{"id":35231,"date":"2025-04-14T16:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/?p=35231"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T17:21:26","slug":"five-health-sciences-programs-receive-top-10-national-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/2025\/04\/five-health-sciences-programs-receive-top-10-national-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Health Sciences Programs Receive Top 10 National Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Health Sciences is pleased to announce 2025 U.S. News &amp; World Report program rankings across multiple divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Five programs eligible received top 10 placements on the national list, and four programs improved position from last year\u2019s rankings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>#2 \u2013 Doctor of Audiology<\/li>\n<li>#5 \u2013 Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology<\/li>\n<li>#7 \u2013 Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling<\/li>\n<li>#7 \u2013 Master of Science in Occupational Therapy<\/li>\n<li>#10 \u2013 Doctor of Physical Therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIt is an honor to be recognized by our peers as top 10 health professions programs in the country,\u201d said Dr. Christopher D. 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