U.S. News Ranks Texas Tech Engineering Grad Programs Among Best

The Department of Industrial Engineering ranked 26^th in the Industrial/Manufacturing category, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ranked 65^th in the Civil category, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ranked 65^th in the Computer Engineering category and 69^th in the Electrical/Electronic/Communications category. "Our faculty members are committed to providing a quality education to each of our graduate students," said Pamela Eibeck, dean of the Whitacre College of Engineering. "The U.S. News rankings confirm that our programs are gaining national recognition." The graduate rankings, available in the 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools," were calculated based on two types of data: expert opinions about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research and students. These data come from surveys of more than 1,200 programs and some 11,000 academics and professionals that were conducted in fall 2008. The graduate rankings can be found at: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools

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