Friday 30 September 2011

Top Universities for Philosophy

Following are the top ranked universities for philosophy programs:

Harvard University (USA) - It is ranked No. 1 in the world for philosophy in the QS World University Rankings by Subject: Philosophy (2011), followed by University of Oxford (2nd) and University of Cambridge (3rd).

Princeton University (USA) - Princeton's philosophy department has consistently been ranked one of the top few in

Thursday 29 September 2011

Top Universities for Spanish

Following are the top universities for Spanish courses and programs:

University of St Andrews (UK) - The Spanish Department is ranked 4th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2012, and rated first in Scotland in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008.

The University of Nottingham (UK) - It is rated equal top department in the UK for Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American studies in

Top 25 Most Entrepreneurial Campuses

The following universities have been ranked among the top 25 most entrepreneurial campuses in the US:

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) - It has been named one of the Top 25 Most Entrepreneurial Colleges by The Princeton Review and Forbes.com, ranking 10th in the country. It was the only public university in the Northeast to make the top 10. At UNH, undergraduates can participate in several

Wednesday 28 September 2011

Top Exercise Science Schools

Following are the top schools with exercise science programs:

Minnesota State University · Mankato
- MSUM's undergraduate degree in exercise science is highly regarded as one of top programs in the country. The program prepares students for certifications offered by the National Strength & Conditioning Association and the American College of Sports Medicine.
- It is one of 11 U.S. universities

Top Master's Degree Programs

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Top Masters in Education Program
MU College of Education has the 18th largest graduate education program in the country, measured by total full-time graduate enrollment...

Top Masters in Public Health Program
Johns Hopkins University has been ranked as the No. 1 school offering a graduate degree in public health ..

Master of Social Work by Top Schools
The

Tuesday 27 September 2011

Top Homeland Security Schools

Top schools and colleges offering homeland security programs:

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- The Applied Aviation Sciences Department in the College of Aviation offers an undergraduate degree program (Bachelors of Science) in Homeland Security (BSHS). The program requires an Internship designed to provide students with a rich, real world experience.
- Embry-Riddle is the best choice for

A-Plus Schools for B Students

Following are some of the leading universities/colleges that appeared on the list of “A-Plus Schools for B Students” (according to US News 2012 edition of America's Best Colleges):

Butler University - It is ranked 5th among Midwest Regional “Great Schools at Great Prices,” and is also  named one of the region's 37 “A+ Schools for B Students.” This is is the third time Butler has been

Monday 26 September 2011

US University Rankings 2012

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of best colleges for 2012. Both Harvard University and Princeton University are tied for the No. 1 spot among the best national universities in the country. Williams College, in Massachusetts, is rated as the leading liberal arts college in the nation. Below are some of the ranking analysis and league tables:

US News National University

Sunday 25 September 2011

Top Colleges in Connecticut

Following are the top colleges in the U.S. state of Connecticut:

Connecticut College - Rated 60th in the CCAP/Forbes.com 2008 College Rankings. The College is also a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers.

United States Coast Guard Academy - It is a professional college educating future United States Coast Guard officers. The Coast Guard Academy has a proud tradition as one of the most

Top Entrepreneurship Graduate Programs

Following are some of the top graduate entrepreneurship programs in the United States, according to a survey of more than 2,000 business schools by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine in 2011:

- The Darden School of Business was recognized as having one of the top 50 entrepreneurship programs in the United States, ranked 3rd in the graduate category of the survey. Evaluations are

Saturday 24 September 2011

Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter

The book titled "Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter" is based on a two-year study known as Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, Bloomington. The book provides examples from 20 institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from to foster a more successful campus culture and

Friday 23 September 2011

Top Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Programs

The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine has released the eighth annual ranking of the nation's top 25 undergraduate and top 25 graduate programs for entrepreneurship. Schools were evaluated based on criteria in the areas of teaching entrepreneurship business fundamentals in the classroom; staffing departments with successful entrepreneurs; and other aspects.

The undergraduate

Thursday 22 September 2011

Best Regional Universities in the West

Trinity University is ranked No. 1 among the best regional universities in the West, according to the U.S. News & World Report magazine in its 2012 “America's Best Colleges” issue. Schools in the “Best Regional Universities” category provide a full range of undergraduate and master's-level programs, but few doctoral programs. Santa Clara University is ranked 2nd in the category, followed by

Wednesday 21 September 2011

Parade Magazine College A-List

Parade Magazine asked top high school counselors across the country to recommend outstanding schools that often fly under the radar. The national publication is distributed in more than 400 newspapers across the country. According to Crain's New York Business, Parade is the most widely read magazine in the US. Following are some of the leading colleges/universities that have been highlighted in

Tuesday 20 September 2011

Peterson's Competitive Colleges

Following are some of the leading colleges and universities that featured in the Peterson's Guide to Competitive Colleges:

- The University of Alabama in Huntsville is rated among "Top Colleges for Top Students" in Peterson's Competitive Colleges. In addition, UAHuntsville is listed as "Very Competitive" by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, the only public university in Alabama to receive

Monday 19 September 2011

Best Regional Universities in the North

Villanova University is ranked No. 1 among the best regional universities in the North by U.S. News & World Report in its 2012 "America's Best Colleges” rankings. Regional universities are ranked on a number of criteria including peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, student selectivity, faculty resources, financial resources and alumni giving. Fairfield University is ranked 2nd in

Sunday 18 September 2011

AFR Boss MBA Rankings

Following are the top Australian MBA schools as ranked in the Australian Financial Review (AFR) BOSS magazine's survey:

Melbourne Business School (MBS) - The MBA program is ranked No. 1 in Australia in the 2009 AFR BOSS magazine survey of Australian MBA programs. In addition, the MBS full-time MBA program is ranked No. 1 in Asia Pacific in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Which MBA? 2010 annual

Saturday 17 September 2011

Liberal Arts College Rankings 2012

U.S. News & World Report has just released its 2012 edition of America's Best Colleges. Following are some of the top ranked schools in the National Liberal Arts Colleges category:

Claremont McKenna College (CMC) - It is ranked 9th overall among the nation's 266 liberal arts colleges surveyed. Within the rankings, CMC is placed 6th in Admission Selectivity; 4th in Graduation and Retention; and

Friday 16 September 2011

Top New Universities in the UK

According to The Independent Complete University Guide, University of Hertfordshire is ranked 1st among the top five new universities in the UK (2011), followed by Nottingham Trent University (2nd), Oxford Brookes University (3rd), Robert Gordon University (4th), and University of Chichester (5th).

University of Hertfordshire is the UK's leading business-facing university. The Independent

Thursday 15 September 2011

US News Up-and-Coming Schools

University of Maryland--Baltimore County is the No. 1 “up-and-coming” school in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2012 best colleges rankings, followed by George Mason University in 2nd place.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is ranked 3rd among national universities in the “Up-and-Comers” category in the U.S.News & World Report's 2012 edition of Best

Wednesday 14 September 2011

US News National University Rankings 2012

Harvard University and Princeton University are tied for the No. 1 spot nationally in the U.S. News & World Report's 2012 rankings of top national universities, followed by Yale University in third place and Columbia University in fourth place. The rankings are based on such categories as academic reputation, faculty resources, graduation and retention rates, student quality and alumni giving.

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Top Colleges in Colorado

Following are the top leading colleges in the U.S. state of Colorado:

Colorado College - It is consistently ranked among the top 30 national liberal arts colleges. The College offers a wide range of majors, minors, and specialized programs.

Colorado School of Mines - It has the highest admissions standards of any public university in Colorado and among the highest of any public university in

Monday 12 September 2011

Sunday Times University Ranking 2012

The University of Cambridge is ranked 1st nationally in The Sunday Times University Guide for 2012, followed by University of Oxford in second place. Imperial College London dropped from third place last year to 14th nationally in the 2012 league table.

Durham University was ranked No. 3 in the UK, moving up from 6th last year, achieving its highest ever ranking in the guide. More than four in

Sunday 11 September 2011

Best Dispute Resolution Programs

Pepperdine University is ranked 1st in the nation among the best law schools offering dispute resolution programs, according to the U. S. News & World Report's assessment of America's Best Graduate Schools (2012 Edition).

Pepperdine University School of Law's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution bested Harvard University, Hamline University, the University of Missouri, and Ohio State

Saturday 10 September 2011

Scottish University of the Year

Heriot-Watt University is named as Scottish University of the Year 2011/12 in the Sunday Times University Guide 2012. The Award was made on the basis of Heriot-Watt's innovation, teaching excellence and research, first-rate facilities, the employability of its graduates and of recent successes in the National Student Survey (NSS). Overall, the University is ranked 31st in the UK and 4th in

Friday 9 September 2011

Colleges that Encourage Character Development

The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development is a guidebook designed for students, parents and educators who believe that character matters. Following are some of the leading colleges/universities featured in this guidebook:

- The John Templeton Foundation named Saint Louis University (SLU) one of 325 colleges and universities nationwide that promotes character growth and

Thursday 8 September 2011

Top 25 Most Connected Campuses

Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey is ranked 1st among the nation's "Top 25 Most Connected Campuses" that was released by The Princeton Review in 2003. Wake Forest University is rated 2nd on the list, followed by Georgia Institute of Technology (3rd), Bentley College (4th) and Rose-Hulman (5th). To identify the colleges on the list, The Princeton Review collected data from campus

Wednesday 7 September 2011

2012 Fiske Guide to Colleges

The 2012 Fiske Guide to Colleges rates colleges on the strength of their academics and social life. Following are some of the top performers:

- The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) has earned a spot among the nation's 310 best and most interesting schools in the 2012 Fiske Guide to Colleges. According to the guide: TCNJ offers professors focused on teaching and a campus physically similar to one

Tuesday 6 September 2011

QS University Ranking 2011/12

The University of Cambridge (UK) is ranked No. 1 globally for the second year running in the QS World University Ranking 2011/12, followed by Harvard University in second place globally and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in third globally. There are five UK universities ranked in the world's top 20. The others are: University of Oxford at 5th, Imperial College London at 6th, UCL at 7th and

Monday 5 September 2011

Japanese Universities in QS Ranking 2011/2012

Japanese universities are ranked highly in the QS World University Ranking 2011/2012, with The University of Tokyo rated top in Asia and 25th in the world, ahead of Kyoto University (32nd), and Osaka University (45th).

A total of six Japanese institutions ranked in the world's top 100 in 2011, with three in the top 50 list.   Hokkaido University is the Japanese university that has achieved the

Sunday 4 September 2011

Daily Beast College Rankings 2011

Newsweek/The Daily Beast has released its rankings of the nation's best colleges for 2011. The rankings were based on a variety of measures, ranging from data collected from the National Center for Education Statistics and the College Board, to student assessments in the College Prowler. Following are some of the top performers in the rankings:

Lawrence University - In its 2011 college rankings,

Saturday 3 September 2011

Newsweek/Kaplan College Guide 2010

Newsweek and Kaplan have partnered to produce the college guide since 1996. Following are some of the top performers in the 2010 Newsweek/Kaplan College Guide:

Elon University - It is one of 25 colleges and universities highlighted in the 2010 edition of the college guide. Newsweek-Kaplan named Elon "The Leader in Engaged Learning" and cited the university's "constant innovation and sense of

Friday 2 September 2011

JD Joint Degree Programs

Students pursuing JD Joint/Dual Degree Programs will receive two degrees (Juris Doctor and another graduate degree) upon graduation, in less time than it would take to earn them separately.

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Top MD/JD Joint Degree Programs
Pritzker School of Medicine students have the opportunity to apply for and pursue their Juris Doctor at the University of Chicago Law School..

Thursday 1 September 2011

Top Masters in Education Program

Top universities offering the Masters in Education degree program:

University of Missouri (MU)
- The University of Missouri offers an extensive selection of online graduate degree programs including the Master of Education degree with options in Art education, Early childhood special education, Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), Mental health practices in schools, etc.
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