{"id":239139,"date":"2026-04-07T18:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/239139\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:57:10","slug":"engineering-law-shine-for-texas-tech-in-u-s-news-world-report-rankings-april-2026-texas-tech-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/239139\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering, Law Shine for Texas Tech in U.S. News &#038; World Report Rankings | April 2026 | Texas Tech Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                     The rating of the best graduate programs in the U.S. has Texas Tech improving in both<br \/>\n                        areas, while education and engineering both rank in the top third.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tCREATORS<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/george-watson.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of George Watson\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ashley-rodgers.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Ashley Rodgers\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas Tech University<\/a> continues to earn high marks for its improvements in providing a quality educational<br \/>\n                           option for students seeking to enter graduate school, as evidenced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">2026-27 U.S. News &amp; World Report Best Graduate Programs rankings<\/a> released today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGraduate education is essential for innovation and for meeting the demands of a highly<br \/>\n                           skilled workforce,\u201d said Mark Sheridan, dean of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/gradschool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Graduate School<\/a>. \u201cThese rankings reflect the growing quality of our graduate programs and Texas Tech\u2019s<br \/>\n                           impact on innovation and supporting the economy of the state and nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech\u2019s biggest improvements came in the areas of engineering and law. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/coe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering<\/a> had the biggest overall leap in the rankings, vaulting 12 spots to No. 105 overall,<br \/>\n                           highlighted by seven programs ranked within the top 100. Included is Texas Tech\u2019s<br \/>\n                           highest ranking of all its programs with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/pe\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">petroleum engineering<\/a> at No. 8, making the top 10 for the third straight year. Other engineering rankings<br \/>\n                           include:<\/p>\n<p>Additionally recognized is the School of Law, which made the list at No. 85 and ranked<br \/>\n                           in the top half of schools honored. In addition to the overall ranking for the law<br \/>\n                           school, 13 programs within the School of Law also made the list, including four that<br \/>\n                           improved their marks from a year ago:<\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">College of Education<\/a> also continues to rank in the top third at No. 84, including a top three spot among<br \/>\n                           schools in the state of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. News &amp; World Report also debuted rankings in several individual disciplines and<br \/>\n                           majors: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/biology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">biological sciences<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/chemistry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">chemistry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/coe\/admissions\/computerscience.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">computer science<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/geosciences\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">earth sciences<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/math\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">mathematics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/phas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">physics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/math\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">statistics<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/visual-performing-arts\/programs\/graduate\/degrees\/master-fine-arts.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fine arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech also earned rankings in Business (105), Part-Time MBA (98) and Public Affairs<br \/>\n                           (140).<\/p>\n<p>To view the ranking methodologies and see the full list of rankings, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">U.S. News &amp; World Report website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                        About U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/p>\n<p>U.S. News &amp; World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers,<br \/>\n                           business leaders and policy officials to make better, more informed decisions about<br \/>\n                           important issues affecting their lives. A multifaceted digital media company with<br \/>\n                           Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Review platforms, U.S. News provides<br \/>\n                           rankings, independent reporting, data journalism, consumer advice and U.S. News Live<br \/>\n                           events. More than 40 million people visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">USNews.com<\/a> each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered<br \/>\n                           in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The rating of the best graduate programs in the U.S. has Texas Tech improving in both areas, while&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-239139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}