Top 2019 Rankings For Appalachian State University
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All 2019 Rankings For Appalachian State University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 517 of 1779 |
| Southeast | 82 of 449 |
| North Carolina | 11 of 58 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 92 of 1511 |
| Southeast | 19 of 381 |
| North Carolina | 4 of 52 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 61 of 1510 |
| Southeast | 14 of 381 |
| North Carolina | 4 of 52 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 35 of 1509 |
| Southeast | 6 of 382 |
| North Carolina | 4 of 52 |
Diversity
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| Overall | |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 664 of 2486 |
| Location |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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Food Science Technology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 18 of 51 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Urban & Regional Planning
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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 182 of 384 |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 344 of 824 |
| Best Value | 46 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 174 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 21 of 66 |
| Most Popular | 22 of 173 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 173 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 354 of 820 |
| Best Value | 49 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 159 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 224 of 851 |
| Best Value | 22 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 122 of 1990 |
| Most Focused | 909 of 1990 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 237 of 623 |
| Best Value | 35 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 134 of 1286 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 648 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 244 of 747 |
| Best Value | 35 of 711 |
| Most Popular | 196 of 1675 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Construction Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 9 of 33 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 67 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 67 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 37 of 378 |
| Most Popular | 120 of 664 |
| Most Focused | 318 of 664 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 16 of 111 |
| Most Popular | 112 of 255 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Insurance
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| Most Popular | 6 of 42 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 42 |
International Business
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 20 of 139 |
| Most Popular | 52 of 375 |
| Most Focused | 179 of 375 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 147 |
| Best Value | 18 of 140 |
| Most Popular | 39 of 347 |
| Most Focused | 130 of 347 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 22 of 67 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 59 of 402 |
| Most Popular | 131 of 766 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 601 |
| Best Value | 14 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 1215 |
| Most Focused | 263 of 1215 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 112 of 508 |
| Most Popular | 286 of 1027 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 46 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 147 of 343 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | 26 of 334 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 334 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 15 of 97 |
| Most Popular | 51 of 247 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 247 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 233 of 603 |
| Best Value | 34 of 575 |
| Most Popular | 305 of 1551 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 235 of 827 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 286 |
| Best Value | 13 of 278 |
| Most Popular | 89 of 606 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 120 of 414 |
| Best Value | 38 of 404 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 1364 |
| Most Focused | 323 of 1366 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 33 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 450 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 29 of 1165 |
| Most Focused | 411 of 1164 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 100 of 347 |
| Best Value | 29 of 340 |
| Most Popular | 25 of 862 |
| Most Focused | 193 of 863 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | 122 of 445 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Environmental Control Technology
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| Most Popular | 1 of 52 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 52 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 118 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 141 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 79 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 558 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 38 of 132 |
| Most Popular | 146 of 374 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 33 of 117 |
| Most Popular | 129 of 264 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Textile & Apparel Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 10 of 46 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 67 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 179 of 942 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 83 of 300 |
| Most Focused | 141 of 300 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 99 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 285 of 809 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 169 of 593 |
| Best Value | 28 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 1679 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 281 of 663 |
| Most Focused |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 66 of 267 |
| Most Focused | 128 of 267 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 67 |
| Best Value | 6 of 67 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 130 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 130 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 25 of 112 |
| Most Popular | 113 of 605 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 135 of 500 |
| Most Popular | 228 of 1132 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 9 of 95 |
| Most Popular | 54 of 294 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 50 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 152 of 1251 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 47 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 152 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 161 of 412 |
| Best Value | 44 of 384 |
| Most Popular | 123 of 1111 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 133 of 415 |
| Best Value | 31 of 387 |
| Most Popular | 110 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 72 of 329 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 47 of 338 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 78 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 200 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 62 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 168 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 44 of 106 |
| Most Popular | 340 of 1032 |
| Most Focused |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 20 of 66 |
| Most Popular | 55 of 266 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 40 of 753 |
| Most Focused | 182 of 753 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 23 of 697 |
| Most Focused | 146 of 697 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 90 of 467 |
| Best Value | 16 of 458 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 897 |
| Most Focused | 225 of 898 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 182 of 458 |
| Best Value | 40 of 448 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 835 |
| Most Focused | 315 of 835 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Recreation Administration
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| Most Popular | 10 of 94 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 94 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 18 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 86 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 457 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 65 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 112 of 733 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 26 of 76 |
| Most Popular | 58 of 540 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 36 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 40 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 217 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 69 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 22 of 1100 |
| Most Focused | 252 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 48 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 71 of 428 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 52 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 21 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 190 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 371 of 836 |
| Best Value | 54 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 144 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 351 of 841 |
| Best Value | 43 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 132 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 190 of 402 |
| Best Value | 41 of 393 |
| Most Popular | 109 of 868 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 129 of 361 |
| Best Value | 19 of 354 |
| Most Popular | 55 of 578 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 283 of 671 |
| Best Value | 26 of 653 |
| Most Popular | 195 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 648 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 52 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 138 of 428 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 95 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 179 of 715 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 35 of 160 |
| Most Popular | 65 of 261 |
| Most Focused | 127 of 261 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 282 of 591 |
| Best Value | 31 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 150 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 529 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 47 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 171 of 964 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 160 of 641 |
| Best Value | 10 of 625 |
| Most Popular | 95 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | 539 of 1522 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Arts & Media Management
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| Most Popular | 25 of 153 |
| Most Focused |
Dance
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 217 |
| Best Value | 7 of 209 |
| Most Popular | 48 of 654 |
| Most Focused | 225 of 654 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 314 |
| Best Value | 18 of 308 |
| Most Popular | 234 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 67 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 184 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 328 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 46 of 365 |
| Most Popular | 248 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Veterans
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| Overall | 188 of 1820 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 233 of 825 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 218 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 195 of 853 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 203 of 625 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 264 of 749 |
Construction Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
International Business
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 100 of 600 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 194 of 603 |
Computer Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 81 of 286 |
Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 124 of 416 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 94 of 348 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Textile & Apparel Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 152 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 163 of 596 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 67 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 194 of 417 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 465 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 168 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 241 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 180 of 479 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 263 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 268 of 835 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 228 of 840 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 194 of 401 |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 132 of 360 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 215 of 670 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 155 of 590 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 224 of 534 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 640 |
Design & Applied Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 80 of 216 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 103 of 314 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 176 of 370 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 80 of 1159 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 139 of 653 |
| Top Ranked Online | 62 of 297 |
| Most Popular Online | 154 of 684 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 179 of 591 |
| Top Ranked Online | 59 of 244 |
| Most Popular Online | 95 of 563 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 71 of 469 |
| Top Ranked Online | 17 of 55 |
| Most Popular Online | 23 of 130 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 31 of 106 |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular Online | 3 of 28 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 595 of 1240 |
| Australia | |
| China | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
better worse | |
| OVERALL | 156 of 1204 |
| Australia | 22 of 166 |
| China | 203 of 817 |
| Saudi Arabia | 231 of 545 |
| Vietnam | 142 of 452 |
