According to the recently released “2016 Best Graduate School” report by U.S News & World Report, the University of Iowa Speech-Language Pathology program is the best in the country, a spot it has held for the last two years.

Every year, U.S News ranks hundreds of graduate schools in the areas of education, medicine, law, engineering, and business.

Overall, the UI had 11 programs place in the top 10 nationally, with some gains and drops in various college and program rankings.

As in the last two years, the UI Audiology and Physician Assistant programs each retained their No. 2 national ranking, while the Rehabilitation Counseling program dropped from No. 2 to No. 3. The UI Social Psychology program ranked third, a category not measured last year.

This year, the highest ranked college was the Carver College of Medicine — Primary Care, at No. 16, a position it has also held for the last two years.

The College of Law placed 22nd, a 4-point gain from last year.

The College of Education, however, placed No. 43, a significant drop from its No. 32 rank in 2013.

— by Ben Marks