US News & World Report Releases 2024 Rankings Of America’s Best Grad Schools

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Texas A&M University is one of the nation’s leaders in graduate education, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

The university has 46 programs in the Top 50 spanning across agriculture, business, computer science, education, health, law, political science, public affairs, psychology, science, and veterinary medicine.

In its Best Graduate Schools ranking, the publication placed 20 of Texas A&M’s graduate programs in the Top 20; among those, 10 are Top 10:

College of Arts and Sciences

Analytical chemistry, No. 11 (No. 10 public)
Applied mathematics, No. 13 (No. 6 public)
Industrial and organizational psychology, No. 7 (No. 6 public)
Inorganic chemistry, No. 5 (No. 2 public, No. 1 in Texas)
Nuclear physics, No. 7 (No. 6 public, No. 1 in Texas)
Statistics, No. 13 (No. 7 public, No. 1 in Texas)

College of Engineering, overall No. 12 (No. 8 public)

Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering, No. 10 (No. 7 public)
Biological/Agricultural Engineering, No. 8 (No. 7 public, No. 1 in Texas)
Civil Engineering, No. 12 (No. 9 public)
Electrical/Electronic Communications Engineering, No. 20 (No. 12 public)
Industrial Manufacturing Systems Engineering, No. 11 (No. 7 public, No. 1 in Texas)
Materials Science, No. 16 (No. 9 public, No. 1 in Texas)
Mechanical Engineering, No. 16 (No. 8 public)
Nuclear Engineering, No. 6 (No. 5 public, No. 1 in Texas)
Petroleum Engineering, No. 2 (No. 2 public)

School of Law, overall No. 26

Dispute resolution, No. 5 (No. 3 public, No. 1 in Texas)
Intellectual property, No. 6 (No. 2 public, No. 1 in Texas)
Legal writing, No. 11 (No. 7 public, No. 1 in Texas

School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, overall No. 10 (No. 9 public, No. 1 in Texas)

According to U.S. News, the rankings are based on expert opinion on program excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students. Texas A&M currently enrolls 16,762 graduate and professional students (fall 2023), in more than 170 master’s, 94 doctoral and five professional degree programs.

“I’m so proud of our graduate students, the world-class faculty who mentor them and the outstanding programs that set them on a path to success in their chosen fields,” said Gen. (Ret.) Mark A. Welsh III, president of Texas A&M University. “Post-graduate education at Texas A&M contributes immeasurably to our research enterprise and our teaching and service missions. Congratulations to the students, faculty and staff whose work is reflected not just in rankings, but each and every day on our campuses and in the world at large.”

Texas A&M School of Law in Fort Worth, which has seen a remarkable rise in the U.S. News rankings, this year rose three spots overall, an increase of 57 spots in five years.

The Bush School of Government and Public Service, which ranks No. 26 overall in public affairs, has seen gains this round in non-profit management, up six places to No. 21. “The Bush School continues to make strides as a world-class Public Affairs school,” said Frank B. Ashley III, interim dean. “Employers know that graduates of our Public Service and Administration program are career-ready leaders with a passion for public service.”

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