Top 2021 Rankings For Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
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All 2021 Rankings For Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | |
| Great Lakes | |
| Ohio | 39 of 80 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 304 of 1472 |
| Great Lakes | 74 of 226 |
| Ohio | 6 of 62 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 338 of 1472 |
| Great Lakes | 71 of 226 |
| Ohio | 7 of 62 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 194 of 1472 |
| Great Lakes | 37 of 226 |
| Ohio | 6 of 62 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 1253 of 3514 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 848 of 3791 |
| Location | 1134 of 3515 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Most Popular | 84 of 281 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 281 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Environmental Design
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| Most Popular | 12 of 29 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 29 |
Interior Architecture
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| Most Popular | 3 of 34 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 34 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 266 of 581 |
| Most Focused |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | 156 of 363 |
| Most Focused |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 167 of 637 |
| Most Popular | 227 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 127 of 617 |
| Most Popular | 190 of 1638 |
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Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
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| Most Popular | |
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Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 431 of 1152 |
| Best Value | 98 of 1035 |
| Most Popular | 260 of 2851 |
| Most Focused | 1408 of 2851 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 1326 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 179 of 477 |
| Most Popular | 202 of 1853 |
| Most Focused | 923 of 1854 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 274 of 955 |
| Best Value | 55 of 876 |
| Most Popular | 399 of 2404 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 1083 |
Business, Management & Marketing (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 89 of 304 |
| Most Popular | 198 of 713 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 328 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 54 of 141 |
| Most Popular | 295 of 720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Sales & Marketing
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| Most Popular | 36 of 168 |
| Most Focused |
International Business
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| Most Popular | 63 of 396 |
| Most Focused | 163 of 396 |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 99 |
| Best Value | 7 of 92 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 385 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 110 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 43 of 358 |
| Most Popular | 171 of 910 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 401 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 89 of 567 |
| Most Popular | 371 of 1501 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 314 of 657 |
Communication & Journalism (Other)
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Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 159 of 425 |
| Most Focused | |
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Public Relations & Advertising
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 48 of 107 |
| Most Popular | 153 of 375 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 131 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Most Popular | 99 of 383 |
| Most Focused |
Communications Technologies & Support
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| Most Popular | 20 of 437 |
| Most Focused | 124 of 437 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 59 |
Graphic Communications
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| Most Popular | 7 of 280 |
| Most Focused | 76 of 280 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 41 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 212 of 448 |
| Most Popular | 743 of 2316 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 114 of 262 |
| Most Popular | 585 of 1236 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Information Science
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| Most Popular | 89 of 295 |
| Most Focused |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 143 of 622 |
| Best Value | 50 of 593 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 1884 |
| Most Focused | 137 of 1884 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Education (Other)
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| Most Popular | 3 of 80 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 80 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 39 of 120 |
| Most Popular | 3 of 484 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 485 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 130 of 519 |
| Most Popular | 143 of 1559 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 88 of 265 |
| Most Popular | 165 of 895 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 290 of 998 |
| Most Focused | 452 of 998 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 47 of 99 |
| Most Popular | 64 of 304 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 304 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Construction Engineering
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| Most Popular | 6 of 22 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 22 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | 101 of 1179 |
| Most Focused | 485 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 162 |
Engineering Technology (Other)
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| Most Popular | 7 of 88 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 88 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 8 |
Engineering-Related Fields
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| Most Popular | 6 of 70 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 70 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 40 of 416 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 1547 |
| Most Focused | 158 of 1549 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 509 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 463 of 1432 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 11 of 404 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 404 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 86 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 74 of 150 |
| Most Popular | 99 of 832 |
| Most Focused | 286 of 832 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 35 of 102 |
| Most Popular | 54 of 716 |
| Most Focused | 200 of 716 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 395 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 120 of 267 |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 296 of 877 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 408 of 853 |
| Best Value | 105 of 753 |
| Most Popular | 342 of 2796 |
| Most Focused | |
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Allied Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | |
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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 17 of 51 |
| Most Popular | 109 of 477 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 62 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 105 of 281 |
| Most Focused |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
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| Most Popular | 33 of 152 |
| Most Focused | 68 of 152 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 38 of 91 |
| Most Popular | 224 of 1054 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health Professions (Other)
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 29 of 143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health Sciences & Services
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| Most Popular | 102 of 490 |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | |
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Public Health
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Most Popular | 343 of 1404 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Most Popular | 343 of 1404 |
| Most Focused |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 174 of 503 |
| Best Value | 48 of 446 |
| Most Popular | 163 of 1831 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 225 of 617 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 107 of 445 |
| Most Popular | 157 of 1772 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 209 of 605 |
Fire Protection
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| Most Popular | 114 of 375 |
| Most Focused |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 116 of 289 |
| Most Popular | 939 of 2025 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 105 of 289 |
| Most Popular | 939 of 2025 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | 290 of 1438 |
| Most Focused |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | 240 of 1382 |
| Most Focused |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 140 |
| Best Value | 3 of 130 |
| Most Popular | 398 of 1403 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Gerontology
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| Most Popular | 2 of 38 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 38 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | 116 of 298 |
| Most Focused |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 269 of 664 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 192 of 940 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Natural Resource Management
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| Most Popular | 14 of 95 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 95 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 417 |
| Best Value | 38 of 409 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | 391 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 164 of 430 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 93 of 387 |
| Most Popular | 183 of 1131 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 400 |
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 11 of 35 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 121 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 121 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
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Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 387 of 1382 |
| Most Focused |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 291 of 1229 |
| Most Focused |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Physics
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| Most Popular | 395 of 819 |
| Most Focused |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 124 of 748 |
| Most Popular | 295 of 1699 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 423 of 882 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 96 of 744 |
| Most Popular | 266 of 1563 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 376 of 814 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 104 of 322 |
| Most Popular | 222 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 170 of 374 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 71 of 264 |
| Most Popular | 142 of 691 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 118 of 292 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 211 of 539 |
| Most Popular | 396 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 209 of 592 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 117 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 268 of 817 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 280 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 153 of 358 |
| Most Popular | 238 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 69 of 347 |
| Most Popular | 397 of 1100 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Transportation & Materials Moving
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| Most Popular | 61 of 182 |
| Most Focused |
Air Transportation
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| Most Popular | 52 of 160 |
| Most Focused |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 212 of 510 |
| Best Value | 38 of 483 |
| Most Popular | 119 of 2020 |
| Most Focused | 454 of 2022 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 217 of 547 |
Dance
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 206 |
| Best Value | 13 of 184 |
| Most Popular | 110 of 961 |
| Most Focused | 405 of 961 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 223 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 30 of 168 |
| Most Popular | 238 of 968 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 37 of 110 |
| Most Popular | 103 of 455 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 123 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 106 of 321 |
| Most Popular | 165 of 1368 |
| Most Focused | 592 of 1368 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 171 of 343 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | 83 of 307 |
| Most Focused |
Music
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| Most Popular | 158 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 558 of 1238 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 142 of 2104 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 276 of 648 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 176 of 627 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 243 of 1178 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 978 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Business/Commerce
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 101 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 87 of 381 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 581 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 627 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 123 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 200 of 543 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 111 of 275 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 64 of 423 |
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 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 258 of 874 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions (Other)
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 515 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 222 of 511 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 139 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 74 of 414 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 128 of 392 |
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 165 of 779 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 118 of 775 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 275 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 132 of 351 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 91 of 508 |
Design & Applied Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 206 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 171 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 56 of 118 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 311 of 2186 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 257 of 962 |
| Top Ranked Online | 139 of 474 |
| Most Popular Online | 445 of 1162 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 128 of 835 |
| Top Ranked Online | 73 of 380 |
| Most Popular Online | 409 of 933 |
General Business/Commerce
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 124 of 248 |
Education
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 39 of 572 |
| Top Ranked Online | 21 of 103 |
| Most Popular Online | 32 of 312 |
Education (Other)
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| Most Popular Online | 1 of 9 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular Online | 17 of 134 |
Engineering Technology (Other)
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| Most Popular Online | 5 of 12 |
Engineering-Related Fields
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| Most Popular Online | 1 of 14 |
Health Professions
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 253 of 745 |
| Top Ranked Online | 206 of 439 |
| Most Popular Online | 421 of 924 |
Nursing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online |
Public Health
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| Most Popular Online |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 83 of 459 |
| Top Ranked Online | 68 of 212 |
| Most Popular Online |
Fire Protection
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| Most Popular Online | 26 of 65 |
International Quality
International Value
