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<p>Not for all programs. In some disciplines such as engineering there is a great disconnect between what people do in academia and what they do in industry. What industry wants is different than what academia wants, and faculty scholarly productivity doesn’t tell you anything about how industry feels about a school and, consequently, how easy it is to find a job at graduation. For that reason I think US News is just as valid in areas where graduates are not confined to academia.</p>