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Rankings

MSU Highly Ranked Programs and Concentrations in Major Rankings

US News & World Report

National Rank: 63

Among Public Universities: 30

 

Ranked #1 

Curriculum and Instruction (graduate)
Elementary Teacher Education (graduate)
Secondary Teacher Education (graduate)
Educational Administration (graduate)
Higher Education Administration (graduate)
Online Curriculum and Instruction (graduate)
Online Educational Administration (graduate)
Supply Chain Management (undergrad)
Supply Chain/Logistics (graduate)

 

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Programs Ranked #2 - #10

Industrial/Organizational Psychology (graduate) (#2)
Nuclear Physics (graduate) (#2)
Rehabilitation Counseling (graduate) (#2)
Online Graduate Business for Veterans (excludes MBA) (#2)
African History (graduate) (#3)
Production/Operations (undergrad) (#3)
Educational Psychology (graduate) (#4)
Online Educational/Instructional Media (graduate) (#4)
Online Graduate Business (excludes MBA) (#4)

 

Online Graduate Criminal Justice for Veterans (#5)
Online Special Education (graduate) (#5)
Educational Policy (graduate) (#6)
Online Graduate Education (#7)
Criminal Justice (graduate) (#9)
Production/Operations (graduate) (#9)
Special Education (graduate) (#9)
Online Graduate Criminal Justice (#10)

 

Programs Ranked #11 - #25

Biological/Agricultural Engineering (graduate) (#12)
Management (undergrad) (#15)
Veterinary Medicine (graduate) (#15)
Econometrics (graduate) (#16)
African American History (graduate) (#17)
Accounting (undergrad) (#25)

 

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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