Rankings & Recognition - Graduate Programs

Agriculture

• Purdue’s Agricultural and Biological Engineering graduate program ranks #1 in the nation - (U.S.News & World Report, 2020).

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Biological Sciences

• Biological Sciences' graduate program ranks #62 overall nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2019).

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Chemistry

•  graduate program is ranked #24 overall nationally with its Analytical Chemistry specialty ranked #1. (U.S.News & World Report, 2019).

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Communication

• #8 online Communication program in the U.S. (AffordableCollegesOnline.org, 2019).

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Computer Science

• Computer Science is ranked #20 nationally; with the Systems specialty ranking #15, and the Programming Language specialty ranked #14 nationally.  (U.S.News & World Report, 2019).

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Computer Science Technology

• #2 cybersecurity program in the U.S. (CyberDegrees.org 2019)
• Purdue Polytechnic Institute master's in Information Technology ranks #6 nationally (TheBestSchools.org, Mar. 2019).

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Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

• Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences is ranked #41 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 20198).

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Economics

• Purdue's online Economicsranks #3 nationally (Best Colleges, 2019).

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Education

• College of Education ranks #45 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2020).
• #29 online graduate program (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
• #1 online master of science in Education (College Values Online, Nov. 2016)
• #2 online doctoral program in Educational Leadership (Educational Leadership Degree Programs, Sept. 2016)
• #3 online master's program in Learning Design and Technology (TopEducationDegrees.org, Mar. 2019)
• #4 online master's program in Educational Leadership (Educational Leadership Degree Programs, Sept.  2016)
• #22 doctoral program in Counseling Psychology (BestCounselingDegrees.net, 2019)

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Engineering

• Purdue produces the most graduate engineers of any U.S. public research university (IPEDS data, 2017).
• #5 online graduate Engineering program (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
• Top 10 destination for Hispanic graduate students in Engineering (Hispanic Business)
• College of Engineering is the #8  best Engineering school in the country (U.S.News & World Report, 2020.) Specific areas in engineering rank as follows:
  • Aeronautics and Astronautics ranks #5
  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering ranks #1
    
  • Biomedical Engineeringg ranks #28 
  • Civil Engineering ranks #6
  • Chemical Engineeringg ranks #15
  • Computer Engineering ranks #12
  • Electrical Engineering ranks #12
  • Environmental and Ecological Engineering ranks #18
  • Industrial Engineering ranks #6
  • Materials Engineering ranks #16
  • Mechanical Engineering ranks #8
  • Nuclear Engineering ranks #12

Source: U.S.News & World Report, 2020

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Engineering Technology

• #1 in Engineering Technology enrollment in the U.S. (American Society of Engineering Education, 2019)

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English

• Purdue's English department for graduate studies is ranked #60 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2018).

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Health and Kinesiology

• #48 Health and Kinesiology doctoral program in the U.S. (National Academy of Kinesiology 2015)

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History

• Purdue's Department of History for graduate studies ranks #53 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2018).

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Hospitality & Tourism Management

• The Hospitality Management master's program is #6 in the U.S.  (U.S.News & World Report, 2018).

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Management (Krannert School of Management)

Rankings for the Krannert School of Management:

• Bloomberg Businessweek rankings:
  • #50 MBA in the U.S. (2018)
• CEO Magazine rankings:  (2019)
  • #13 Global Executive MBA program (IMM Executive MBA)
  • #13 Global Executive MBA program (Executive MBA)
• The Economist rankings:  (2018)
  • #20 MBA at a U.S. public institution
• TFE Times (formerly The Financial Engineer) rankings:  (2019)
  • #13 Economics program
  • #16 Marketing program
  • #32 Finance program
  • #36 Accounting program
• Financial Times rankings:  #40 MBA at a U.S. public institution (2019)
• Forbes (2019) ranks the MBA program #40 in the U.S.
• Per U.S. News and World Report (2020) - Rankings of Krannert specialty programs are:
  • #3   Production and Operations Management MBA program in U.S.
  • #8   Supply Chain Management/Logistics MBA program in the U.S.
  • #57 Part-time MBA program
  • #74 MBA in the U.S.

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Mathematics

• Mathematics is ranked #26 overall nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2019)

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Nursing

• School of Nursingat the master's level ranks #77 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2020).
• The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is #79 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2020).

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Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• The School of Pharmacy ranks #9 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2017).
• #22 Pharmacy school (Pharmacy Technician Guide, 2019)
• #37 Pharmacy and Pharmacology programs (Quacquarelli Symonds, 2019)

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Physics and Astronomy

• The Department of Physics ranks #37 overall nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2019).

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Political Science

• The Political Science Department ranks #61 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2018).

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Sociology

• The Sociology Department ranks #57 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2018).

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Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

• Purdue’s Audiology program ranks #13 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2017).
• Purdue’s Speech-Language Pathology program ranks #5 in the nation (U.S.News & World Report, 2017).

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Statistics

• Purdue University's Statistics program ranks #27 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2019).

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Veterinary Medicine

• Purdue’s School of Veterinary Medicine ranks #13 in the nation. (U.S.News & World Report, 2020).