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Rankings

US News & World Report America's Best Colleges, (2022)

National Rank: 83 Among Public Universities: 33

Global Rankings Summary

US News & World Report Best Global Universities, (2021)

MSU Overall Rank: 100 Among U.S. Universities: 45

Times Higher Education World University Rankings (London), (2022)

MSU Overall Rank: 93 Among U.S. Universities: 35

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (London), (2022)

MSU Overall Rank: 157 Among U.S. Universities: 37

Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai), (2021)

MSU Overall Rank: 101-150 Among U.S. Universities: 41-56

MSU Top-Ranked Programs

Domestic Rankings (US News & World Report)

Programs Ranked #1
Curriculum and Instruction (graduate)
Educational Administration (graduate)
Elementary Teacher Education (graduate)
Secondary Teacher Education (graduate)
Industrial/Organizational Psychology (graduate)
Nuclear Physics (graduate)
Rehabilitation Counseling (graduate)
Supply Chain Management (undergrad)
Supply Chain/Logistics (graduate)

Programs Ranked #2 - #10
Online Curriculum and Instruction (graduate) (#2)
Online Educational Administration (graduate) (#2)
Online Graduate Education for Veterans (#2)
African History (graduate) (#3)
Online Graduate Criminal Justice for Veterans (#3)
Higher Education Administration (graduate) (#4)
Online Graduate Education (#4)
Production/Operations (undergrad) (#5)
Biological/Agricultural Engineering (undergrad) (#6)
Educational Psychology (graduate) (#5)
Online Graduate Criminal Justice (#5)
Online Educational/Instructional Media (graduate) (#7)
Production/Operations (graduate) (#7)
Education Policy (graduate) (#8)
Criminal Justice (graduate) (#9)

Programs Ranked #11 - #25
Econometrics (graduate) (#11)
Online Graduate Business for Veterans (#11)
Special Education (graduate) (#12)
Management (undergraduate) (#13)
African American History (graduate) (#17)
Veterinary Medicine (graduate) (#17)
Management Information Systems (undergraduate) (#19)
International Business (undergraduate) (#20)
Accounting (undergraduate) (#21)
Online Graduate Business (excludes MBA) (#21)
- Undergraduate Business (#23)

Global Rankings

Education (#2) (Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)

Communication (#3) (Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)

Environmental Science and Engineering (#5) (Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)

Plant and Animal Science (#7) (US News & World Report Best Global Universities)

Agriculture and Forestry (#10) (Quacquarelli Symonds)

Agricultural Sciences (#11) (Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)

Veterinary Science (#11) (Quacquarelli Symonds)

Education (#12) (Times Higher Education World University Rankings)

Communication and Media Studies (#14) (Quacquarelli Symonds)

Business Administration (#16) (Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)

Management (#18) (Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)

Education (#19) (Quacquarelli Symonds)

Agricultural Sciences (#22) (US News & World Report Best Global Universities)

Michigan State University's position among popular rankings appears below, by edition of the source in which the ranking was published. This site is updated as the latest version of each ranking is released.

Undergraduate Rankings
Graduate Rankings
Global Rankings

Undergraduate Rankings

N/R = Not Ranked

US News & World Report America's Best Colleges
	2020	2021	2022
National Universities	84	80	83
Top Public Universities	34	32	33

Best Undergraduate Business Programs	22	24	23
Supply Chain Management	1	1	1
Production/Operations Management	9	9	5
Management	16	17	13
Management Information Systems	17	21	19
International Business	29	22	20
Accounting	22	19	21
Business Analytics		24
Finance	49	35
Marketing	26	36	35

Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs	49	48	45
Biological/Agricultural Engineering	9	5	6
Electrical	N/R	29	30
Mechanical	N/R	28	36
Civil	N/R	31

Best Undergraduate Nursing			43

Best Undergraduare Computer Science		52	60


Most Innovative Schools	42	50	46

Best Colleges for Veterans	52	50	46


Learning Communities	10	9	4
Study Abroad	9	13	11
Service Learning	9	24	13

Washington Monthly
	2019	2020	2021
National Universities	38	45	39
Top Public Universities	20	23	21

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Graduate Rankings

N/R = Not Ranked

US News & World Report America's Best Graduate Schools
	2020	2021	2022
Best Education Schools	23	24	23
Curriculum and Instruction	1	1	1
Elementary Teacher Education	1	1	1
Secondary Teacher Education	1	1	1
Educational Administration and Supervision	5	7	1
Higher Education Administration	3	2	4
Educational Psychology	7	6	5
Education Policy	7	9	8
Special Education	12	13	12
Student Counseling and Personnel	N/R	15	N/R

Best Business Schools	38	40	39
Supply Chain/Logistics	1	1	1
Production/Operations	15	7	7
Accounting	41	32	N/R
Management	26	N/R	N/R
International Business	N/R	N/R	20
Executive MBA	N/R	N/R	30

Best Engineering Schools	55	58	59
Biological/Agricultural Engineering	11	12	12
Environmental Engineering	40	35	38
Materials Engineering	46	36	54
Electrical Engineering	45	46	43
Civil Engineering	46	46	46
Chemical Engineering	50	47	46
Mechanical Engineering	47	48	49
Biomedical Engineering	69	71	70


Best Nursing Schools (Master's programs)	64	77	59
Doctor of Nursing Practice	76	90	57

Best Law Schools	91	93	91
Business/Corporate Law		68	70
Clinical Training	80	86	79
Constitutional Law		83	71
Contracts/Commercial Law		63	79
Criminal Law		91	81
Dispute Resolution	44	93	87
Environmental Law	92	96	100
Health Care Law	111	114	123
Intellectual Property Law	53	71	52
International Law	91	75	78
Legal Writing	75	101	121
Tax Law	96	98	82
Trial Advocacy	76	65	54

Best Online Graduate Programs:	2019	2020	2021
Online Grad Education Programs	5	4	4
Educational Administration and Supervision		1	2
Curriculum and Instruction		2	2
Special Education		7	N/R
Educational/Instructional Media Design		10	7
Online Grad Criminal Justice Programs	10	10	5
Online Grad Business Programs (excludes MBA)	23	17	21
Online Grad Nursing	17	58

Best Online Graduate Programs for Veterans:
Online Grad Education Programs for Vets	1		2
Online Grad Criminal Justice Programs for Vets	7		3
Online Grad Business Programs for Vets	11	7	11

US News & World Report (Grad programs ranked every few years)
	Most Recent Rank	Edition
Industrial/Organizational Psychology	1	2018
Nuclear Physics	1	2019
Rehabilitation Counseling	1	2020
African History	3	2022
Criminal Justice	9	2022
Econometrics	11	2022
African American History	17	2022
Veterinary Medicine	17	2020
Physics	28	2019
Nursing Anesthesia	29	2016
Economics	30	2022
Social Work	36	2020
Political Science	37	2022
Speech-Language Pathology	38	2021
Clinical Psychology	43	2021
History	43	2022
Psychology	45	2018
Biological Sciences	46	2019
Mathematics	47	2019
Chemistry	48	2019
Statistics	50	2019
Fine Arts	53	2021
English	53	2022
Sociology	54	2022
Computer Science	55	2019
Earth Sciences	64	2019

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Global Rankings

N/R = Not Ranked

**US News & World Report Best Global Universities**
	2019	2020	2021
Overall Rank	90	101	100
U.S.-only Rank	46	45	45

Subject Rankings:
Plant and Animal Science	9	8	7
Agricultural Sciences	18	18	22
Economics and Business	28	36	29
Environment/Ecology	34	38	39
Social Sciences and Public Health	50	53	48
Arts and Humanities	83	58	55
Computer Science	80	86	63
Microbiology	104	100	68
Mathematics	53	62	70
Psychiatry/Psychology	61	69	72
Physics	83	105	80
Biology and Biochemistry	121	122	116
Space Science	92	101	118
Neuroscience and Behavior	201	187	166
Engineering	152	169	185
Molecular Biology and Genetics	197	175	186
Materials Science	240	190	196
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	N/R	168	200
Pharmacology and Toxicology	154	148	212
Clinical Medicine	206	234	216
Chemistry	209	255	276

**Times Higher Ed World University Rankings (London)**
	2019	2020	2021
Overall Rank	93	84	105
U.S.-only Rank	39	36	39

Subject Rankings:
Education	11	12	12
Psychology	32	36	33
Business and Economics	45	39	50
Life Sciences	63	62	67
Social Sciences	66	62	67
Computer Science	83	99	91
Arts and Humanities	101-125	101-125	101-125
Physical Sciences	87	85	126-150
Engineering and Technology	101-125	101-125	151-175
Clinical and Health	151-175	101-125	151-175

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Times Higher Education IMPACT Ranking

U.N. Sustainable Development Goal	US Ranking	Global Ranking
SDG #2 Zero Hunger	1	4
SDG #17 Partnerships for the Goals	3	66
SDG #3 Good Health and Well-Being	7-14	101-200
SDG #4 Quality Education	8-17	201-300
Overall Ranking	10-15	101-200

Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai)

2019

2020

2021

Overall Rank

101-150

U.S.-only Rank

46-58

42-56

41-56

Shanghai Global Subject Rankings in Social Sciences

	2019	2020	2021
Education	1	2	2
Communication	4	4	3
Management	25	21	18
Business Administration	24	22	16
Hospitality and Tourism	36	30	39
Library and Information Science	45	51-75	N/R
Sociology	36	29	36
Psychology	44	51-75	51-75
Law	34	41	33
Political Science	51-75	43	41
Finance	51-75	51-75	76-100
Economics	76-100	76-100	76-100
Statistics	51-75	76-100	76-100

Shanghai Global Subject Rankings in Medical Sciences

	2019	2020	2021
Nursing	151-200	151-200	101-150
Public Health	201-300	201-300	201-300
Clinical Medicine	301-400	201-300	201-300
Medical Technology	301-400	201-300	201-300
Pharmaceutical Science	201-300	301-400	301-400

Shanghai Global Subject Rankings in Life Sciences

	2019	2020	2021
Agricultural Sciences	11	11	11
Veterinary Sciences	76-100	101-150	101-150
Biological Sciences	201-300	201-300	201-300
Human Biological Sciences	201-300	201-300	201-300

Shanghai Global Subject Rankings in Engineering

	2019	2020	2021
Environmental Science and Engineering	6	6	5
Food Science and Technology	33	34	48
Biotechnology	51-75	47	51-75
Computer Science and Engineering	51-75	76-100	76-100
Water Resources	76-100	76-100	76-100
Automation and Control	101-150	151-200	101-150
Energy Science and Engineering	151-200	151-200	201-300
Instruments Science and Technology	151-200	201-300	201-300
Civil Engineering	101-150	101-150	101-150
Mechanical Engineering	151-200	151-200	201-300
Telecommunications Engineering	151-200	201-300	201-300
Chemical Engineering	200-300	201-300	301-400
Nanoscience	151-200	201-300	301-400
Materials Science and Engineering	301-400	301-400	401-500
Biomedical Engineering	201-300	201-300	201-300
Electrical Engineering	301-400	151-200	151-200

Shanghai Global Subject Ranking in Natural Sciences

	2019	2020	2021
Ecology	42	41	26
Physics	76-100	76-100	101-150
Mathematics	51-75	51-75	101-150
Atmospheric Sciences	151-200	151-200	N/R
Geography	51-75	76-100	76-100
Chemistry	201-300	201-300	301-400
Earth Sciences	301-400	201-300	201-300

Shanghai Rankings Website

Quacquarelli Symonds QS-USA University Rankings

	2020	2021
Overall rank	56	55

QS-USA University Rankings website

**Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (London)**
	2020	2021	2022
Overall Rank	144	157	157
U.S.-only Rank	38	38	37

Subject	2019	2020	2021
Accounting and Finance	51-100	51-100	99
Agriculture and Forestry	11	11	10
Archaeology	151-200	N/R	N/R
Architecture	151-200	151-200	151-200
Biological Sciences	101-150	101-150	112
Business Management	51-100	51-100	66
Chemistry	151-200	151-200	144
Communication and Media Studies	13	16	14
Computer Science	151-200	101-150	132
Development Studies	51-100	51-100	43
Earth and Marine Sciences	151-200	N/R	N/R
Economics and Econometrics	51-100	101-150	87
Education	18	18	19
Engineering Chemical	101-150	101-150	101-150
Engineering Civil	101-150	151-200	101-150
Engineering Electrical	151-200	151-200	145
Engineering Mechanical	101-150	101-150	99
English Language and Literature	101-150	101-150	100
Environmental Sciences	51-100	51-100	86
Geography	101-150	101-150	101-150
History	101-150	151-200	101-150
Hospitality and Leisure Mgmt	42	N/R	29
Linguistics	51-100	51-100	47
Law	101-150	151-200	151-200
Materials Science	101-150	101-150	101-150
Mathematics	101-150	51-100	81
Modern Languages	101-150	151-200	101-150
Nursing	51-100	51-100	101-150
Pharmacy and Pharmacology	101-150	101-150	101-150
Philosophy	N/R	N/R	151-200
Physics and Astronomy	101-150	101-150	97
Psychology	40	44	40
Sociology	51-100	101-150	151-200
Sports-related subjects	51-100	51-100	51-100
Statistics	51-100	51-100	101-150
Veterinary Science	11	8	11

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