{"604202":{"#nid":"604202","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Public Policy Climbs in new U.S. News \u0026 World Report Graduate Program Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Public Policy moved up two spots in the latest\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;rankings of the nation\u0026rsquo;s best graduate programs, while the school\u0026rsquo;s environmental policy program appeared in the publication\u0026rsquo;s rankings for the first time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe environmental policy program debuted at No. 12 in the publication\u0026rsquo;s list of the best environmental policy and management programs in the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOverall, the school\u0026nbsp;ranked No. 43 among public policy schools nationwide, up from 45 in\u0026nbsp; 2016, according to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Erankings released\u0026nbsp;on March 20, 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School\u0026rsquo;s public policy analysis program also\u0026nbsp;climbed two places, to No. 20 from No. 22\u003Csup\u003E,\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;according to the publication,\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;continued to rank the school\u0026rsquo;s information technology and communications policy program at No. 2 in the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These rankings reflect the distinctive nature of our program,\u0026rdquo; said Kaye Husbands Fealing, chair of the School of Public Policy. \u0026ldquo;We offer a rigorous analytic approach to public policy studies with a focus on the intersection between technology and policy.\u0026nbsp; I\u0026rsquo;m delighted to see these strengths reflected in our overall ranking, and in our specialty rankings in policy analysis, environmental policy, and information technology Policy \u0026amp; Management.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School offers masters of science and doctoral programs\u0026nbsp;that focus on environmental policy, science and technology policy, urban and economic development policy, and information technology and communications policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough its baccalaureate and graduate programs, the school\u0026nbsp;seeks to define the discourse around global public policy by examining the global impact of science, technology, and innovation on our society through rigorous scholarship and research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, see\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp; 2019 Graduate School Rankings at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Environmental policy program debuts in rankings at No. 12"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The School of Public Policy made a strong showing in the latest rankings of graduate programs by U.S. News \u0026 World Report."}],"uid":"34652","created_gmt":"2018-03-26 05:48:48","changed_gmt":"2018-03-26 05:48:48","author":"isaunders3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-03-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-03-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"604064":{"id":"604064","type":"image","title":"School of Public Policy 2018 U.S. News \u0026 World Report Rankings","body":null,"created":"1521575701","gmt_created":"2018-03-20 19:55:01","changed":"1537802756","gmt_changed":"2018-09-24 15:25:56","alt":"School of Public Policy rankings.","file":{"fid":"230247","name":"2018 SPP USNWR square.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2018%20SPP%20USNWR%20square.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2018%20SPP%20USNWR%20square.png","mime":"image\/png","size":236210,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2018%20SPP%20USNWR%20square.png?itok=h3-qfN6b"}}},"media_ids":["604064"],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167078","name":"School of Public Policy"},{"id":"173735","name":"U.S. News and World Report rankings"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}