U.S. Information introduced its 2023-24 Greatest Graduate Faculty rankings right this moment, highlighting UMBC graduate packages in a broad vary of fields, from public coverage and a number of other forms of engineering to arithmetic and different sciences. Amongst UMBC’s Greatest Graduate Faculty rankings are 12 packages throughout all three of UMBC’s schools, together with eight top-100 packages.
Packages have been ranked utilizing standards reminiscent of peer high quality assessments, analysis exercise, employer assessments, doctoral levels awarded, scholar to school ratios, and acceptance charges, with methodology various throughout self-discipline.
Engineering excellence throughout subfields
UMBC’s engineering graduate packages proceed to be cited among the many high 100 of their subfields, with a number of packages transferring up in rank. This yr, UMBC environmental engineering moved up eight spots to #47 nationwide, chemical engineering moved up 5 spots to #72, and mechanical engineering moved as much as #97. UMBC’s laptop science graduate packages ranked #77 and laptop engineering got here in at #85. Electrical engineering jumped a number of spots to rank #100. General, UMBC engineering packages ranked #104.
Keith J Bowman, dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Data Know-how, shares, “We have now skilled unimaginable synergy between the hiring of excellent new full- and part-time college, progress in analysis, and the creation of modern new graduate packages. Collectively, they’ve resulted in substantial progress of purposes for our graduate packages.”
Progress in social, pure, and mathematical sciences
UMBC’s public coverage graduate packages ranked #85 within the public affairs class. The college has provided strong graduate packages in coverage sciences for greater than 4 a long time and formally established the Faculty of Public Coverage in 2014 inside the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS).
Reflecting on what it takes to realize this sort of place, CAHSS Dean Kimberly R. Moffitt has beforehand shared, “I’m most appreciative of the great efforts of the school, employees, and college students which might be mirrored in these rankings and are worthy of such recognition.”
UMBC’s physics graduate packages stay inside the top-100 rankings, coming in at #95. Moreover, chemistry moved as much as #108, arithmetic was ranked at #117, and Earth sciences (with relevant packages and school in a number of schools) have been additionally acknowledged.
William R. LaCourse, dean of the Faculty of Pure and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS), notes that this recognition displays how CNMS college, employees, and college students are “dedicated to world-class analysis, mentoring, and inclusive excellence.” He says, “their long-standing efforts present the inspiration for UMBC’s rising popularity as a mannequin for a brand new sort of public college: one the place a deep dedication to scholar training and success actively enhances analysis outcomes throughout the disciplines.”
Fame for excellence and help
UMBC’s distinctive popularity as a high analysis college dedicated to scholar success is increasing, says Janet Rutledge, vice provost and dean of the Graduate Faculty at UMBC. She notes that one affect has been rising grad scholar curiosity and enrollment.
“Our graduate college students are a vital a part of the thriving analysis and training group at UMBC,” Rutledge says. “Phrase of their experiences and contributions has unfold and led to a document variety of purposes and document enrollment in our graduate packages.”
Past packages acknowledged right this moment, extra UMBC graduate packages preserve rankings from prior U.S. Information listings, together with within the classes of statistics (#54), superb arts (#89), medical psychology (#80), organic sciences (#118), and psychology general (#122).
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