Rankings & Recognition - Graduate Programs

Agriculture

• Purdue’s Agricultural and Biological Engineering graduate program ranks #1 in the nation - (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Analytical Chemistry

• Purdue’s Analytical Chemistry graduate program ranks #1 in the nation - (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Biological Sciences

• Biological Sciences' graduate program ranks #50 overall nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Chemistry

• Chemistry's graduate program is ranked #27 overall nationally with its Analytical Chemistry specialty ranked #1. (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Computer Science

• Computer Science is ranked #20 nationally; with the Systems specialty ranking #14, and the Programming Language specialty ranked #13 nationally.  (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

• Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences is ranked #42 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Education

• College of Education ranks #49 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).
• #5 online Master's program in Instructional Media (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
• #10 online Master's program in Curriculum and Instruction (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
• #11 online Master's program in Special Education (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
• #19 online Master's program in Educational Administration (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)

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Engineering

• College of Engineering is the #4 best Engineering school in the country (U.S.News & World Report, 2023.)
• Specific areas in engineering rank as follows*: 
  • Aeronautics and Astronautics ranks #6
  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering ranks #1
  • Biomedical Engineering ranks #4
  • Chemical Engineering ranks #4
  • Civil Engineering ranks #7
  • Computer Engineering ranks #10
  • Electrical Engineering ranks #8
  • Environmental and Ecological Engineering ranks #12
    
  • Industrial Engineering ranks #8
  • Materials Engineering ranks #13
  • Mechanical Engineering ranks #8
  • Nuclear Engineering ranks #11

• #2 online Master's program Engineering program (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
• #1 online Master's program in Electrical Engineering (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
• #1 online Master's program in Industrial Engineering (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
• #1 online Master's program in Mechanical Engineering (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
• #2 online Master's program in Civil Engineering (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
• #1 online Master's program in Engineering Management (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)

*Source: U.S.News & World Report, 2023

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English

• Purdue's English department for graduate studies is ranked #46 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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History

• Purdue's History department for graduate studies is ranked #73 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Management (Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business)

Rankings for the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business:

• Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business is ranked #44 in Best Business Schools. (U.S. News and World Report,2023)
• Specific Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business programs rank as follows by (U.S. News and World Report,2023):
  • #3   Production and Operations Management MBA program in U.S.
  • #7   Project Management 
  • #9   Supply Chain Management/Logistics MBA program in the U.S.
  • #12 Business Analytics and Information Management

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Mathematics

• Mathematics is ranked #37 overall nationally; with Applied Math ranking of #24, (U.S.News & World Report, 2023)

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Nursing

• School of Nursing  at the master's level ranks #26 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).
• The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is #45 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• The School of Pharmacy ranks #7 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Psychological Sciences

• The Department of Psychology ranks #46 overall nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).
• The Industrial-Organizational Psychology program ranks #7 overall nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Physics and Astronomy

• The Department of Physics ranks #38 overall nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Political Science

• The Political Science Department ranks #63 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Sociology

• The Sociology Department ranks #54 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Speech, Language, and Hearing Science

• Purdue’s Speech-Language Pathology program ranks #3 in the nation (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).
• Purdue’s Audiology program ranks #9 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Statistics

• Purdue University's Statistics program ranks #22 nationally (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).

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Veterinary Medicine

• Purdue’s School of Veterinary Medicine ranks #11 in the nation. (U.S.News & World Report, 2023).