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蘑菇视频网鈥檚 graduate program in epidemiology, which seeks to prepare students to become public health practitioners as well as for careers in teaching and research, made a top-25 debut in new national rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

The program makes use of strong community partnerships and applied fieldwork across the San Diego region to give students real-world experience advancing health equity as they earn a master鈥檚 degree in public health. It鈥檚 among four SDSU programs landing in the top 25 for their fields in the 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings released late Monday night.

鈥淚 am incredibly proud of our innovative faculty, whose leadership in research and mentorship helps make our program so distinctive,鈥� said Humberto Parada Jr., division head of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and an associate professor. 鈥淲e are committed to preparing students to become thoughtful, skilled public health leaders who can address today鈥檚 most pressing health challenges.鈥� 

Other top-25 programs at 蘑菇视频网:

• Speech-language pathology master鈥檚 degree, No. 6, up from No. 11 last year and its highest position ever in the U.S. News rankings.
• Clinical psychology, a joint doctorate program with the University of California San Diego, No. 24, also a new high.
• Audiology, also a joint doctorate with UCSD, No. 25.

The speech-language pathology program, housed in the School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, is the top-ranked program of its kind in California and is known for rigorous clinical training and an immersive, in-person learning model.

Launched in 1984, it is one of the nation's longest running programs to train bilingual speech-language pathologists. Students gain hands-on experience through extensive clinical placements and access to research labs, preparing them to serve diverse populations across health care, education and private practice. 

鈥淚 believe our ranking recognizes the strong research and clinical training that our faculty are able to provide to students,鈥� said Ignatius Nip, director of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences. 鈥淲e have a history of developing innovative training programs, including one of the nation's longest running programs to train bilingual speech-language pathologists.鈥� 

鈥淪tudents are attracted to the breadth of clinical training opportunities that we offer,鈥� Nip added, 鈥渁nd our consistent track record in job placement and national certification examination pass rates.鈥�  

Epidemiology was among a handful of new subcategories in the annual U.S. News rankings. 

Parada said the SDSU program 鈥渋s designed to provide a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience across a wide range of areas including global health, infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, chronic diseases including cancer and dementia, and health disparities and border health research.鈥�

The overall public health graduate program was ranked No. 26, up one spot from last year.

SDSU鈥檚 College of Education received its highest ranking ever, No. 41, up from No. 45 the previous year.

鈥淭o me this is a major milestone, especially given the huge jump and our excellent standing among public universities,鈥� said Y. Barry Chung, dean of the College of Education. 鈥淚 think this shows that, despite the external budgetary and policy challenges we have faced in recent years, our college is on a trajectory to do amazing things." 

In the College of Engineering, composite rankings for aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering place SDSU at No. 48, up from No. 56 last year.

U.S. News publishes rankings in some categories of college education annually; others are issued on an irregular basis. Undergraduate and online program rankings are released at other points in the year. All of the rankings for SDSU listed above are tied with other institutions.

Michael Klitzing contributed to this report.