‘U.S. News’ Best Graduate Schools highlight RIT graduate programs

Elizabeth Lamark

Thomas Gaborski, RIT associate professor of biomedical engineering, works with Zahra Allahyari, a graduate research assistant and Ph.D. candidate in the RIT microsystems engineering program in this 2019 file photo.

Rochester Institute of Technology graduate programs are among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report annual statistical survey of graduate programs.

RIT master’s degree programs in engineering and business feature in the U.S. News & World Report 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, released in March. This year, RIT:

Each year, U.S. News measures the quality of professional school programs in business, education, engineering, law, medicine, and nursing to assist prospective students in comparing programs. Rankings are based on statistical surveys of more than 2,125 programs, and from reputational surveys sent to more than 23,000 academics and professionals in fall 2020 and early 2021.

Statistical indicators measured quality of a schools’ faculty, research, and students. Also considered are graduates’ achievements linked to their degrees, such as starting salaries and how quickly they found employment in their chosen field.

Peer assessment data about the academic quality of programs came from deans, program directors, and senior faculty. U.S. News also surveyed professionals who hire or work with new graduates in the education, engineering, law, nursing, and medical fields.

Beyond the six disciplines listed annually, U.S. News also periodically ranks graduate programs in science, social sciences and humanities, fine arts, health, and other areas, based on academic reputation surveys. These RIT programs remain ranked by U.S. News as follows:

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