{"id":654,"date":"2008-08-22T10:53:16","date_gmt":"2008-08-22T14:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/Administration\/UniversityRelations\/news\/?p=285"},"modified":"2008-08-22T10:53:16","modified_gmt":"2008-08-22T14:53:16","slug":"utc-ranked-among-the-best-universities-by-us-news-world-report-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2008\/08\/utc-ranked-among-the-best-universities-by-us-news-world-report-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC ranked among the best universities by U.S. News &#38; World Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/Administration\/UniversityRelations\/news\/images\/usnews.png\" alt=\"Us News and World Report badge\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has again been named among the Best Universities\u2014Master\u2019s in the South in <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report&#8217;s<\/em> 2009 edition of America&#8217;s Best Colleges.<\/p>\n<p>UTC\u2019s inclusion in this category is distinguished by its offerings of undergraduate, master\u2019s and three doctoral degree programs.  In the category of Top Public Universities\u2014Master\u2019s in the South, UTC is ranked 13th.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one more indication of something our students and parents have known all along, that this University offers a top quality education,\u201d said UTC Chancellor Roger Brown.  \u201cThat is why UTC is one of the fastest growing public higher education institutions in Tennessee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The annual guide ranks colleges in a variety of categories and considers criteria such as graduation rates, faculty to student ratios, alumni giving, and academic reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has again been named among the Best Universities\u2014Master\u2019s in the South in U.S. News &amp; World Report&#8217;s 2009 edition of America&#8217;s Best Colleges. UTC\u2019s inclusion in this category is distinguished by its offerings of undergraduate, master\u2019s and three doctoral degree programs. 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