U.S. News & World Report Ranks UMass Amherst College of Engineering Among Best Graduate Programs

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The UMass Amherst College of Engineering has been ranked No. 48 overall among the 2024/2025 Best Graduate Schools for Engineering by U.S. News & World Report, and No. 27 among public graduate engineering programs. This represents a rise from last year, when the College of Engineering was ranked No. 55 overall and No. 31 among public engineering programs. The college has generally been rising in the rankings over the past several years, up from No. 65 in the 2019 rankings.

In addition, the College of Engineering continues to be the No. 1 public engineering program in New England. 

National rankings published for specific subject areas within the College of Engineering include chemical engineering at No. 35; industrial at No. 36; computer at No. 38; materials at No. 40; environmental at No. 41; civil at No. 48; electrical at No. 53; mechanical at No. 56; and biomedical at No. 69. 

The published rankings are based on reputational surveys of deans and industry leaders, as well as statistical indicators that assess the strength and quality of a school’s research, students, and faculty, including total number of PhDs granted, research expenditures, average GRE score, percentage of faculty members in the National Academy of Engineering, and more.   

Designed for prospective students looking to advance their education post-college, the Best Graduate Schools rankings evaluate programs in a variety of disciplines. By collecting graduate school data annually, U.S. News & World Report is able to present the latest enrollment numbers, job placement rates, faculty statistics and other essential quality indicators that help prospective students make informed decisions.

That said, the U.S. News & World Report highlights the fact that: “A school’s Best Engineering Schools rank should be one consideration and not the lone determinant in where a student applies. The rankings assess academic quality and research success – factors that are universally important to prospective students. But personal considerations involving location, environment, strength of different specialties, and cost after tuition and financial aid are also very important.”

Find out more about how U.S. News ranks its graduate engineering programs here.