{"386421":{"#nid":"386421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ECE Graduate Programs Hold Steady in U.S. News \u0026 World Report Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) maintained its positions from last year in the 2016 \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E graduate engineering program rankings. Electrical engineering placed sixth and computer engineering placed seventh in the overall rankings. Among public universities, the School took the third and fourth spots in EE and CmpE, respectively.\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 on a daily basis are inspiring and invigorating,\u201d said Steven W. McLaughlin, Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of ECE. \u201cI sincerely appreciate all of the hard work, dedication, and creativity that keep us ranked among the best in the country.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Engineering also held its sixth place position in the overall rankings and remained at second place among all public engineering institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll of the 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 four straight years.\u0026nbsp;\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\u0026nbsp;\u2028known at other universities) that provided data were calculated based on a\u0026nbsp;\u2028weighted average of 10 indicators, while specific specialty rankings are\u0026nbsp;\u2028based 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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u2028\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/articles\/engineering-schools-methodology\u0022\u003Edetermined.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\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 (ECE) maintained its positions from last year in the 2016 \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 (ECE) maintained its positions from last year in the 2016 U.S. News \u0026 World Report graduate engineering program rankings."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2015-03-10 13:26:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:54","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-03-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-03-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"219611":{"id":"219611","type":"image","title":"ECE Buzz","body":null,"created":"1449180151","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:02:31","changed":"1475894888","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:08","alt":"ECE Buzz","file":{"fid":"197227","name":"ece_buzz.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ece_buzz_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ece_buzz_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":102783,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ece_buzz_0.jpg?itok=ytKpzoTQ"}}},"media_ids":["219611"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2015\/03\/10\/graduate-programs-earn-high-marks-national-rankings","title":"Georgia Tech 2016 USNWR graduate rankings story"},{"url":"http:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/7-coes-11-graduate-programs-ranked-top-5-nationally","title":"College of Engineering 2016 USNWR graduate rankings news story"},{"url":"http:\/\/grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-engineering-schools","title":"U.S. News \u0026 World Report engineering graduate program 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":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"170796","name":"Steven W. 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