Johns Hopkins University’s engineering graduate programs are again ranked among the nation’s best, according to U.S. News & World Report‘s Best Graduate Schools rankings, released today.
Materials Science and Engineering jumped up four spots to tie as No. 14 for the nation’s Best Graduate Materials Engineering Programs. Overall programs are evaluated by U.S. News on key metrics like the school’s research expenditures, faculty publications, citations and honors, admissions selectivity, and its reputation among peers and the employers who hire its graduates.
“This new department-best ranking is a direct reflection of our outstanding faculty, staff, and students and the momentum they’ve built,” said Dr. Michael Kessler, the Head of Johns Hopkins Department of Materials Science and Engineering. “This ranking reflects their impact, and I’m excited about where we’re headed.”
The Whiting School of Engineering overall retained its No. 13 spot.
Specialty rankings are based on reputation as measured by peer evaluations. The biomedical engineering graduate program, which is part of both Johns Hopkins’ schools of Engineering and Medicine, retained its No. 1 spot this year. Four other programs besides Materials Science saw their rankings improve.
Specialty rankings
- Biomedical Engineering: No. 1 (tied)
- Mechanical Engineering: No. 12
- Electrical Engineering: No. 15 (tied, up three spots)
- Computer Engineering: No. 16 (tied, up one spot)
- Civil Engineering: No. 17 (tied, up six spots)
- Chemical Engineering: No. 21 (tied, up one spot)
- Computer Science-overall: No. 21 (tied)
- Computer Science-AI: No. 22
- Environmental Engineering: No. 22 (tied)