{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112606","title":"2 ASU graduate programs rank No. 1 in the nation","body":"Eleven graduate programs at Arizona State University are in the top 10 nationwide, according to U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u2019s Best Graduate Programs 2026 rankings released today.A total of 27 programs made the top 25; nearly half of those \u2014\u0026nbsp;11 \u2014 are from the\u0026nbsp;Watts College of Public\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-06T21:01:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/06\/2026-9:01pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A total of 27 ASU graduate degree programs are ranked in the U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u2019s Best Graduate Programs list for 2026, including two programs that ranked No. 1 in the nation: legal writing and local government management.","teaser":"Eleven graduate programs at Arizona State University are in the top 10 nationwide, according to U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/20230810%20ASUSandraDayO%27ConnorCollegeofLawPhotoshoot_062.JPG?itok=Gv55cbQF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260406-university-news-2-asu-graduate-programs-rank-no-1-nation","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/20230810%20ASUSandraDayO%27ConnorCollegeofLawPhotoshoot_062.JPG?itok=Gv55cbQF","image_alt":"A group of four students sit together in a law library studying and collaborating","image_caption":"Two of Arizona State University\u0026#039;s graduate programs ranked No. 1 in the latest U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u0026#039;s Best Graduate Programs list, including the JD program in legal writing in the Sandra Day O\u0026#039;Connor College of Law. 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That includes moving up one spot to No. 6 for best online bachelor\u2019s programs overall.","teaser":"Arizona State University has once again been ranked among the best in the nation for online degree programs, earning more than two dozen top 10 spots in the 2026 U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/231212-ASU-Online---Mary-Lou-Fulton-Teacher-College-Convocation---0O1A9008.CR3---FJG-sized.jpg?itok=7ebn6hmZ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260126-university-news-us-news-world-report-asu-online-top-10-ranking","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Learning Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Carrie Peterson","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Online","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/231212-ASU-Online---Mary-Lou-Fulton-Teacher-College-Convocation---0O1A9008.CR3---FJG-sized.jpg?itok=7ebn6hmZ","image_alt":"A woman holds her degree case and smiles as other graduates celebrate with large balloons falling from the ceiling","image_caption":"Nyla Castillo, a \u0026#039;23 ASU Online graduate student in special education (applied behavior analysis), celebrates at commencement in December 2023. 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As founding director of the\u00a0Institute of Human Origins, he has dedicated his life to researching the origins of humankind and helping other scholars conduct\u00a0expeditions all over the world. 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Jackson died June 19 after a two-and-a-half-year fight with cancer, leaving a lasting impact on her family, friends, students, colleagues and the dance community.\u201c\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-25T11:20:32-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/25\/2025-11:20am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For 30 years, Professor Naomi Jackson taught in the ASU dance program, touching the lives of countless students. 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