Top 2018 Rankings For California State University - Northridge
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All 2018 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 | 394 of 1325 |
| Far Western US | 22 of 124 |
| California | 18 of 79 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 356 of 1325 |
| Far Western US | 19 of 124 |
| California | 20 of 79 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 263 of 1325 |
| Far Western US | 17 of 124 |
| California | 17 of 79 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 553 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | 337 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 492 of 2594 |
| Location |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 75 of 176 |
| Most Popular | 21 of 528 |
| Most Focused | 183 of 527 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 286 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 73 of 173 |
| Most Popular | 118 of 370 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 247 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 9 of 391 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 391 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 160 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 175 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 109 of 239 |
| Most Popular | 211 of 571 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 367 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 126 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 53 of 1373 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 170 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 412 of 825 |
| Best Value | 110 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 30 of 2041 |
| Most Focused | 978 of 2041 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 270 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 224 of 600 |
| Best Value | 40 of 584 |
| Most Popular | 29 of 1312 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 651 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 334 of 724 |
| Best Value | 96 of 701 |
| Most Popular | 36 of 1722 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 206 of 725 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 48 of 376 |
| Most Popular | 17 of 642 |
| Most Focused | 159 of 642 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 417 |
Hospitality Management
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| Most Popular | 60 of 258 |
| Most Focused |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 78 of 394 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 769 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 769 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 454 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 582 |
| Best Value | 8 of 571 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 1212 |
| Most Focused | 62 of 1218 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 204 of 715 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | 21 of 1034 |
| Most Focused | 400 of 1036 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 18 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 71 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 233 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Most Popular | 1 of 238 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 240 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 127 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 65 of 547 |
| Most Popular | 97 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 826 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 71 of 333 |
| Most Popular | 62 of 838 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 452 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 24 of 260 |
| Most Popular | 78 of 599 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 360 |
Information Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Education
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| Most Popular | 65 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 707 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 15 of 1172 |
| Most Focused |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 66 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 95 of 582 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 356 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 50 of 205 |
| Most Popular | 45 of 260 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 209 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 39 of 157 |
| Most Popular | 75 of 272 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 191 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 49 of 255 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 343 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 274 |
General Engineering
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| Most Popular | 40 of 144 |
| Most Focused |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 58 of 263 |
| Most Popular | 66 of 326 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 264 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | |
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Construction Engineering Technology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Engineering-Related Fields
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 150 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 50 of 1359 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 243 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 113 of 609 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 1280 |
| Most Focused | 636 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 196 of 805 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 204 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Most Popular | 34 of 376 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 202 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences
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| Most Popular | 4 of 84 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 84 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 102 of 352 |
| Most Popular | 174 of 939 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 153 of 656 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 86 of 286 |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 128 of 366 |
| Most Popular | 214 of 817 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 581 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 189 of 582 |
| Best Value | 39 of 562 |
| Most Popular | 60 of 1705 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 83 of 692 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 137 of 671 |
| Most Focused |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 19 of 262 |
| Most Focused |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Most Popular | 21 of 631 |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 64 of 497 |
| Most Popular | 529 of 1124 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 509 |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 100 |
| Best Value | 9 of 96 |
| Most Popular | 10 of 273 |
| Most Focused | 94 of 273 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 107 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 102 of 553 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 1263 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 98 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 1263 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 831 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 340 |
| Best Value | 25 of 328 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | 561 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 147 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 352 |
| Best Value | 26 of 339 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | 561 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 120 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 144 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 167 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 105 of 459 |
| Most Popular | 114 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 772 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 86 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 93 of 394 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 49 of 529 |
| Most Focused | 233 of 529 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 215 of 452 |
| Best Value | 90 of 445 |
| Most Popular | 7 of 886 |
| Most Focused | 389 of 890 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 415 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 185 of 443 |
| Best Value | 55 of 436 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 820 |
| Most Focused | 347 of 820 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 27 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 56 of 956 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 87 of 240 |
| Most Popular | 74 of 756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 104 of 544 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 30 of 85 |
| Most Popular | 45 of 550 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 83 of 336 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 119 of 463 |
| Most Popular | 255 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 99 of 403 |
| Most Popular | 242 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 64 of 248 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 346 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 88 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 263 of 705 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 98 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 1481 |
| Most Focused | 338 of 1492 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 193 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 109 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 1389 |
| Most Focused | 281 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 842 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Public Administration
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 85 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 254 of 676 |
| Best Value | 23 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 275 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 387 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 48 of 268 |
| Most Popular | 66 of 422 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 128 of 433 |
| Most Popular | 111 of 729 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 542 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 45 of 169 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 267 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 227 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 94 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 418 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 52 of 517 |
| Most Popular | 2 of 952 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 219 of 695 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 16 of 76 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 56 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 255 of 628 |
| Best Value | 39 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 31 of 1527 |
| Most Focused | 569 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 306 |
| Best Value | 15 of 299 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 237 of 507 |
| Best Value | 29 of 498 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 1111 |
| Most Focused | 226 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 183 of 376 |
| Best Value | 42 of 368 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 1034 |
| Most Focused | 325 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 657 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Water Polo |
Veterans
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| Overall | 523 of 1423 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 306 of 831 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 196 of 829 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 283 of 861 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 623 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 265 of 759 |
Finance & Financial Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 131 of 394 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 414 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 591 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 184 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 188 of 587 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 274 |
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
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 133 of 267 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 281 of 617 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 212 of 631 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 173 of 358 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 119 of 606 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 531 |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 102 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 199 of 577 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 191 of 601 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 349 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 361 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 135 of 459 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 451 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 248 |
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 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 841 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 848 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 105 of 681 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 127 of 273 |
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 | 186 of 601 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 103 of 528 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 109 of 648 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 309 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 521 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 380 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 373 of 1164 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Most Popular Online |
Public Administration
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| Most Popular Online |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 526 of 1174 |
| Australia | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Brazil | |
| Canada | |
| China | 352 of 798 |
| Egypt | |
| France | |
| Germany | |
| Hong Kong | |
| India | |
| Indonesia | |
| Iran | |
| Israel | |
| Japan | |
| Kuwait | 65 of 175 |
| Malaysia | |
| Mexico | |
| Mongolia | |
| Nepal | |
| Nigeria | |
| Norway | |
| Oman | |
| Pakistan | |
| Philippines | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | 259 of 548 |
| South Korea | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Sweden | 72 of 146 |
| Taiwan | |
| Thailand | |
| Turkey | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 90 of 1148 |
| Australia | 25 of 158 |
| Bangladesh | 61 of 252 |
| Brazil | 44 of 408 |
| Canada | 62 of 603 |
| China | 55 of 786 |
| Egypt | 33 of 154 |
| France | 37 of 272 |
| Germany | 41 of 322 |
| Hong Kong | 17 of 178 |
| India | 50 of 607 |
| Indonesia | 20 of 191 |
| Iran | 31 of 248 |
| Israel | 9 of 73 |
| Japan | 45 of 407 |
| Kuwait | 3 of 173 |
| Malaysia | 31 of 208 |
| Mexico | 96 of 274 |
| Mongolia | 13 of 60 |
| Nepal | 125 of 335 |
| Nigeria | 56 of 408 |
| Norway | 13 of 84 |
| Oman | 10 of 61 |
| Pakistan | 49 of 238 |
| Philippines | 13 of 115 |
| Russia | 21 of 218 |
| Saudi Arabia | 32 of 539 |
| South Korea | 49 of 558 |
| Sri Lanka | 41 of 154 |
| Sweden | 3 of 142 |
| Taiwan | 43 of 333 |
| Thailand | 20 of 223 |
| Turkey | 24 of 258 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 of 100 |
| United Kingdom | 56 of 462 |
| Vietnam | 49 of 442 |
