Released July 23, 2010
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The University of Arizona had a strong showing in the annual Top 100 Producers of Minority Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees rankings by the educational news magazine Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
The magazine generates rankings according to the total number of degrees awarded to minority students across all disciplines as well as in specific disciplines.
The UA ranked in the top 10 nationally for producing undergraduates in its biological and biomedical sciences, education and psychology degree programs. Specifically, biological and biomedical sciences ranked 9th and education ranked 10th for producing Hispanic graduates, and psychology ranked 10th for producing Native American graduates.
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