Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, four-year university situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts that awards bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The engineering division offers numerous concentrations, including material engineering, nuclear engineering, operations engineering, chemical engineering, astronautically engineering and electronics engineering. The university ranked No. 1 on the World's Best Universities: Engineering and IT list in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions.
The No. 2 position in the 2010 edition of the "World's Best Universities: Engineering and IT" list is Stanford University, a four-year, private university in Palo Alto, California that awards bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees as well as post-master certificates. The School of Engineering features nine different departments. Some concentrations available in the engineering program include systems engineering, petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, chemical engineering and civil engineering.
University of California at Berkeley is a public, four-year school that ranks No. 3 on the 2010 Edition of the "World's Best Universities: Engineering and IT" list. UCB, also known as "Cal" awards certificates as well as bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The College of Engineering features a variety of concentrations including bioengineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, materials science and engineering, and mechanical engineering.
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) sits in Pasadena, California. The university is a private, four-year institution that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees as well as certificates. Caltech ranks No. 5 on the 2010 "World's Best Universities: Engineering and IT" list. Its Engineering and Applied Sciences division offers five diverse departments: Aerospace, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics and Material Science, and Computing and Mathematical Sciences.
The "World's Best Universities: Engineering and IT" list of 2010 has Carnegie Mellon University in spot No. 12. The Pittsburgh-based school is a four-year private institution that offers a College of Engineering also referred to as the Carnegie Institute of Technology. The college has 12 departments, including Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Student can receive bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.