Graduate Study

The College of Natural Sciences supports an extensive array of top-ranked graduate programs offering master’s and doctoral degrees.

Concentration Options

Elective Specialty Areas

  • Communicating Science
  • Public Policy
  • Data Analysis
  • Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • Teaching and Mentoring
  • Leadership and Project Management

Learn about all elective and concentrations

Top-Ranked Across Disciplines

Rankings & Data

Analytical Chemistry – 3
Analysis (Math) – 7
Applied Math – 9
Artificial Intelligence – 10
Biological Sciences – 25
Chemistry – 17
Computer Science – 9
Computing Systems – 10
Computing Theory – 7
Cosmology/Relativity/Gravity – 7
Ecology/Evolutionary Biology – 8
Elementary Particles – 15

Inorganic Chemistry – 16
Mathematics – 14
Organic Chemistry – 18
Physical Chemistry – 15
Physics – 15
Plasma Physics – 3*
Programming Language – 9
Statistics – 27
Topology – 10

U.S. News & World Report 2023

* Ranking not revised for 2023; latest ranking shown.