MSU Highly Ranked Programs and Concentrations in Major Rankings
Ranked #1
Elementary Teacher Education (graduate)
Secondary Teacher Education (graduate)
Educational Administration (graduate)
Higher Education Administration (graduate)
Supply Chain Management (undergrad)
Programs Ranked #2 - #10
Nuclear Physics (graduate) (#2)
Rehabilitation Counseling (graduate) (#2)
Supply Chain/Logistics (graduate) (#2)
Curriculum and Instruction (graduate) (#3)
Online Curriculum and Instruction (graduate) (#3)
Online Educational Administration (graduate) (#3)
Production/Operations (undergrad) (#3)
Educational Psychology (graduate) (#4)
Online Business for Vets (graduate) (excludes MBA) (#5)
Online Civil Engineering (graduate) (#5)
Educational Policy (graduate) (#6)
Online Educational/Instructional Media (graduate) (#6)
Online Criminal Justice for Veterans (graduate) (#7)
Online Education (graduate) (#7)
Online Business (graduate) (excludes MBA) (#8)
Production/Operations (graduate) (#8)
Criminal Justice (graduate) (#9)
Online Special Education (graduate) (#9)
Special Education (graduate) (#9)
Online Criminal Justice (graduate) (#10)
Programs Ranked #11 - #25
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (graduate) (#11)
Biological/Agricultural Engineering (graduate) (#12)
Management (undergrad) (#15)
Veterinary Medicine (graduate) (#15)
Speech-Language Pathology (graduate) (#21)
Accounting (undergrad) (#25)
Global Rankings
Education (#4) (Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)
Communication (#5) (Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)
Education and Educational Research (#5) (US News & World Report Best Global Universities)
Environmental Science and Engineering (#10) (Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)
Communication and Media Studies (#13) (Quacquarelli Symonds)
Education (#13) (Times Higher Education World University Rankings)
Agriculture and Forestry (#16) (Quacquarelli Symonds)
Education (#17) (Quacquarelli Symonds)
Plant and Animal Science (#18) (US News & World Report Best Global Universities)
Law (#25) (Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)
Global Rankings Summary
Times Higher Education World University Rankings (London) (2025)
MSU Overall Rank:122
Among U.S. Universities:42
US News & World Report Best Global Universities (2024-25)
MSU Overall Rank: 123
Among U.S. Universities: 45
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai) (2024)
MSU Overall Rank: 151-200
Among U.S. Universities: 51-59
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (London) (2025)
MSU Overall Rank: 152
Among U.S. Universities: 32