Seattle University Business, Nursing and Law Earn High Rankings Nationally in Latest U.S. News ‘Best Graduate Schools’ Rankings

Seattle University business, nursing and law graduate programs made the rankings in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate Schools 2021,” including several ranked in the Top 25 nationally.

The Albers School of Business and Economics has three programs ranked in the Top 25 nationally: Leadership Executive MBA #16, Master of Business Analytics #25 and Master of Professional Accounting #25.

The School of Law ranked #27 for Part-Time Law program (tie), which is #1 in Washington state and #2 in the Northwest.

Among specialty rankings:

• The Law School’s Legal Writing program is ranked #3 in the U.S.
• The Law School’s Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic is #20 in the nation for clinical programs.
• The College of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program is #76, up 12 positions over 2019’s ranking, putting into the top 22 percent of such programs nationally.
• The Nurse Midwifery program is #17 (tie).
• The Albers’ Part-Time MBA program is ranked #61, making it the third highest in the Northwest.
• The Albers’ EMBA program is #16 (tie), best in the Northwest and the state and #4 on the West Coast.
• The Albers’ Master of Professional Accounting and Master of Business Analytics programs are #25 (tie), among the top 3 best in the Northwest and the state. This year is the first time the latter program was ranked in S. News.
• The Albers’ Finance program is #31, best in the Northwest and the state.

 “These independent rankings are another testimony to the quality and impact of Seattle University’s graduate and professional programs. I am very proud of our faculty, staff, and students,” says Provost Shane P. Martin, PhD.