UC Berkeley's graduate programs continue to excel, with many earning top spots in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. Over 50 programs landed in the top 25, and more than 40 made it into the top 10.
Berkeley's Top-Ranked Programs
The 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings were released on April 7. They evaluated thousands of programs across hundreds of universities. Berkeley's engineering, business, and public policy programs maintained their high rankings. Chemistry was named the number one program in a new category for science Ph.D. programs.
The College of Engineering tied for first in civil engineering, computer engineering, and electrical, electronic, and communications engineering. It also ranked number one for environmental/environmental health engineering.
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Start Your News DetoxAt the Goldman School of Public Policy, the public policy analysis program was rated number one. The part-time MBA program at the Haas School of Business also tied for the top spot.
How Rankings Are Determined
Each year, U.S. News surveys six main academic areas: business, education, engineering, law, medicine, and nursing. These fields are assessed using data from the schools and input from experts. This year, U.S. News added new rankings for several health fields and, for the first time in years, ranked several science fields. These included biology, biostatistics, chemistry, earth sciences, mathematics, and physics.
Last year, U.S. News ranked several Berkeley social sciences and English programs number one. These rankings were not updated this year, as not all programs are ranked annually. UC Berkeley Law does not actively participate in the U.S. News ranking process, but its programs still scored well. The law school also received high marks in other recent surveys.
Programs in the Top 10
Here are some of UC Berkeley's programs that ranked in the top 10:
- Biological sciences: Number three overall (tie)
- Biostatistics: Number seven overall
- Business: Number 10 overall
- Number four in executive programs (tie)
- Number one in part-time MBA programs (tie)
- Number six in accounting programs (tie)
- Number five in business analytics programs (tie)
- Number four in entrepreneurship programs (tie)
- Number six in finance programs (tie)
- Number five in international programs (tie)
- Number seven in management programs
- Number five in marketing programs (tie)
- Number six in production-operations programs (tie)
- Number two in real estate programs
- Number two in supply chain management programs (tie)
- Chemistry: Number one overall (tie)
- Computer science: Number four overall
- Number four in artificial intelligence
- Number nine in programming language
- Number three in systems
- Number two in theory
- Earth Sciences: Number two overall
- Education: Number six overall (tie)
- Number 10 in education policy programs (tie)
- Engineering: Number three overall
- Number eight in biomedical engineering/bioengineering programs
- Number two in chemical engineering programs
- Number one in civil engineering programs (tie)
- Number one in computer engineering programs (tie)
- Number one in electrical/electronic/communications engineering programs (tie)
- Number one in environmental/environmental health engineering programs
- Number two in industrial/manufacturing/systems engineering programs (tie)
- Number three in materials engineering programs (tie)
- Number three in mechanical engineering programs (tie)
- Number eight in nuclear engineering programs
- Mathematics: Number two overall (tie)
- Physics: Number five overall (tie)
- Public affairs: Number three overall (tie)
- Number five in environmental policy and management
- Number one in public policy analysis (tie)
- Number three in social policy
- Public health: Number six overall (tie)
- Number nine in environmental health
- Number nine in epidemiology
- Number nine in health policy and management
- Number eight in social and behavioral sciences
- Statistics: Number two overall
Deep Dive & References: Complete list of UC Berkeley’s graduate school rankings - U.S. News & World Report
