Engineering graduate programs earn higher recognition in U.S. News rankings

June 18, 2024
Categories: General News

UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering is again among the nation’s top graduate engineering programs, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report on June 18.

During the past two years, the W.S. Lee College of Engineering climbed 17 spots on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Engineering Schools rankings. In addition, the college again ranked in the top 100 in the nation in three specialty rankings: 

  • Best Civil Engineering Programs
  • Best Electrical Engineering Programs
  • Best Mechanical Engineering Programs 

Reinforcing the University’s trajectory toward top-tier research status, the W.S. Lee College of Engineering earned the highest “field weighted citation impact” score of any engineering college in the Carolinas and Virginia. This means the greater academic community is engaging with and referencing the scholarly research that engineering faculty have conducted and published in leading journals and periodicals.

“Our rising rankings reflect the strong work of the college, especially the research talent of our faculty,” said Rob Keynton, dean of the William States Lee College of Engineering. “We have and will continue to intensify our research activities through our centers, such as BATT CAVE, the Charlotte AIR Institute and the Center for Precision Metrology. As we grow and deepen our impact, UNC Charlotte is helping lead the next generation of American discovery.”

The W.S. Lee College of Engineering’s online Master of Science in Engineering Management also ranks in the top 100 in the nation, according to U.S. News. 

In addition to the ranked programs, the college also offers other specialized engineering graduate programs in the academic areas of environmental, computer, fire protection and safety management, applied energy and electromechanical systems, engineering management, and construction and facilities engineering.

The rankings are part of the U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Graduate Schools, which evaluates programs in a variety of disciplines, including online programs that were released in February, Charlotte has 19 U.S. News top 100 graduate school rankings. 

Learn more about all graduate programs at W.S. Lee College of Engineering and request information about applying to the UNC Charlotte Graduate School.