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Rankings of Colleges and Universities in the United States of America, FREE Consultation Available

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Master's Degree Rankings


Western United States

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Northern United States

 

Engineering Programs


Bachelor's and Master's

Doctorate

 

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University ranking methodology for National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges


 

University ranking methodology for Master's Universities and Baccalaureate Colleges


 

More information on the U.S. News ranking methodology can be found  here

National Universities 2010 Rankings (Top 50):

These are the universities that offer a full range of majors and degrees, and are known as the leading research universities.

  • 1. Harvard University, MA
  • 1. Princeton University, NJ
  • 3. Yale University, CT
  • 4. California Institute of Technology, CA
  • 4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MA
  • 4. Stanford University, CA
  • 4. University of Pennsylvania, PA
  • 8. Columbia University, NY
  • 8. University of Chicago, IL
  • 10. Duke University, NC
  • 11. Dartmouth College, NH
  • 12. Northwestern University, IL
  • 12. Washington University in St. Louis, MO
  • 14. Johns Hopkins University, MD
  • 15. Cornell University, NY
  • 16. Brown University, RI
  • 17. Emory University, GA
  • 17. Rice University, TX
  • 17. Vanderbilt University, TN
  • 20. University of Notre Dame, IN
  • 21. University of California - Berkeley, CA
  • 22. Carnegie Mellon, PA
  • 23. Georgetown University, Washington, DC
  • 24. University of California - Los Angeles, CA
  • 24. University of Virginia, VA
  • 26. University of Southern California, CA
  • 27. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 28. Tufts University, MA
  • 28. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 28. Wake Forest University, NC
  • 31. Brandeis University, MA
  • 32. New York University, NY
  • 33. College of William and Mary, VA
  • 34. Boston College, MA
  • 35. Georgia Institute of Technology, GA
  • 35. Lehigh University, PA
  • 35. University of California, San Diego, CA
  • 35. University of Rochester (NY)
  • 39. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
  • 39. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  • 41. Case Western Reserve University, OH
  • 42. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
  • 42. University of California, Davis, CA
  • 42. University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
  • 42. University of Washington, WA
  • 46. University of California, Irvine, CA
  • 47. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
  • 47. University of Florida, FL
  • 47. University of Texas, Austin, TX
  • 50. Tulane University, LA
  • 50. University of Miami, FL

 

 

Liberal Arts Colleges 2010 Rankings (Top 25 ):

These colleges emphasizes an undergraduate education and award 50% of their degrees in liberal arts majors.

  • 1. Williams College, MA
  • 2. Amherst College, MA
  • 3. Swarthmore College, PA
  • 4. Middlebury College, VT
  • 4. Wellesley College, MA
  • 6. Bowdoin College, ME
  • 6. Pomona College, CA
  • 8. Carleton College, MN
  • 8. Davidson College, NC
  • 10. Haverford College, PA
  • 11. Claremont McKenna College, CA
  • 11. Vassar College, NY
  • 13. Wesleyan University, CT
  • 14. Grinnell College, IA
  • 14. Harvey Mudd College, CA
  • 14. United States Military Academy, West Point
  • 14. Washington and Lee University, VA

 

 

  • 18. Smith College, MA
  • 19. Colgate University, NY
  • 19. United States Naval Academy, MD
  • 21. Hamilton College, NY
  • 22. Oberlin College, OH
  • 24. Colorado College
  • 25. Bates College, ME
  • 25. Bryn Mawr College, PA
  • 25. Mount Holyoke College, MA
  • 25. Scripps College, CA

Master's Universities 2010 (Top 25 on the West Coast):

Highest degree conferred at these universities is a Master's degree

  • 1. Trinity College, TX
  • 2. Santa Clara University, CA
  • 3. Gonzaga University, WA
  • 4. Loyola Marymount University, CA
  • 4. Mills College, CA
  • 6. Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, CA
  • 7. Seattle University, WA
  • 7. University of Redlands, CA
  • 9. Chapman University, CA
  • 10. University of Portland, OR
  • 10. Whitworth University, WA
  • 12. St. Mary's College of California, CA
  • 13. Pacific Lutheran University, WA
  • 13. University of Dallas, TX
  • 15. St. Mary's University of San Antonio, TX

 

 

  • 16. Seattle Pacific University, WA
  • 17. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, NM
  • 18. California Lutheran University
  • 19. Western Washington University, WA
  • 20. Abilene Christian University, TX
  • 21. St. Edward's University, TX
  • 22. Point Loma Nazarene University, CA
  • 22. Westminster College, UT
  • 24. Oklahoma City University
  • 25. Mount St. Mary's College, CA

Master's Universities 2009 Rankings (Top 25 on the Mid-West):

Highest degree conferred at these universities is a Master's degree

  • 1.Creighton University, NE
  • 2. Butler University, IN
  • 3. Drake University, IA
  • 3. Xavier University, OH
  • 5. Valparaiso University, IN
  • 6. Bradley University, IL
  • 7. John Carroll University, OH
  • 8. Truman State University, MO
  • 9. Hamline University, MN
  • 10. University of Evansville, IN
  • 11. Drury University, MO
  • 12. Elmhurst College, IL
  • 13. Baldwin-Wallace College, OH
  • 14. Bethel University, MN
  • 14. Otterbein College, OH

 

 

  • 16. University of Northern Iowa, IA
  • 17. College of St. Catherine, MN
  • 17. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, WI
  • 19. North Central College, IL
  • 20. Dominican University, IL
  • 20. Rockhurst University, MO
  • 22. Capital University, OH
  • 23. Augsburg College, MN
  • 24. College of St. Scholastica, MN
  • 24. Webster University, MO

Master's Universities 2010 Rankings (Top 25 on the South Coast):

Highest degree conferred at these universities is a Master's degree

  • 1. Rollins College, FL
  • 2. Elon University, NC
  • 3. Stetson University, FL
  • 4. James Madison University, VA
  • 5. the Citadel, SC
  • 6. Loyola University New Orleans, LA
  • 7. Belmont University, TN
  • 8. Appalachian State University, NC
  • 8. Mercer University, GA
  • 10. College of Charleston, SC
  • 11. University of Mary Washington, VA
  • 12. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, FL
  • 12. University of N.C. - Wilmington
  • 14. Spring Hill College, AL
  • 15.Bellarmine University, KY

 

 

  • 16. Union University, TN
  • 17. Converse College, SC
  • 18. Wheeling Jesuit University, WV
  • 19. Christian Brothers University, TN
  • 20. Murray State University, KY
  • 21. Lipscomb University, TN
  • 21. Mary Baldwin College
  • 23. Queens University of Charlotte
  • 23. University of Tampa, FL
  • 25. Longwood University, VA

Master's Universities 2009 Rankings (Top 25 on the North Coast):

Highest degree conferred at these universities is a Master's degree

  • 1. Villanova University, PA
  • 2. Providence College, RI
  • 3. Loyola College in Maryland, MD
  • 4. Fairfield University, CT
  • 5.College of New Jersey, NJ
  • 6. Bentley University, MA
  • 7. Ithaca College, NY
  • 7. University of Scranton, PA
  • 9. Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
  • 10. Quinnipiac University, CT
  • 10. St. Joseph's University, PA
  • 12. SUNY College of Arts and Sciences - Geneseo, NY
  • 13. Simmons College, MA
  • 14. Emerson College, MA
  • 15. Marist College, NY

 

 

  • 16. Bryant University, RI
  • 17. Manhattan College, NY
  • 18. La Salle University, PA
  • 19. Le Moyne College, NY
  • 20. Alfred University, NY
  • 21. Canisius College, NY
  • 22. Hood College, MD
  • 22. Rowan University , NJ
  • 24. Rutgers, State University of N.J. - Camden
  • 24. Wagner College, NY

Best Business Programs 2010 Rankings - Surveyed by Deans and Faculty (Top 25)

  • 1. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
  • 2. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech (Sloan)
  • 3. Univ. of California - Berkeley (Haas)
  • 4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
  • 5. New York University (Stern)
  • 6. U. of N.C. - Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
  • 6.Univ. of Texas - Austin (McCombs)
  • 6. University of Virginia (McIntire)
  • 9. Carnegie Mellon Univ. (Tepper) (PA)
  • 10. Cornell University (NY)
  • 10. Univ. of Southern California (Marshall)
  • 12. Indiana Univ. - Bloomington (Kelley)
  • 13. Emory University (Goizueta) (GA)
  • 13. Univ. of Illinois - Urban-Champaign
  • 13. Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison

 

 

  • 16. Ohio State Univ. - Columbus (Fisher)
  • 16. U. of Maryland - College Park (Smith)
  • 16. U. of Minnesota - Twin Cities (Carlson)
  • 16. University of Notre Dame (IN)
  • 21. Georgetown Univ. (McDonough) (DC)
  • 21. Penn State Univ. - Univ. Park (Smeal)
  • 21. Purdue U. - W. Lafayette (Krannert) (IN)
  • 21. University of Washington
  • 25. Babson College (MA)
  • 25. Boston College (Carroll)

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Schools whose highest degree is a Bachelor's or Master's) 2010 Rankings

Surveyed by Deans and Faculty (Top 25)

  • 1. Harvey Mudd College (CA)
  • 2. Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. (IN)
  • 3. Cooper Union (NY)
  • 4. United States Military Academy (NY)
  • 5. United States Naval Academy (MD)
  • 6. Calif. Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
  • 6. United States Air Force Academy (CO)
  • 8. Bucknell University (PA)
  • 8. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
  • 10. Milwaukee School of Engineering
  • 10. Villanova University (PA)
  • 12. Baylor University (TX)
  • 12. Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)
  • 12. Swarthmore College (PA)
  • 15. Calif. State Poly. University - Pomona
  • 15. Rowan University (NJ)
  • 15. Union College (NY)
  • 15. United States Coast Guard Academy (CT)

 

 

  • 19. Kettering University (MI)
  • 19. Lafayette College (PA)
  • 19. San Jose State University (CA)
  • 19. Smith College (MA)
  • 19. Trinity University (TX)
  • 19. Virginia Military Institute

Best Engineering Programs (Schools whose highest degree is a Doctorate) 2010 Rankings

Surveyed by Deans and Faculty (Top 25)

  • 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 2. Stanford University (CA)
  • 3. University of California - Berkeley
  • 4. California Institute of Technology
  • 5. Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 5. University of Illinois - Urbana - Champaign
  • 7. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
  • 7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
  • 9. Cornell University (NY)
  • 9. Purdue University - West Lafayette (IN)
  • 9. University of Texas - Austin
  • 12. Princeton University (NJ)
  • 12. University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • 14. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
  • 14. Northwestern University (IL)
  • 14. Virginia Tech

 

 

 

 

 

  • 17. Pennsylvania State University - Univ. Park
  • 17. Texas A&M University - College Station
  • 19. Rice University (TX)
  • 19. University of California - Los Angeles
  • 19. University of California - San Diego
  • 19. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
  • 23. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
  • 23. University of Maryland - College Park
  • 23. University of Washington
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