Graduate programs at North Carolina universities continue to earn high placement in U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools" ranking.

The latest results will be featured in the issue that hits newsstands Monday. Each year, the magazine ranks graduate programs in the major disciplines of business, education, engineering, law and medicine. Here's how North Carolina schools placed in these categories:

* BUSINESS: Duke University (14); UNC-Chapel Hill (19); Wake Forest University (55); N.C. State University (59)

* EDUCATION: UNC-CH (22); UNC-Greensboro (73); UNC-Charlotte (87); N.C. State (119)

* ENGINEERING: N.C. State (30); Duke University (35); UNC-CH (72)

* LAW: Duke (12); UNC-CH (38); Wake Forest (42)

* MEDICINE (RESEARCH): Duke (6); UNC-CH (19); Wake Forest (42)

* MEDICINE (PRIMARY CARE): UNC-CH (2); East Carolina University (17); Wake Forest (35); Duke (41)

The publication reviews other programs on an occasional basis, and this year it released new rankings in audiology, clinical psychology, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, social work, speech-language pathology, public affairs and public policy, and fine arts. U.S. News also updated its rankings in computer science, mathematics and physics to correct a problem with its 2006 survey.

To see the full list of rankings, go to www.usnews.com.