{"513981":{"#nid":"513981","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ECE Graduate Programs Fare Well in U.S. News \u0026 World Report Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering both moved up and maintained its positions from last year in the 2017 \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E graduate engineering program rankings. Computer engineering advanced one spot to sixth place, and electrical engineering held steady, also in the sixth place position. Among public universities, the School ranked third in both EE and CmpE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are doing an extraordinary job both in education and research. The innovation and ingenuity that I see from our faculty, staff, and students are inspiring and invigorating, thus making ECE an excellent option for prospective graduate students who are looking for a challenging and rewarding educational experience,\u201d said Steven W. McLaughlin, Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of ECE. \u201cI sincerely appreciate the hard work, dedication, and creativity of our faculty, staff, and students that keep us ranked among the best in the country.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Engineering placed seventh in the overall rankings and third\u0026nbsp;among all public engineering institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll of the graduate programs in the College ranked in the top 10 of their respective areas, making Georgia Tech the only institution in the nation to garner top 10 rankings for all of its engineering graduate programs for five straight years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report Rankings\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERankings for the engineering colleges (or engineering schools as they are known at other universities) that provided data were calculated based on a weighted average of 10 indicators, while specific specialty rankings are based on peer assessments. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/articles\/engineering-schools-methodology\u0022\u003EView more information on how the rankings are determined\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering both moved up and maintained its positions from last year in the 2017 \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E graduate engineering program rankings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering both moved up and maintained its positions from last year in the 2017 U.S. News \u0026 World Report graduate engineering program rankings."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2016-03-16 10:50:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:05","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-03-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"512011":{"id":"512011","type":"image","title":"GA Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1458923712","gmt_created":"2016-03-25 16:35:12","changed":"1475895275","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:35","alt":"GA Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"204997","name":"techtower_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/techtower_2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/techtower_2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2516795,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/techtower_2_0.jpg?itok=1KDjG89g"}}},"media_ids":["512011"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-engineering-schools?int=a4d609","title":"U.S. News \u0026 World Report Graduate Engineering Programs Rankings"},{"url":"http:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/all-11-coes-graduate-programs-ranked-top-8-nationally","title":"College of Engineering ranking story"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2016\/03\/15\/georgia-techs-graduate-programs-nationally-ranked","title":"Georgia Tech news release on the rankings"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"170796","name":"Steven W. 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