A growth industry. Graduate programs in health care are expanding rapidly.
The debate of over health care reform is now front and center on the national stage. So this year, U.S. News has added four surveys of educational programs in health professions--health services administration, pharmacy, nursing and dentistry--to its study of America's Best Graduate Schools (tables, Page 79). Following, a brief report on enrollment trends in each area.
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