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
• Among 100 Best Global Universities, according to U.S. News & World Report 2021 rankings
• No. 32 among public universities and No. 80 overall in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2021
• No. 35 among all public institutions in the country, according to Money’s 2020 “Best Colleges” ranking
• Named a gold-status veteran-friendly school by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
• Gold rating for sustainability achievements in 2019 through the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
• Nine No. 1-ranked programs and 38 ranked in the top 25 nationally by U.S. News & World Report
• No. 1 in the nation for 27 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. 1 in the world for education, according to the 2020 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, a widely used international ranking of universities
• Communication program ranked No. 4 in the world, according to a 2020 ranking by Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
• Full-time MBA program in the Broad College of Business ranked No. 17 among public U.S. universities in Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking of Best U.S. Business Schools of 2019-2020
• Four MSU programs are ranked in the top 25 in the world by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021
  Agriculture and forestry: No. 10 globally, No. 5 in the U.S.
  Veterinary science: No. 11 globally, No. 4 in the U.S.
  Communication and media: No. 14 globally, No. 9 in the U.S.
  Education: No. 19 globally, No. 9 in the U.S.
• MSU has earned global accolades in the Times Higher Education 2021 Impact Rankings, which measure how 1,154 universities are making progress in working toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
  No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 4 globally for SDG 2, "Zero Hunger"
  No. 3 in the U.S. and No. 66 globally for SDG 17, "Partnerships for the Goals"
  Top 15 in the U.S. and in the 101-200 range globally for SDG 3, "Good Health and Well-Being"
  Top 20 in the U.S. and in the 201-300 range globally for SDG 4, "Quality Education"
  
  

MSU has 38 undergraduate and graduate programs ranked in the top 25 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, including nine No. 1-ranked programs.

Undergraduate

• Supply chain management/logistics No. 1
• Biological/agricultural engineering No. 5
• Production/operations management No. 9
• Management No. 17
• Accounting No. 19
• Management information systems No. 21
• International business No. 22
• Best undergraduate business programs No. 24
• Business analytics No. 24

Graduate

• Educational administration No. 1
• Elementary education No. 1 for 27 straight years
• Secondary education No. 1 for 27 straight years
• Curriculum/instruction No. 1
• Industrial/organizational psychology No. 1
• Nuclear physics No. 1
• Rehabilitation counseling (education) No. 1
• Supply chain/logistics No. 1
• African history No. 3
• Higher education administration No. 4
• Educational psychology No. 5
• Production/operations management No. 7
• Education policy No. 8
• Criminal justice No. 9
• Biosystems/agricultural engineering No. 12
• Econometrics No. 11
• Special Education No. 12
• African American history No. 17
• Veterinary medicine No. 17
• International business No. 20

Best Online Graduate Programs

• Education programs No. 4
• Educational administration and supervision No. 2
• Curriculum and instruction No. 2
• Educational and instructional media design No. 7
• Criminal justice No. 5
• Business No. 21

Online Graduate Programs for Veterans

• Master's programs in education No. 2
• Master's program in criminal justice No. 3
• Master's programs in business No. 11