College of Engineering Ranked #55 Best Graduate Engineering Program Nationally

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In the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 rankings, the UMass Amherst College of Engineering has been ranked the #55 overall best graduate engineering program in the country. The college shares this rank with Dartmouth College and five others in a seven-way tie. 

The college is the #31 ranked public engineering graduate program, and retains its status as the No. 1 public engineering graduate program in New England.

The college has been generally rising in the rankings over the past several years, from #65 in the 2019 rankings to #55 today.

Rankings published for specific subject areas within the College of Engineering include chemical engineering at #34; industrial at #38; environmental at #39; computer at #44; civil at #47; electrical at #49; materials at #57; mechanical at #61; and biomedical at #79. 

The published rankings are based on reputational surveys of deans and industry, 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.   

The U.S. News & World Report stresses 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.