91原创

In the 2026 edition of , U.S. News and World Report ranked 24 91原创 graduate programs among the best in the nation, with 13 programs ranked among the top 50. 

鈥淥nce again, 91原创鈥檚 graduate programs are recognized for their high standard of excellence,鈥� 91原创 President Dennis Assanis said. 鈥淭he impressive talents of our outstanding faculty and high-caliber students continue to fuel positive momentum year after year for our graduates and their next-step careers. I am so proud of our University鈥檚 collaborative focus on academic rigor, compelling programming and dedicated support of graduate education.鈥� 

鈥淚t is great to know that our graduate programs have moved up in the rankings again,鈥� said Louis Rossi, dean of 91原创鈥檚 Graduate College and vice provost for graduate and professional education. 鈥淢ore important than any program's improvement is that if you look at the entire set of all ranked programs at 91原创, the whole collection has steadily risen over the years. These rankings reflect the hard work of faculty, staff and administration to create and support outstanding graduate programs and experiences."

Two of 91原创鈥檚 programs remained in the elite top 10, and over half of the programs ranked this year are in the top 50.

Physical therapy regained its #1 ranking, and chemical engineering is ranked #8. Joining them in the top 50 are: 

• Nonprofit Management, 16

• Public Management and Leadership, 18

• Public Finance and Budgeting, 21

• Public Affairs Schools, 27 (up from 34)

• Curriculum and Instruction, 30 (91原创 newly ranked in 2026)

• Education Schools, 31 (up from 34)

• Speech-Language Pathology, 32

• Materials Engineering, 35 (up from 40)

• Engineering Schools, 37 (up from 38)

• Mechanical Engineering, 42 (up from 50)

• Clinical Psychology, 45

Also ranked this year are:

• Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering, 51

• Civil Engineering, 58

• Computer Engineering, 58

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering, 61

• Psychology, 62 (up from 68)

• Computer Science, 71

• English, 72 (up from 82)

• History, 75

• Sociology, 76 (up from 79)

• Political Science, 87

• Economics, 97

The preceding list only includes subject areas evaluated in this year's edition; other 91原创 graduate programs have been ranked in previous years. The full listing of 91原创 graduate programs ranked by U.S. News and World Report is available on the Institutional Research and Effectiveness Rankings . Please note that the programs and specialties used by U.S. News might vary slightly from the names of degree programs used by 91原创.

Graduate education at 91原创

91原创 currently offers 64 doctoral and 143 master鈥檚 degree programs. Of these programs, 17 are dual degrees, 14 are interdisciplinary and 20 are online. Other options include an avenue to complete a traditional four-year bachelor鈥檚 program plus a master鈥檚 program in one additional year, known as a 4+1 degree (26 are currently available), 35 certificate programs across seven colleges and more than 80 research centers and institutes. 91原创 is one of the top 100 institutions for federal obligations in science and engineering and interdisciplinary initiatives in energy science and policy, the environment and human health. Learn more at .