Top 2019 Rankings For Auburn University
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All 2019 Rankings For Auburn University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 209 of 1779 |
| Southeast | 28 of 449 |
| Alabama | 2 of 33 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| Southeast | |
| Alabama | 4 of 26 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Southeast | |
| Alabama | 3 of 26 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 349 of 1510 |
| Southeast | 86 of 381 |
| Alabama | 1 of 26 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 520 of 2238 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 95 of 2487 |
| Location | 452 of 2238 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 104 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 36 of 228 |
| Most Focused | 87 of 228 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 99 |
Agricultural Economics & Business
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 70 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 53 of 117 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Agricultural Production
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| Most Popular | 21 of 49 |
| Most Focused |
Animal Science
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 76 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 26 of 91 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 91 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 72 |
Food Science Technology
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| Most Popular | |
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Plant Sciences
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| Most Popular | 5 of 79 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 79 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 50 of 206 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 206 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Environmental Design
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| Most Popular | |
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General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 47 of 116 |
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Interior Architecture
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 24 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 824 |
| Best Value | 362 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 1429 |
| Most Focused | 181 of 1426 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 365 of 891 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 70 of 173 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 99 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 820 |
| Best Value | 282 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 1382 |
| Most Focused | 411 of 1383 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 205 of 847 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
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| Most Popular | 33 of 95 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 95 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
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| Most Popular | 10 of 79 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 79 |
Zoology
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 118 of 851 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 76 of 1990 |
| Most Focused | 659 of 1990 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 313 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 623 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 48 of 1287 |
| Most Focused | 404 of 1286 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 166 of 648 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 747 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 94 of 1676 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 306 of 725 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 122 of 389 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 58 of 664 |
| Most Focused | 153 of 664 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 105 of 416 |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 115 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 83 of 255 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 122 |
Human Resource Management
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 134 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 71 of 377 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
International Business
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 143 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 105 of 375 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 222 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Most Popular | 85 of 171 |
| Most Focused |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 416 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 54 of 766 |
| Most Focused | 250 of 766 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 449 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 102 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 117 of 1215 |
| Most Focused | 456 of 1215 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 130 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 126 of 1027 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 184 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 84 of 343 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | 72 of 334 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 173 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 258 of 603 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 439 of 1551 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 328 of 827 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 357 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 178 of 838 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 170 of 451 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 413 |
| Best Value | 192 of 404 |
| Most Popular | 95 of 1367 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 175 of 707 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 184 |
| Best Value | 90 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 17 of 450 |
| Most Focused | 167 of 450 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 238 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 153 of 1164 |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 348 |
| Best Value | 158 of 340 |
| Most Popular | 113 of 863 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 506 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 309 |
| Best Value | 137 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 596 |
| Most Focused | 84 of 596 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 27 of 65 |
| Most Focused | 25 of 65 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Architectural Engineering
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| Most Popular | 1 of 23 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 23 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Biological Engineering
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| Most Popular | 5 of 11 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 11 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 151 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 35 of 167 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 167 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 207 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 30 of 263 |
| Most Focused | 71 of 263 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 46 of 283 |
| Most Focused | 92 of 283 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 69 of 350 |
| Most Focused | 167 of 350 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 274 |
Engineering (Other)
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| Most Popular | 18 of 45 |
| Most Focused |
Industrial Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 86 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 22 of 108 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 108 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Materials Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 272 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 42 of 337 |
| Most Focused | 111 of 337 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 127 of 263 |
Polymer & Plastics Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 216 of 602 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 164 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 312 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 175 of 622 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 137 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 247 of 800 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 138 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 59 of 374 |
| Most Focused | 168 of 374 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 122 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 57 of 264 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 128 |
Textile & Apparel Studies
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 47 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 18 of 69 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 69 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 153 of 942 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 311 of 653 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 76 of 272 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 168 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 75 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 382 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 269 of 571 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 292 of 593 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 325 of 1678 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 342 of 687 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
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| Most Popular | 72 of 267 |
| Most Focused |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 77 of 267 |
| Most Focused |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 124 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 169 of 605 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 143 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 143 of 519 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 326 of 1132 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
History
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| Top Ranked | 155 of 548 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 122 of 1251 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 580 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 122 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 320 of 823 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 105 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 156 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 215 of 805 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 41 of 189 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 475 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 237 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 313 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 110 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 125 of 1032 |
| Most Focused | 446 of 1032 |
Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 18 of 142 |
| Most Focused | 68 of 142 |
Nutrition Science
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 35 |
| Best Value | 17 of 34 |
| Most Popular | 21 of 68 |
| Most Focused | 28 of 68 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 48 |
| Best Value | 21 of 47 |
| Most Popular | 65 of 753 |
| Most Focused | 299 of 753 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 267 |
Forestry
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 32 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 17 of 58 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Natural Resource Management
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| Most Popular | 35 of 74 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Wildlife Management
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 261 of 941 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 292 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 174 of 733 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 186 of 479 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 268 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 347 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 135 of 435 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 146 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 324 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 211 of 836 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 283 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 416 of 898 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 173 of 841 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 260 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 385 of 834 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 402 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 215 of 868 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 453 |
Public Administration
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 11 of 46 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 38 of 144 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 83 |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 104 of 361 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 282 of 578 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 367 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 315 of 671 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 280 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 243 of 715 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 196 of 536 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 253 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 155 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 191 of 534 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 295 of 964 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 292 of 688 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 114 of 641 |
| Best Value | 312 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 157 of 1521 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 850 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 217 |
| Best Value | 73 of 209 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 654 |
| Most Focused | 244 of 654 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 266 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 236 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 234 of 512 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 397 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 276 of 693 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 129 of 371 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 275 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 272 of 658 |
Veterans
better worse | |
| Overall | 36 of 1818 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 104 |
Agricultural Economics & Business
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Animal Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 76 |
Architecture & Related Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 53 of 109 |
General Architecture
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 825 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 818 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 127 of 853 |
Accounting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 625 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 78 of 749 |
Finance & Financial Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 390 |
Hospitality Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 48 of 116 |
Human Resource Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 55 of 137 |
International Business
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 143 |
Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 417 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 600 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 118 of 522 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 142 of 357 |
Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 417 |
Special Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 186 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 351 |
Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 309 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 56 |
Chemical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 31 of 151 |
Civil Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 207 |
Computer Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Electrical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 269 |
Industrial Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 86 |
Mechanical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 272 |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 176 of 602 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 116 of 622 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 138 |
Human Development & Family Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 122 |
Textile & Apparel Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 47 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 116 of 341 |
Romance Languages
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 78 of 352 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 213 of 523 |
Mathematics & Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 74 of 472 |
Applied Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 73 of 476 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 110 |
Nutrition Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 35 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 49 |
Forestry
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 32 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 160 of 479 |
Chemistry
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 435 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 185 of 835 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 135 of 840 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 401 |
Public Administration
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 46 |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 326 of 670 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 146 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 195 of 590 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 174 of 534 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 111 of 640 |
Design & Applied Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 216 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 203 of 513 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 159 of 370 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 252 of 1159 |
International Quality
International Value
