Among the academic specialties that U.S. News evaluates, MIT's engineering program continues to lead the rankings of undergraduate engineering programs at a doctoral institution. The Institute's undergraduate computer science and economics programs also ranked No. 1, and its undergraduate business program ranked No. 2. U.S. News ranked MIT highly in several other categories: The Institute is No. 1 for undergraduate research and creative projects, No. 2 on the list of most innovative schools, and No. 3 on the list of best value schools. MIT placed first in five engineering specialties: aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering; chemical engineering; electrical/electronic/communication engineering; materials engineering; and mechanical engineering. It placed second in computer engineering. In computer science, MIT placed first in three specialties: biocomputing/bioinformatics/biotechnology (tied with Carnegie Mellon University); computer systems (tied with Carnegie Mellon); and...
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