Engineering grad program tops in Ohio, several specialties ranked highly nationwide

In U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 Best Graduate Schools issue, several departments within The Ohio State University College of Engineering placed among the top programs in the nation. Overall, Ohio State’s graduate engineering program ranks 18th among public universities nationwide and 1st in Ohio.

Ohio State’s nuclear engineering program, part of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was ranked 11th among its peers within American universities. The Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering ranks 14th overall.

Other top 25 engineering programs at Ohio State include industrial/manufacturing engineering (19), materials engineering (20), electrical engineering (21) mechanical engineering (22), aerospace engineering (23) and chemical engineering (23). Two Ohio State engineering specialties elevated dramatically since last year’s rankings. Environmental engineering jumped 17 places to 38, while biomedical engineering rose 9 spots to 36.

The publication’s engineering specialty rankings are based solely on peer assessments by department heads in each specialty area. The peer assessment surveys for the specialty area rankings were conducted in fall 2014.

In January, Ohio State ranked 19th in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs rankings. The publication's 2015 edition of Best Colleges ranked Ohio State's engineering undergraduate academic program 15th among public universities whose highest degree is a doctorate.