Several graduate programs from Illinois and Indiana ranked among the nation's best in U.S. News and World Report's 2016 rankings, released Tuesday.
The graduate programs among the Top 10 in the nation span several disciplines:
BUSINESS
#4: University of Chicago (Booth)
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business touts its long history being known as the second-oldest school in the world. It was first founded in 1898. The school continues to grow well into the 21st century. A new Asia campus in Hong Kong recently opened in 2014.
#6: Northwestern University (Kellogg)
The Kellogg School of Management consistently makes the list for top business school rankings. Bloomberg Business recently ranked Kellogg 7th for its full-time MBA program. According to Bloomberg, 95% students receive job offers. The average salary of a Kellogg grad totals $118,715.
EDUCATION
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#7: Northwestern University- School of Education & Social Policy
A relatively tight knit group of 300 graduate students make up the SESP program at Northwestern University. The program also offers an undergraduate program, with 400 undergrads enrolled, according to the school’s website.
NOTABLE MENTIONS: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (#24), Indiana University Bloomington (#25)
ENGINEERING-THREE WAY TIE
#6: Purdue University- West Lafayette College of Engineering
Purdue moved higher in the rankings for the 2016 list. The university’s Engineering program was ranked 8th overall in 2015. Purdue also offers an online graduate program for aspiring engineers. It was chosen as 4th best by U.S. News and World Report.
#6: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Thousands of grads make up the engineering program at U of I’s campus. More than 3,000 are currently enrolled full-time. Fellow engineering alums include Astronaut Scott Altman, and co-founder of YouTube Steven Chen.
#6: University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
Research, research, research. Graduate students have several different fields they can immerse themselves into ranging from architecture to solar energy. Last month, UM’s Automotive Research Center reached a 5-year $40 million dollar agreement with the U.S. Army. Students are tasked with finding ways to make ground vehicles (e.g. tanks) safer, more powerful and fuel efficient.
U.S. News and World Report published a second report explaining the methodology for the rankings.
