Graduate programs rank high
in national standing
By Dave Stephens
Assistant
Campus Editor
Purdue’s graduate school programs in management,
engineering and speech sciences and audiology were ranked among the
best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report’s annual ranking
of graduate schools.
The report was in the April 9 issue, which was
out on newsstands Monday.
Purdue’s graduate engineering programs were
ranked third in the country by employers, 13th overall nationally and
seventh among public universities.
U.S. News and World Report bases its overall national
rankings on school’s reputations, test scores, graduate placement
and student grades.
"I’m always pleased when Purdue engineering
receives national recognition," said Richard Schwartz, dean of
the Schools of Engineering. "The rankings are important because
many students going to grad school look at them."
Schwartz said the quality of Purdue graduates is
why recruiters rate the engineering programs so high.
"The ranking reflects the quality of our faculty
and the hard work of our students," said Schwartz. "We’re
working hard to recruit the best faculty in the country, and after we
get them here we try to retain them."
Krannert Graduate School of Management’s MBA
program was ranked second nationally in production/operations management
and seventh in quantitative analysis.
Krannert ranked 23rd overall in the nation, behind
Indiana’s Kelly School of Business, which was ranked 20th, but
better than Notre Dame, which ranked 33rd.
"It’s always an honor to be ranked so
highly," said Charles Johnson, director of Krannert School’s
professional master’s degree programs. "This is not something
that is new for us; it’s always an honor to be recognized among
the nations best."
Purdue’s master’s and doctoral degree
programs in audiology were ranked 13th nationally, while speech pathology
was tied for fourth.
"(The rankings) are consistent with the fact
that we are an outstanding department," said Ann Smith, department
head of audiology and speech sciences.
Smith said she expects the rankings will increase
as they develop a stronger audiology program.
"We have a major initiative under way to increase
the strength of our audiology department by adding new faculty and developing
a new clinical doctorate," said Smith. "Hopefully we will
have two top five programs."
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