{"619018":{"#nid":"619018","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Public Policy Climbs Again in U.S. News Graduate Program Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy Michael Pearson\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026rsquo;s School of Public Policy moved up another four 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, with three specializations appearing in the top 20.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School\u0026rsquo;s graduate program ranked an overall No. 39 in the 2020 list, which was released March 12, 2019. That is up from 43\u003Csup\u003Erd\u003C\/sup\u003E in its 2019 list and No. 45 in the 2016 rankings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School\u0026rsquo;s energy and environmental policy analysis specialization \u0026mdash; which recently launched Georgia\u0026rsquo;s only \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/masters\/mseem\u0022\u003Egraduate program\u003C\/a\u003E fully dedicated to sustainability \u0026mdash; now ranks in a tie for 11\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E place, up from its 12\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E place debut in the previous rankings. The public policy analysis and policy evaluation concentration retained its No. 20 ranking, and the magazine ranked the School\u0026rsquo;s information and communications technology policy program as No. 3 in the nation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The School of Public Policy continues to climb in these rankings for a reason. We provide rigorous, innovative programs and outstanding opportunities across the range of public policy disciplines, preparing our students for a lifetime of success,\u0026rdquo; said Kaye Husbands Fealing, chair of the School of Public Policy. \u0026ldquo;I am pleased the outstanding faculty and programs of the School of Public Policy continue to be recognized as among the nation\u0026rsquo;s best.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough its baccalaureate and graduate programs, the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy\u0026nbsp;seeks to define the discourse around global public policy through rigorous scholarship and research examining the global impact of science, technology, and innovation on our society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School is a unit of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, which is internationally recognized as an innovator bridging the traditional separation between the technological disciplines and the social sciences and liberal arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, see\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;2020 Graduate School Rankings at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\u0022\u003Ewww.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026rsquo;s School of Public Policy moved up another four spots in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;latest rankings of the nation\u0026rsquo;s best graduate programs, with three specializations appearing in the top 20.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The School of Public Policy has risen six spots since the 2016 rankings."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2019-03-08 20:07:56","changed_gmt":"2019-03-08 20:08:32","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"619017":{"id":"619017","type":"image","title":"School of Public Policy Climbs Again in U.S. News Rankings","body":null,"created":"1552075140","gmt_created":"2019-03-08 19:59:00","changed":"1552075259","gmt_changed":"2019-03-08 20:00:59","alt":"A graphic showing the U.S. News and World Report rankings for Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Public Policy","file":{"fid":"235640","name":"SPP 2020 4 rankings graphic wq.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SPP%202020%204%20rankings%20graphic%20wq.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SPP%202020%204%20rankings%20graphic%20wq.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":189066,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SPP%202020%204%20rankings%20graphic%20wq.jpg?itok=oRlDASiC"}}},"media_ids":["619017"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/stories\/2018\/3\/school-public-policy-climbs-news-world-report-graduate-program-rankings\/604027","title":"School of Public Policy Climbs in U.S. News \u0026 World Report Graduate Program Rankings"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2448","name":"Graduate Rankings"},{"id":"167078","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Pearson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmichael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.2290\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}