Once again, graduate programs at UC Santa Barbara shine, with two of them ranking in the top 10 nationwide, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine’s annual list for 2014 just released.
UCSB’s Materials program was ranked No. 1 among public institutions in the United States. On the overall list that includes private universities, Materials took the No. 2 spot, sharing it with Stanford University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a private research university, is No. 1 on the overall list.
Chemical Engineering claimed the No. 9 spot on the overall list, and No. 5 among public universities. UCSB’s College of Engineering is listed at No. 20, moving up one place from its 2013 ranking.
"The new rankings are an apt reflection of the extraordinary quality of our campus,” new Graduate Division Dean Carol Genetti said in a UCSB Office of Public Affairs and Communications press release. “Our graduate programs are at the heart of our academic mission and a significant driving force behind the innovative research for which this university is renowned."
UCSB's Gevirtz Graduate School of Education surged 23 spots from 2013, taking the No. 40 spot overall and No. 29 among public universities.
"This significant jump in the rankings is a wonderful recognition for the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education," Dr. Gale Morrison, the graduate school's acting dean, said in the UCSB release. "Under [Dean] Jane Conoley's leadership, the faculty has continued the tradition of excellence in research, service to the wider education community, and quality preparation of professionals in education, teacher education, and counseling, clinical, and school psychology."
All fields and programs aren’t ranked every year, and U.S. News did not issue new rankings this year for graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, and biological sciences, including chemistry, earth sciences, computer science, and physics. For more information, read the Office of Public Affairs and Communications news release.