NJIT Business, Engineering Programs Recognized in U.S. News Best Graduate Schools Rankings
Published:
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology graduate programs in business and engineering are again represented in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, with several engineering specialties improving their standing and the Martin Tuchman School of Management earning a set of first-time specialty rankings.
NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering was ranked No. 94 among Best Engineering Schools. Within the specialty engineering rankings, Chemical Engineering rose to No. 67, up 11 places from the prior year; Civil Engineering climbed to No. 83, up eight places; and Materials Engineering moved to No. 74, up three places.
The rankings also showed NJIT in several additional engineering specialties, including Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Engineering at No. 65, Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering at No. 75, Environmental Engineering at No. 77 and Computer Engineering at No. 85, while Electrical/Communications Engineering and Mechanical Engineering also appeared on the list. U.S. News specialty rankings in engineering are based on peer assessments by department heads at doctoral-granting institutions in each field.
In business, NJIT earned recognition in the Best Business Schools category and also received first-time specialty rankings in six areas: Information Systems at No. 41, Entrepreneurship at No. 85, while Business Analytics, Management, Marketing and Finance also appeared on the list. NJIT’s Part-Time MBA was also recognized.
The new business specialty placements expand NJIT’s visibility in graduate business education and add to the university’s broader national profile in applied, career-focused graduate study. U.S. News’ full-time business school ranking weighs factors including quality assessment, student selectivity and attainment success, while engineering rankings place significant emphasis on research activity alongside quality assessment, faculty resources and student selectivity.