Virginia Tech's ongoing commitment to research, education and engagement continues to be reflected in university rankings, with several of the university's graduate engineering programs receiving high recognition in U.S. News & World Report's latest annual graduate school rankings, released Tuesday.
The university's “Virginia Tech Global Distinction” initiative, which aims to be one of the top 100 universities in the world, aims to position the university as a destination for the best faculty, students and partners from Virginia, the U.S. and the world. The Graduate School of Engineering rankings reflect that priority.
Overall, U.S. News & World Report ranked Virginia Tech's engineering graduate program in a tie for 31st place.
U.S. News & World Report ranked four of Virginia Tech's graduate programs in the engineering school in the top 10.
Environment: Tied for 5th place Industry/Systems: Rising from 6th to 5th place Civil Engineering: 9th place Biology/Agriculture: Rising from 12th to 10th place
Additionally, four other graduate programs were also ranked in the top 20.
Aerospace: Rising from 14th to tied for 11th Computers: Rising from 23rd to 15th Mechanical: 17th Electrical: 20th
Other engineering graduate programs in the top 50 include Materials Engineering at 34th, Computer Science (tied for 36th), Biomedical Engineering at 36th, and Chemistry at 42nd.
“It is our mission to push the boundaries of engineering knowledge and practice through interdisciplinary research,” said Julie Ross, Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean of Engineering. “The quality of our world-class education is truly reflected in our students, faculty and alumni, whose excellence is sought after around the world. We invest resources to prepare our graduates to solve today's most complex societal and technological challenges within and beyond their local communities.”
The engineering graduate ranking builds on strong performances of Virginia Tech's other graduate programs, which U.S. News & World Report published in early April. The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine tied for 19th in the nation, while Virginia Tech's part-time, evening MBA program, offered by the Pamplin School of Business, tied for 35th in the nation and ranked first in Virginia. Based in Falls Church, the program meets in-person in the evenings and offers online electives during the summer.
Virginia Tech's graduate programs in computer science and computer engineering, as well as its evening MBA program, will be based at the Alexandria Innovation Campus starting in spring 2025.
Virginia Tech's graduate programs in public policy (tied for 57th), education (tied for 79th) and public health (88th) were ranked in U.S. News & World Report's top 100 rankings, released in early April. The first two programs are housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, while the public health program is housed at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. The College of Veterinary Medicine focuses on three academic programs related to health: the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, the Biomedical and Veterinary Medicine Graduate Program, and Public Health.
Additionally, the College of Science had highly ranked graduate programs in Geosciences (tied 33rd), Statistics (tied 37th), Physics (tied 50th), Mathematics (tied 51st), Economics (tied 65th), Chemistry (tied 67th), and Psychology (tied 68th). The College of Arts and Sciences had two programs ranked in the top 100: Sociology (tied 64th) and English (tied 82nd).
The publication's rankings of graduate medical programs are scheduled to be released in late July.
A complete list of Virginia Tech's world and national rankings, as published in various publications and other outlets, can be found online.
