MSU Facts

• Member of the prestigious Association of the American Universities, a group of 65 universities widely regarded as among the top research-intensive institutions in North America
• No. 31 among public universities and No. 77 overall in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2023
• Among the top 100 patent-granting universities in the world, according to the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association
• Named a gold-status veteran-friendly school by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency six years in a row
• Gold rating for sustainability achievements in 2019 through the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
• Eight No. 1-ranked programs and 40 ranked in the top 25 nationally by U.S. News & World Report
• No. 1 in the nation for 28 straight years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education and top nuclear physics graduate program in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report
• No. 2 in the world in education for three straight years, according to the 2022 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, a widely used international ranking of universities
• No. 3 in the world for two straight years in communication, according to a 2022 ranking by Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
• Three MSU programs are ranked in the top 25 in the world by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022
  Communication and media: No. 9 globally, No. 6 in the U.S.
• Agriculture and forestry: No. 10 globally, No. 5 in the U.S.
  Education: No. 19 globally, No. 8 in the U.S.
• MSU has earned global accolades in the Times Higher Education 2022 Impact Rankings, which measure how more than 1,400 universities are making progress in working toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
  Tied for No. 33 in the world and No. 2 in the country overall
  No. 6 globally and No. 1 in the U.S. for SDG 2, “Zero Hunger” 
  No. 25 globally and No. 4 in the U.S. for SDG 11, “Sustainable Cities and Communities”
  No. 26 globally and No. 1 in the U.S. for SDG 17, “Partnerships for the Goals”
  No. 27 globally and No. 4 in the U.S. for SDG 15, “Life on Land”
  No. 33 globally and No. 1 in the U.S. for SDG 1, “No Poverty”

MSU has 40 undergraduate and graduate programs ranked in the top 25 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, including eight No. 1-ranked programs.

Undergraduate

• Supply chain management/logistics No. 1
• Production/operations management No. 5
• Agricultural engineering No. 6
• Game development No. 9
• Management No. 11
• Marketing No. 22
• Management information systems No. 23
• Best undergraduate business programs No. 23
• Accounting No. 25

Graduate

• Elementary education No. 1 for 28 straight years
• Secondary education No. 1 for 28 straight years
• Curriculum/instruction No. 1
• Nuclear physics No. 1 for 13 straight years
• Rehabilitation counseling (education) No. 1
• Supply chain/logistics No. 1
• Educational administration No. 2
• Higher education administration No. 2
• Industrial/organizational psychology No. 2
• African history No. 3
• Educational administration and supervision No. 4
• Educational psychology No. 6
• Education policy No. 8
• Production/operations management No. 9
• Criminal justice No. 9
• Biosystems/agricultural engineering No. 12
• Special education No. 12
• Econometrics No. 16
• African American history No. 17
• Veterinary medicine No. 17
• International business No. 20

Best Online Graduate Programs

• Curriculum and instruction No. 1
• Criminal justice No. 5
• Educational and instructional media design No. 5
• Special education No. 7
• Business No.12
• Mechanical engineering No. 14
• Education programs No. 24

Online Graduate Programs for Veterans

• Master's programs in business No. 3
• Master's program in criminal justice No. 3
• Master's programs in education No. 10