The higher education subcategory informs the best states for education rankings as well as the overall Best States rankings. It comprises metrics reflecting the share of citizens in each state ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Out of all states in the U.S., Ark-La-Tex states rank in the bottom half for education, according to the annual U.S. News and World Report. This year, Texas is ranked 29th ...

Some states shine in health care. Some soar in education. Some excel in both – or in much more. The Best States rankings by U.S. News draw on thousands of data points to measure how well states ...

The methodology defines all variables, explains why we chose them, and describes how we calculated and coded them. It also describes how we calculated the final state rankings. The variables are ...