2019 College Rankings for Buena Vista University by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2019 Rankings For Buena Vista University

Most Focused for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies (ranked 44 out of 1033)
Most Focused for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other) (ranked 23 out of 528)
Most Focused for Education (ranked 72 out of 1366)
Non-Traditional Students (ranked 73 out of 1159)
Most Focused for Teacher Education Grade Specific (ranked 90 out of 1164)

A more complete picture of where Buena Vista University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2019 Badges Awarded page.

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	1127 of 1779
The Plains States	124 of 196
Iowa	24 of 33

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	1329 of 1510
The Plains States	156 of 165
Iowa	27 of 30

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	1347 of 1510
The Plains States	158 of 165
Iowa	27 of 30

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	1339 of 1510
The Plains States	154 of 165
Iowa	23 of 30

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	1633 of 2238
Ethnic	2146 of 2486
Male / Female	1655 of 2486
Location	889 of 2238

Best Religiously Affiliated

	better worse
Presbyterian Church (USA)	32 of 46

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	746 of 824
Best Value	772 of 808
Most Popular	960 of 1426
Most Focused	1143 of 1426
Highest Paid Grads	815 of 891

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Most Popular	566 of 574
Most Focused	554 of 574

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	725 of 820
Best Value	763 of 803
Most Popular	869 of 1383
Most Focused	1005 of 1383
Highest Paid Grads	764 of 847

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	630 of 851
Best Value	706 of 810
Most Popular	500 of 1990
Most Focused	387 of 1990
Highest Paid Grads	742 of 903

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	547 of 623
Best Value	569 of 601
Most Popular	396 of 1286
Most Focused	247 of 1286
Highest Paid Grads	644 of 648

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	705 of 747
Best Value	683 of 711
Most Popular	646 of 1675
Most Focused	866 of 1675
Highest Paid Grads	563 of 725

Entrepreneurial Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	53 of 57
Best Value	51 of 56
Most Popular	75 of 234
Most Focused	52 of 234
Highest Paid Grads	80 of 85

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	344 of 389
Best Value	367 of 378
Most Popular	346 of 664
Most Focused	255 of 664
Highest Paid Grads	396 of 416

General Business/Commerce

	better worse
Most Popular	373 of 502
Most Focused	404 of 502

Human Resource Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	126 of 134
Best Value	121 of 123
Most Popular	84 of 377
Most Focused	66 of 377
Highest Paid Grads	157 of 166

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	351 of 416
Best Value	375 of 402
Most Popular	357 of 766
Most Focused	217 of 766
Highest Paid Grads	392 of 449

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Most Popular	781 of 1215
Most Focused	947 of 1215
Highest Paid Grads	650 of 713

Communication & Journalism (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	43 of 71
Most Focused	45 of 71

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

	better worse
Most Popular	149 of 247
Most Focused	111 of 247

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	1133 of 1551
Most Focused	1386 of 1551
Highest Paid Grads	471 of 827

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Most Popular	616 of 838
Most Focused	676 of 838

Computer Systems Analysis

	better worse
Most Popular	47 of 54
Most Focused	47 of 54

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	353 of 414
Best Value	378 of 404
Most Popular	202 of 1366
Most Focused	72 of 1366
Highest Paid Grads	636 of 707

General Education

	better worse
Most Popular	95 of 226
Most Focused	113 of 226

Special Education

	better worse
Most Popular	368 of 450
Most Focused	363 of 450

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	196 of 1164
Most Focused	90 of 1164

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked	333 of 347
Best Value	329 of 340
Most Popular	147 of 863
Most Focused	91 of 863
Highest Paid Grads	465 of 506

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	1096 of 1355
Most Focused	1246 of 1355
Highest Paid Grads	796 of 871

General English Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	974 of 1271
Most Focused	1133 of 1271
Highest Paid Grads	721 of 800

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Most Popular	633 of 942
Most Focused	603 of 942
Highest Paid Grads	634 of 653

Romance Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	490 of 809
Most Focused	419 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	538 of 571

Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	1545 of 1678
Most Focused	1629 of 1678

Allied Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	544 of 663
Most Focused	484 of 663

History

	better worse
Most Popular	1161 of 1251
Most Focused	1201 of 1251

History

	better worse
Most Popular	1161 of 1251
Most Focused	1201 of 1251
Highest Paid Grads	753 of 823

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Top Ranked	356 of 412
Best Value	371 of 384
Most Popular	493 of 1111
Most Focused	661 of 1111

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Top Ranked	347 of 415
Best Value	372 of 387
Most Popular	475 of 1084
Most Focused	645 of 1084
Highest Paid Grads	363 of 419

Legal Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	290 of 361
Most Focused	293 of 361

Non-Professional General Legal Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	91 of 126
Most Focused	96 of 126

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Most Popular	1033 of 1175
Most Focused	1073 of 1175

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	1033 of 1175
Most Focused	1073 of 1175
Highest Paid Grads	469 of 504

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Most Popular	1066 of 1223
Most Focused	1153 of 1223
Highest Paid Grads	752 of 805

Mathematics

	better worse
Most Popular	996 of 1171
Most Focused	1091 of 1171
Highest Paid Grads	711 of 771

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	123 of 1032
Most Focused	44 of 1033
Highest Paid Grads	374 of 397

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	68 of 528
Most Focused	23 of 528

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	502 of 753
Most Focused	485 of 753

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	439 of 697
Most Focused	418 of 697

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	367 of 467
Best Value	428 of 458
Most Popular	409 of 898
Most Focused	476 of 898
Highest Paid Grads	284 of 418

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	343 of 458
Best Value	417 of 448
Most Popular	386 of 835
Most Focused	421 of 835
Highest Paid Grads	329 of 459

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	818 of 941
Most Focused	795 of 941
Highest Paid Grads	573 of 605

Philosophy & Religious Studies (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	24 of 53
Most Focused	36 of 53

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	885 of 1156
Most Focused	952 of 1156
Highest Paid Grads	717 of 786

Chemistry

	better worse
Most Popular	766 of 1099
Most Focused	798 of 1099
Highest Paid Grads	696 of 753

Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	677 of 717
Most Focused	656 of 717
Highest Paid Grads	515 of 537

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	694 of 836
Best Value	752 of 809
Most Popular	430 of 1502
Most Focused	256 of 1502
Highest Paid Grads	848 of 898

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	719 of 841
Best Value	762 of 814
Most Popular	390 of 1407
Most Focused	213 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	783 of 834

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Most Popular	600 of 868
Most Focused	611 of 868
Highest Paid Grads	321 of 453

Public Administration

	better worse
Most Popular	92 of 144
Most Focused	64 of 144
Highest Paid Grads	75 of 83

Social Work

	better worse
Most Popular	510 of 578
Most Focused	518 of 578
Highest Paid Grads	336 of 367

Social Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	1249 of 1319
Most Focused	1301 of 1319
Highest Paid Grads	806 of 874

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Most Popular	1039 of 1083
Most Focused	1047 of 1083
Highest Paid Grads	741 of 758

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	1057 of 1522
Most Focused	1223 of 1522
Highest Paid Grads	756 of 850

Arts & Media Management

	better worse
Most Popular	139 of 153
Most Focused	139 of 153

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	537 of 654
Most Focused	539 of 654
Highest Paid Grads	238 of 266

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	706 of 808
Most Focused	702 of 808
Highest Paid Grads	500 of 535

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	1032 of 1103
Most Focused	1057 of 1103
Highest Paid Grads	638 of 693

Music

	better worse
Most Popular	716 of 1036
Most Focused	728 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	604 of 658

Men's Sports

	better worse
Men's Baseball (D3)	257 of 351
Men's Basketball (D3)	293 of 389
Men's Football (D3)	194 of 222
Men's Soccer (D3)	335 of 382

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Basketball (D3)	299 of 394
Women's Soccer (D3)	354 of 389
Women's Softball (D3)	279 of 371
Women's Volleyball (D3)	297 of 380

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	1196 of 1820

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	802 of 825

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	771 of 820

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	594 of 853

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	601 of 625

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	709 of 749

Entrepreneurial Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	57 of 57

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	384 of 390

Human Resource Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	135 of 137

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	399 of 417

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	335 of 416

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	341 of 348

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	405 of 414

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	408 of 417

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	412 of 465

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	390 of 456

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	730 of 835

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	765 of 840

Non-Traditional Students

	better worse
Overall	73 of 1159

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	233 of 653
Top Ranked Online	208 of 297
Most Popular Online	126 of 684

Accounting

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	269 of 481
Top Ranked Online	54 of 76
Most Popular Online	66 of 216

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	485 of 591
Top Ranked Online	226 of 244
Most Popular Online	247 of 563

Entrepreneurial Studies

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	18 of 44
Top Ranked Online	4 of 5
Most Popular Online	11 of 24

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	143 of 316
Top Ranked Online	23 of 28
Most Popular Online	27 of 64

General Business/Commerce

	better worse
Most Popular Online	115 of 147

Human Resource Management

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	68 of 120
Top Ranked Online	40 of 43
Most Popular Online	36 of 117

Marketing

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	143 of 337
Top Ranked Online	41 of 55
Most Popular Online	57 of 118

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	167 of 355
Top Ranked Online	117 of 144
Most Popular Online	207 of 371

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	156 of 358
Top Ranked Online	104 of 135
Most Popular Online	195 of 343

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Most Popular Online	321 of 342

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Most Popular Online	321 of 342

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular Online	39 of 153

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular Online	30 of 93

Psychology

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	223 of 610
Top Ranked Online	82 of 112
Most Popular Online	76 of 238

General Psychology

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	253 of 613
Top Ranked Online	77 of 104
Most Popular Online	72 of 205

International Quality

	better worse
OVERALL	956 of 1240
Nepal	333 of 350
South Korea	567 of 587

International Value

	better worse
OVERALL	822 of 1204
Nepal	254 of 340
South Korea	403 of 576

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