MSU Facts

• Member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, a group of 71 universities widely regarded as among the top research-intensive institutions in North America
• No. 29 among public universities and No. 64 overall in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2026
• 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 nine years in a row
• Gold rating for sustainability achievements in 2022 through the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
• Five No. 1-ranked programs and concentrations and 33 ranked in the top 25 nationally by U.S. News & World Report
• No. 1 in the nation for 31 straight years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education, according to U.S. News & World Report
• Four disciplines are ranked in the top 25 in the world in the 2024 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects:
  No. 3 in education
  No. 5 in communication
  No. 16 in environmental science and engineering
  No. 19 Management
• Four MSU programs are ranked in the top 25 in the world by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
  No. 11 globally, No. 5 in the U.S.: Agriculture and forestry 
  No. 16 globally, No. 9 in the U.S.: Communication and media
  No. 16 globally, No. 9 in the U.S.: Veterinary science
  No. 18 globally, No. 6 in the U.S.: Education
• MSU has earned global accolades in the Times Higher Education 2024 Impact Rankings, which measure how more than 1,900 universities are making progress in working toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
  No. 25 in the world and No. 3 in the country overall
  No. 5 globally and No. 2 in the U.S. for SDG 11, “Sustainable Cities and Communities”
  No. 8 globally and No. 2 in the U.S. for SDG 2, “Zero Hunger” 
  No. 23 globally and No. 2 in the U.S. for SDG 15, “Life on Land”
  No. 34 globally and No. 4 in the U.S. for SDG 17, “Partnerships for the Goals”

MSU has 33 undergraduate and graduate programs and concentrations ranked in the top 25 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, including five No. 1-ranked programs.

Undergraduate

• Supply chain management/logistics No. 1
• Production/operations management No. 7
• Management No. 16
• International business No. 21
• Accounting No. 22
• Undergraduate business No. 24

Graduate

• Elementary education No. 1 for 31 straight years
• Secondary education No. 1 for 31 straight years
• Educational administration No. 1
• Higher education administration No. 1
• Nuclear physics No. 2
• Rehabilitation counseling (education) No. 2
• Supply chain/logistics No. 2
• Curriculum/instruction No. 3
• Educational psychology No. 4
• Education policy No. 6
• Production/operations management No. 8
• Special education No. 9
• Criminal justice No. 9
• Student counseling No. 11
• Biosystems/agricultural engineering No. 12
• Veterinary medicine No. 15
• Speech language pathology No. 21

 

Best Online Graduate Programs

• Curriculum and instruction No. 3
• Educational administration and supervision No. 3
• Civil engineering No. 5
• Educational and instructional media design No. 6
• Education programs No. 7
• Business No. 8
• Special education No. 9
• Criminal justice No. 10

Online Graduate Programs for Veterans

• Master's program in business No. 5
• Master's program in criminal justice No. 7