U.S. News & World Report has unveiled its latest rankings of the country's best states for higher education, analyzing the share of each state's college degree holders, graduation rates and more.

This year's rankings place greater emphasis on the results that education can bring. Accordingly, updates were made to the methodology and supporting content to prioritize outcomes for prospective students. Additionally, U.S. News issued new rankings of graduate programs in other popular academic disciplines. These include chemistry, computer science, physics and public affairs. Because each program is different, the rankings methodologies vary by […]

Surveying 1,443 students, the findings identified easily achievable opportunities for institutions to meet the needs of prospective students.