July 2001

National Recognition of UA Graduate Programs by Black Issues in Higher Education

The University of Alabama Graduate School and several individual graduate programs were recognized in the July 19, 2001 issue of the journal Black Issues in Higher Education, which contained the annual report of the "Top 100 Graduate Degree Producers." The data reflected numbers of graduate degrees awarded in 1999-2000. The University of Alabama Graduate School received the following overall ranks:

  • All Disciplines Combined-African American Master's: UA tied for rank of 98

  • All Disciplines Combined-African American Master's in Traditionally White Institutions (vs. Historically Black Colleges and Universities-HBCUs): UA tied for rank of 77

  • All Disciplines Combined-Total Minority Doctorate: UA tied for rank of 102

  • All Disciplines Combined-African American Doctorate: UA tied for rank of 43

  • All Disciplines Combined-African American Doctorate in Traditionally White Institutions (vs. HBCUs): UA tied for rank of 39

Individual programs that were ranked included the following:

  • Communications-Total Minority Master's: UA tied for rank of 56

  • Communications-African American Master's: UA tied for rank of 33

  • Engineering-African American Master's: UA tied for rank of 44

  • Psychology-African American Master's: UA tied for rank of 58

  • Education-Total Minority Doctorate: UA tied for rank of 45

  • Education-African American Doctorate-UA tied for rank of 30

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