Several of Louisiana Tech's graduate programs were named to the 2021 U.S. News and World Report list of Best Graduate Schools including the College of Business, Doctor of Audiology, Biomedical Engineering, College of Education, Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology, and College of Engineering. In the 2020 "U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges" rankings, Louisiana Tech's undergraduate engineering program ranked 134th in the nation, and Tech's undergraduate business program ranked 224th. The online Professional MBA was named to the 2020 U.S. News list of Best Online Programs. In the 2019 "U.S. News and World Report Best Grad Schools" rankings, Louisiana Tech ranked 145th in engineering, 141st in speech-language pathology, and 185th in education. According to the Association for University Technology Managers, Louisiana Tech is ranked as the nation's 2nd best academic institution for innovation productivity as measured by number of new inventions generated per research dollar expended.