Top 2017 Rankings For California State University - Northridge
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All 2017 Rankings For California State University - Northridge
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 514 of 1208 |
| Far Western US | 39 of 114 |
| California | 22 of 73 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 331 of 1208 |
| Far Western US | 20 of 114 |
| California | 13 of 73 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 356 of 1208 |
| Far Western US | 27 of 114 |
| California | 17 of 73 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 696 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | 254 of 2654 |
| Male / Female | 565 of 1717 |
| Location |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 85 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 23 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 168 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 126 of 370 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 81 of 249 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 8 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 204 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 175 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 127 of 550 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 363 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 186 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 52 of 1358 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 172 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 171 of 778 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 2089 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 271 of 904 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 249 of 608 |
| Best Value | 78 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 54 of 1343 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 652 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 346 of 727 |
| Best Value | 146 of 682 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 1756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 207 of 727 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 83 of 362 |
| Most Popular | 33 of 633 |
| Most Focused | 200 of 634 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 420 |
Hospitality Management
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| Most Popular | 77 of 270 |
| Most Focused |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 129 of 381 |
| Most Popular | 26 of 765 |
| Most Focused | 341 of 764 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 455 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 120 of 589 |
| Best Value | 19 of 567 |
| Most Popular | 3 of 1200 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 1208 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 206 of 719 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | 21 of 1019 |
| Most Focused | 355 of 1018 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 26 of 186 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 350 |
| Most Focused | 47 of 350 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 237 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Most Popular | 1 of 244 |
| Most Focused | 20 of 243 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 137 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 96 of 529 |
| Most Popular | 96 of 1633 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 832 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 108 of 322 |
| Most Popular | 73 of 871 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 456 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 43 of 257 |
| Most Popular | 64 of 605 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 368 |
Education
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| Most Popular | 85 of 1378 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 711 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 20 of 1176 |
| Most Focused |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 84 of 294 |
| Most Popular | 112 of 553 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 356 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 78 of 204 |
| Most Popular | 51 of 254 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 209 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 58 of 145 |
| Most Popular | 124 of 266 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 192 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 70 of 252 |
| Most Popular | 86 of 336 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 275 |
General Engineering
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| Most Popular | 34 of 133 |
| Most Focused |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 85 of 260 |
| Most Popular | 67 of 317 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 264 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | 207 of 471 |
| Most Focused |
Construction Engineering Technology
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| Most Popular | 28 of 65 |
| Most Focused |
Engineering-Related Fields
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 198 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 246 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 149 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 583 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 806 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Most Popular | 40 of 372 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 202 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences
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| Most Popular | 4 of 91 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 91 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 145 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 117 of 948 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 153 of 661 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 56 of 285 |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 170 of 828 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 153 of 592 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 195 of 577 |
| Best Value | 54 of 545 |
| Most Popular | 65 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 83 of 692 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 122 of 672 |
| Most Focused |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 21 of 260 |
| Most Focused |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Most Popular | 31 of 637 |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 97 of 481 |
| Most Popular | 537 of 1106 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 512 |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 98 |
| Best Value | 10 of 94 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 247 |
| Most Focused | 80 of 247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 109 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 186 of 557 |
| Most Popular | 119 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 184 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 119 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 63 of 828 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 350 |
| Best Value | 34 of 330 |
| Most Popular | 79 of 1181 |
| Most Focused | 534 of 1180 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 147 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 141 of 362 |
| Best Value | 29 of 341 |
| Most Popular | 79 of 1181 |
| Most Focused | 534 of 1180 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 188 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 139 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 168 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 183 of 482 |
| Most Popular | 109 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 108 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 394 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 61 of 524 |
| Most Focused | 248 of 524 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 229 of 462 |
| Best Value | 125 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 882 |
| Most Focused | 385 of 883 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 416 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 204 of 451 |
| Best Value | 88 of 432 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 816 |
| Most Focused | 336 of 819 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 459 |
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 74 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 40 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 84 of 944 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 131 of 742 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 104 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 48 of 102 |
| Most Popular | 56 of 542 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 164 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 260 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 279 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 122 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 92 of 237 |
| Most Popular | 130 of 423 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 345 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 416 of 848 |
| Best Value | 130 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 1481 |
| Most Focused | 327 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 193 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 423 of 854 |
| Best Value | 124 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 1429 |
| Most Focused | 279 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 857 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 100 of 380 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Public Administration
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 10 of 48 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 83 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 281 of 691 |
| Best Value | 39 of 655 |
| Most Popular | 26 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 283 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 387 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 71 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 44 of 423 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 174 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 137 of 733 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 549 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 76 of 176 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 262 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 227 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 145 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 44 of 1076 |
| Most Focused | 482 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 115 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 80 of 532 |
| Most Popular | 1 of 1000 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 220 of 697 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 13 of 75 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 56 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 289 of 672 |
| Best Value | 59 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 1569 |
| Most Focused | 587 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 322 |
| Best Value | 24 of 312 |
| Most Popular | 49 of 814 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 63 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 1132 |
| Most Focused | 248 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 68 of 382 |
| Most Popular | 7 of 1029 |
| Most Focused | 267 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 660 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Water Polo |
Veterans
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| Overall | 487 of 1428 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 186 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 80 of 187 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 260 of 828 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 189 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 308 of 866 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 629 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 250 of 760 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 130 of 386 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 168 of 407 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 599 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 192 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 187 of 575 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 275 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 280 of 632 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 209 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 158 of 362 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 600 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 161 of 525 |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 100 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 244 of 597 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 234 of 623 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 361 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 373 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 235 of 508 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 467 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 85 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 266 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 161 of 864 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 143 of 870 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 397 |
Public Administration
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 51 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 109 of 698 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 286 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Geography & Cartography
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 85 of 181 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 181 of 619 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 105 of 557 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 109 of 683 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 324 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 71 of 539 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 396 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 309 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 537 of 1184 |
| Bangladesh | |
| Brazil | |
| Canada | |
| China | 365 of 821 |
| Colombia | |
| Egypt | |
| France | |
| Germany | |
| Hong Kong | |
| India | 316 of 641 |
| Indonesia | |
| Iran | |
| Israel | |
| Japan | |
| Jordan | |
| Kuwait | 74 of 182 |
| Malaysia | |
| Mexico | |
| Mongolia | |
| Nepal | |
| Nigeria | |
| Norway | |
| Oman | |
| Pakistan | |
| Philippines | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | 251 of 561 |
| Singapore | |
| South Korea | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Sweden | 83 of 183 |
| Taiwan | |
| Thailand | |
| Turkey | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 109 of 1155 |
| Bangladesh | 66 of 261 |
| Brazil | 60 of 438 |
| Canada | 76 of 659 |
| China | 69 of 808 |
| Colombia | 87 of 271 |
| Egypt | 48 of 168 |
| France | 38 of 307 |
| Germany | 51 of 378 |
| Hong Kong | 21 of 198 |
| India | 57 of 630 |
| Indonesia | 25 of 208 |
| Iran | 35 of 257 |
| Israel | 9 of 91 |
| Japan | 48 of 434 |
| Jordan | 54 of 154 |
| Kuwait | 3 of 180 |
| Malaysia | 49 of 234 |
| Mexico | 101 of 325 |
| Mongolia | 15 of 71 |
| Nepal | 119 of 349 |
| Nigeria | 74 of 430 |
| Norway | 23 of 108 |
| Oman | 16 of 67 |
| Pakistan | 65 of 260 |
| Philippines | 22 of 141 |
| Russia | 30 of 245 |
| Saudi Arabia | 38 of 552 |
| Singapore | 35 of 144 |
| South Korea | 66 of 599 |
| Sri Lanka | 52 of 161 |
| Sweden | 6 of 181 |
| Taiwan | 52 of 355 |
| Thailand | 25 of 251 |
| Turkey | 28 of 277 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 of 103 |
| United Kingdom | 77 of 512 |
| Vietnam | 65 of 486 |
