Once again you’ll find UC Santa Barbara placing high on the list for its stellar graduate programs. U.S. News & World Report magazine has released its 2013 rankings of top graduate and professional programs at American universities, and two UCSB programs are in the top 10 nationwide.
UCSB’s Materials program moves up two notches, from No. 4 last year to No. 2 this year, among American universities, sharing that spot with private research institution Northwestern University. Among public universities, the Materials program was ranked No. 1.
UCSB’s Chemical Engineering program took the No. 8 spot, moving up from No. 9 last year, and was ranked fifth among public universities. The College of Engineering was No. 21 on the national list and No. 11 among public universities.
"These rankings reflect the impact our engineering graduate programs have on the research community, and they are particularly significant given UCSB has a relatively small but selective pool of students and faculty," Rod Alferness, dean of UCSB's College of Engineering, said in a press release issued by UCSB’s Office of Public Affairs. "Consistent top ranking of our Materials department and rise in ranking of our other departments demonstrate the success of UCSB's interdisciplinary approach," he said.
UCSB’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education also made the U.S. News list, ranking No. 63.
For more information, read the Office of Public Affairs press release and visit the U.S. News & World Report website. U.S. News explains how it calculated the 2013 rankings.