Purdue graduate schools ranked among best in U.S.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Purdue’s programs in education, engineering and business have once again been ranked among the best graduate school programs in the country.

The U.S. News & World Report’s graduate school rankings, released Tuesday, ranks several of Purdue’s graduate programs as top-tiered.

"These rankings, particularly the sustained upward movement by both the College of Engineering and the College of Education over the last several years, show that Purdue continues to excel in education at the graduate level," Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Timothy Sands said. "We are pleased that the efforts of our faculty to enhance our graduate programs while expanding Purdue's research portfolio are being recognized externally."

Not all disciplines are ranked every year. Other Purdue programs were ranked in previous surveys and their ranks carry over to this year’s report.

The University’s College of Engineering was ranked this year at No. 8 in the country, bumping it up two spots from last year.

Eight of the schools in engineering are in the top 10 in the nation in specialty rankings, including a No. 1 ranking for agricultural and biological and engineering. Aeronautics and astronautics ranked sixth and civil engineering ranked sixth. Mechanical engineering ranked eighth and nuclear engineering ranked eighth, tied with Pennsylvania State University. Electrical engineering ranked 10th and industrial engineering also ranked 10th.

The College of Education ranked 32nd (tied with the College of William and Mary, the University of Illinois-Chicago, the University of Iowa and the University of Pittsburgh). That ranking is up from 37th last year.

Krannert School of Management made it to 44th place, tied with the University of Arizona and the University of Iowa. Among specialty rankings, Krannert's production/operations program ranked seventh and its supply chain/logistics program ranked ninth.

Purdue's Department of Psychological Sciences, part of the College of Health and Human Sciences, was ranked 46th, tied with Michigan State University, Stony Brook University-SUNY and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

You can see how Purdue programs not surveyed this year rank here.

The latest undergraduate rankings by U.S. News & World Report were released last August. Purdue numbered at 23rd best public university in the nation, and was ranked 11th overall and eighth among public universities in "up-and-comers" for "the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty and student life," as determined by a survey of college administrators.

Purdue was also once again acknowledged in four of eight student success categories. The areas, in which schools are listed but not ranked, were First-Year Experience, Writing in the Disciplines, Learning Communities and Internships.

U.S. News & World Report's complete rankings in America's Best Graduate Schools will be available April 9. U.S. News has published graduate school rankings annually since 1987.

You can find extended program rankings and additional information here.