Top 2020 Rankings For Appalachian State University
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All 2020 Rankings For Appalachian State University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 444 of 1727 |
| Southeast | 71 of 436 |
| North Carolina | 9 of 55 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 89 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 18 of 374 |
| North Carolina | 4 of 51 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 51 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 13 of 374 |
| North Carolina | 4 of 51 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 22 of 1486 |
| Southeast | 5 of 373 |
| North Carolina | 4 of 51 |
Diversity
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| Overall | |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 632 of 2417 |
| 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 Focused |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 182 of 384 |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 323 of 824 |
| Best Value | 46 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 174 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 17 of 66 |
| Most Popular | 22 of 173 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 173 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 322 of 820 |
| Best Value | 43 of 804 |
| Most Popular | 159 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 198 of 848 |
| Best Value | 23 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 121 of 1930 |
| Most Focused | 889 of 1931 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 213 of 621 |
| Best Value | 31 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 134 of 1282 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 647 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 220 of 744 |
| Best Value | 31 of 711 |
| Most Popular | 196 of 1667 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Construction Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 8 of 33 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 67 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 67 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 183 of 389 |
| Best Value | 30 of 378 |
| Most Popular | 120 of 662 |
| Most Focused | 319 of 662 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 16 of 111 |
| Most Popular | 114 of 253 |
| 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 | 16 of 139 |
| Most Popular | 51 of 373 |
| Most Focused | 173 of 373 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 63 of 145 |
| Best Value | 15 of 140 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 345 |
| Most Focused | 128 of 345 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 19 of 67 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 204 of 415 |
| Best Value | 50 of 402 |
| Most Popular | 131 of 763 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 600 |
| Best Value | 12 of 588 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 1210 |
| Most Focused | 262 of 1210 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 88 of 508 |
| Most Popular | 285 of 1022 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 37 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 145 of 342 |
| 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 | 14 of 97 |
| Most Popular | 51 of 247 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 247 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 207 of 601 |
| Best Value | 23 of 575 |
| Most Popular | 306 of 1512 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 235 of 824 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 286 |
| Best Value | 11 of 278 |
| Most Popular | 89 of 605 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 413 |
| Best Value | 30 of 404 |
| Most Popular | 23 of 1361 |
| Most Focused | 323 of 1363 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 183 |
| Best Value | 32 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 450 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 28 of 1162 |
| Most Focused | 410 of 1161 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 85 of 346 |
| Best Value | 26 of 340 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 860 |
| Most Focused | 192 of 861 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | 122 of 442 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Environmental Control Technology
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| Most Popular | 1 of 51 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 51 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 97 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 140 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 66 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 557 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 27 of 132 |
| Most Popular | 145 of 373 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 22 of 117 |
| Most Popular | 130 of 263 |
| 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 | 59 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 179 of 941 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 82 of 299 |
| Most Focused | 141 of 299 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 93 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 285 of 809 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 149 of 591 |
| Best Value | 24 of 563 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 1664 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 286 of 658 |
| 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 | 23 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 | 59 of 123 |
| Best Value | 21 of 112 |
| Most Popular | 111 of 600 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 106 of 500 |
| Most Popular | 229 of 1126 |
| 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 | 43 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 147 of 1247 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 41 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 147 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 132 of 410 |
| Best Value | 33 of 384 |
| Most Popular | 120 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 111 of 413 |
| Best Value | 24 of 387 |
| Most Popular | 108 of 1060 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 50 of 329 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 168 of 351 |
| Best Value | 36 of 338 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 85 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 | 40 of 106 |
| Most Popular | 339 of 1030 |
| Most Focused |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 16 of 66 |
| Most Popular | 55 of 266 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 40 of 750 |
| Most Focused | 181 of 750 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 23 of 695 |
| Most Focused | 145 of 695 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 466 |
| Best Value | 16 of 458 |
| Most Popular | 28 of 892 |
| Most Focused | 222 of 891 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 156 of 457 |
| Best Value | 38 of 448 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 829 |
| Most Focused | 313 of 829 |
| 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 | 121 of 242 |
| Best Value | 16 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 455 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 55 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 114 of 731 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 22 of 76 |
| Most Popular | 58 of 540 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 230 of 479 |
| Best Value | 29 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 40 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 217 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 59 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 | 44 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 71 of 428 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 43 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 21 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 190 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 334 of 835 |
| Best Value | 50 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 144 of 1475 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 310 of 840 |
| Best Value | 37 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 130 of 1382 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 158 of 401 |
| Best Value | 23 of 393 |
| Most Popular | 108 of 865 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 361 |
| Best Value | 14 of 354 |
| Most Popular | 55 of 578 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 267 of 670 |
| Best Value | 27 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 193 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 648 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 35 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 145 of 427 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 88 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 179 of 715 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 26 of 160 |
| Most Popular | 65 of 261 |
| Most Focused | 127 of 261 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 259 of 590 |
| Best Value | 22 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 150 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 530 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 265 of 533 |
| Best Value | 34 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 169 of 962 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 142 of 640 |
| Best Value | 8 of 625 |
| Most Popular | 94 of 1483 |
| Most Focused | 501 of 1482 |
| 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 | 82 of 216 |
| Best Value | 8 of 209 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 617 |
| Most Focused | 188 of 617 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 117 of 314 |
| Best Value | 13 of 308 |
| Most Popular | 234 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 57 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 182 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 328 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 174 of 371 |
| Best Value | 41 of 365 |
| Most Popular | 248 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Veterans
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| Overall | 97 of 1751 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 231 of 825 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 210 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 191 of 852 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 196 of 624 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 259 of 748 |
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 | 93 of 599 |
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 | 192 of 603 |
Computer Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 78 of 286 |
Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 416 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 91 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 | 150 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 159 of 595 |
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
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 190 of 416 |
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 | 71 of 464 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 168 of 455 |
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 | 178 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 | 125 of 263 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 264 of 834 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 214 of 839 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 190 of 400 |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 127 of 360 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 215 of 669 |
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 589 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 219 of 533 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 640 |
Design & Applied Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 81 of 216 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 101 of 314 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 256 of 513 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 173 of 370 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 95 of 1291 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 151 of 731 |
| Top Ranked Online | 55 of 294 |
| Most Popular Online | 152 of 678 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 194 of 656 |
| Top Ranked Online | 52 of 241 |
| Most Popular Online | 93 of 561 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 76 of 523 |
| Top Ranked Online | 15 of 54 |
| Most Popular Online | 22 of 129 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 30 of 105 |
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 | 514 of 1240 |
| Australia | |
| China | |
| India | |
| Venezuela | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 115 of 1209 |
| Australia | 17 of 220 |
| China | 174 of 826 |
| India | 207 of 645 |
| Venezuela | 39 of 239 |
| Vietnam | 128 of 498 |
