image: Each year, U.S. News & World Report compiles a list of the top graduate school programs in the United States in a variety of fields. Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen.
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Nearly three dozen of Binghamton University’s graduate programs are positioned prominently in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings.
Thirty-four programs landed on U.S. News’ rankings, highlighted by double-digit leaps for four programs over last year’s rank: earth sciences (#124 to #89), pharmacy (#95 to #74), mathematics (#103 to #93), and education (#114 to #104). Systems Science and Industrial Engineering was the top-ranked Binghamton graduate program, named the #31 Industrial and Systems Engineering graduate program in the United States.
“Binghamton University’s graduate programs prepare the next generation of scholars and professionals through high-level academic discovery,” said President Anne D’Alleva. “I’m grateful that we have such talented and passionate faculty leading our programs and building on the University’s tradition of excellence in graduate education. Binghamton graduates are comprehensively prepared for their futures and these rankings underline the University’s well-known reputation.”
U.S News ranks graduate programs in business, education, law, and other fields each year. These rankings are based on statistical program surveys and reputation surveys sent to academics and professionals.
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (#37 to #31), biological sciences (#119 to #115), chemistry (#101 to #98), business (#87 to #83) and engineering (#117 to #115) also saw improvements in their rankings.
“Binghamton University is a premier doctoral institution, known internationally for its transdisciplinary approach to research and academic excellence. The University’s commitment to bolstering graduate programs will only grow in the coming years,” said Provost Donald E. Hall. “We are incredibly proud of our graduate students and faculty as they collaborate on a daily basis to advance knowledge and make a lasting global impact.”
The 2026 list of best graduate programs from U.S. News & World Report included 34 Binghamton programs:
- Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (#31)
- Clinical Psychology (#53)
- Political Science (#58)
- English (#59)
- History (#69)
- Pharmacy (#74)
- Sociology (#76)
- Economics (#77)
- Social Work (#77)
- Statistics (#79)
- Public Affairs (#80)
- Psychology (#81)
- Materials Engineering (#83)
- Business School (#83)
- Accounting (#84)
- Management (#89)
- Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering (#89)
- Earth Sciences (#89)
- Computer Engineering (#91)
- Mathematics (#93)
- Finance (#95)
- Information Systems (#96)
- Computer Science (#96)
- Chemistry (#98)
- Nursing (#103)
- Mechanical Engineering (#103)
- Education (#104)
- Marketing (#111)
- Engineering School (#115)
- Biological Sciences (#115)
- Business Analytics (#122)
- Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering (#125)
- Public Health (#136)
- Physics (#139)
- Occupational Therapy (#150)
About Binghamton University
Binghamton University offers students a broad, interdisciplinary education with an international perspective and one of the most vibrant research programs in the nation. The campus, recognized as an R1 institution for very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, recorded $87.3 million in research expenditures in 2024-25, its best year ever.