because we have scores of accomplished social work alumni across the nation, we have abundant synergies for pursuing cutting edge research and state-of-the art education,” she said.
Petroleum engineering, in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, was also highly ranked, tied for 13th.
“Being in the heart of our country’s vast shale resources has allowed us to expand our course offerings in a variety of areas,” said Samuel Ameri, chair, Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. “Being ranked for the first time by US News & World Report confirms our hard work and the quality of alumni that graduate from the program has not gone unnoticed by our peers.”
Other graduate programs ranked Tuesday are:
Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical engineering, tied for 54
Audiology, 53
Biological Sciences, 175
Chemistry, 114
Clinical Psychology, 57
Chemical Engineering, 90T
Civil Engineering, 89T
Computer Engineering, 107T
Computer Science, 111
Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering, 118T
Earth Sciences, 107
Economics, 83
Engineering, 127T
English, 99
History, 98
Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Engineering, 70T
Law School, 106T
Math, 127
Mechanical Engineering, 110T
Medical School, Primary Care, 58
Occupational Therapy, 126
Pharmacy, 36
Physical Therapy, 79
Physics, 100
Public Affairs, 123
Rehabilitation Counseling, 37
Speech-Language Pathology, 92
Political Science, 98
Psychology, 131T
