2 NJIT Grad Programs Rank Top 100 in US News & World Report
New Jersey Institute of Technology further burnishes its reputation in engineering and computer science in the latest graduate studies rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering (NCE) now ranks No. 77 on the publication’s list of the Best Engineering Schools in the U.S. — up eight notches from last year. It’s the eighth consecutive year that NCE has made the top 100.
“NJIT’s continued rise in the top 100 reflects our intentional investment in hiring first-rate faculty, building and maintaining world-class research facilities and attracting the most promising and brilliant graduate students,” said Moshe Kam, dean of NCE.
NCE offers more than 30 master’s and Ph.D. programs that blend classroom instruction with lab research and hands-on experience, as epitomized by NJIT’s 21,000-square-foot Makerspace, the largest such facility in New Jersey.
The college’s improved national ranking coincides with higher marks for its graduate programs in biomedical engineering, industrial engineering, materials engineering and electrical engineering, all of which are ranked in the top 100. Same goes for its programs in civil, mechanical, environmental and computer engineering.
Also appearing in the top 100 this year was NJIT’s graduate program in computer science. The program, from NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC), ranks No. 91.
“This ranking affirms that NJIT produces some of the highest-quality computing professionals in the country,” said Craig Gotsman, dean of YWCC. “As companies compete fiercely to attract top tech talent, we are proud to be contributing in such a significant way to the pipeline. We are also fortunate to have a very diverse student population, adding another important dimension to our contribution.”
About New Jersey Institute of Technology
One of only 35 polytechnic universities in the United States, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is an R1 (most elite) Carnegie Classification research university that offers more than 125 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and spurs economic growth while preparing students to become leaders in the technology-dependent economy of the 21st century. NJIT is a catalyst for applied research and innovation that improves lives and fosters economic growth. Ranked No. 14 in the nation on Money’s Best Colleges list, NJIT also stands among the top 100 colleges and universities nationally for the mid-career earnings of its graduates, according to PayScale.com. NJIT is ranked No. 33 nationally by The Princeton Review as a Best Value College and is rated among the top 50 public national universities and top 100 overall by U.S. News & World Report.
