Top 2019 Rankings For California State University - Northridge
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All 2019 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 | |
| Far Western US | 54 of 148 |
| California | 22 of 93 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 668 of 1510 |
| Far Western US | 39 of 148 |
| California | 22 of 93 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 504 of 1510 |
| Far Western US | 43 of 148 |
| California | 28 of 93 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 632 of 2238 |
| Ethnic | 379 of 2485 |
| Male / Female | 496 of 2486 |
| Location |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 71 of 169 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 506 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 93 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 73 of 166 |
| Most Popular | 131 of 359 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 250 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 2 of 385 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 306 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 175 of 891 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 123 of 574 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 322 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 50 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 847 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 240 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 1985 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 271 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 283 of 623 |
| Best Value | 124 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 20 of 1282 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 648 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 201 of 711 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 1673 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 206 of 725 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 142 of 378 |
| Most Popular | 19 of 664 |
| Most Focused | 189 of 664 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 118 of 416 |
Hospitality Management
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| Most Popular | 66 of 255 |
| Most Focused |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 172 of 402 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 769 |
| Most Focused | 225 of 766 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 449 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 166 of 601 |
| Best Value | 33 of 587 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 1212 |
| Most Focused | 67 of 1216 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 713 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | 14 of 1029 |
| Most Focused | 364 of 1027 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 52 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 228 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 33 of 97 |
| Most Popular | 1 of 250 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 127 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 145 of 575 |
| Most Popular | 84 of 1550 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 827 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 56 of 838 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 451 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 77 of 278 |
| Most Popular | 68 of 606 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 361 |
Education
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| Most Popular | 56 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 708 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 12 of 1165 |
| Most Focused |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 116 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 99 of 596 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 354 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 85 of 203 |
| Most Popular | 39 of 263 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 208 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 67 of 161 |
| Most Popular | 86 of 283 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 187 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 97 of 264 |
| Most Popular | 64 of 350 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 274 |
Manufacturing Engineering
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| Most Popular | 5 of 26 |
| Most Focused |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 115 of 268 |
| Most Popular | 54 of 337 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 263 |
Engineering Technologies
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Construction Engineering Technology
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| Most Popular | |
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Engineering-Related Fields
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 287 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 42 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 244 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 227 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 28 of 1273 |
| Most Focused | 604 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 198 of 800 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Most Popular | 39 of 374 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 200 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences
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| Most Popular | 5 of 84 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 84 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 102 of 942 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 152 of 653 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 38 of 300 |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 189 of 809 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 571 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 219 of 593 |
| Best Value | 85 of 564 |
| Most Popular | 55 of 1677 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 81 of 687 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 153 of 663 |
| Most Focused |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 14 of 267 |
| Most Focused |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Most Popular | 18 of 604 |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 225 of 500 |
| Most Popular | 527 of 1132 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 507 |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 101 |
| Best Value | 14 of 95 |
| Most Popular | 10 of 294 |
| Most Focused | 101 of 294 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 108 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 233 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 49 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 234 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 49 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 823 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 120 of 329 |
| Most Popular | 81 of 1176 |
| Most Focused | 566 of 1175 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 143 of 456 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 107 of 338 |
| Most Popular | 81 of 1176 |
| Most Focused | 566 of 1175 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 153 of 504 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 136 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 166 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 229 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 107 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 93 of 397 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 201 of 458 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 889 |
| Most Focused | 360 of 898 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 89 of 418 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 148 of 448 |
| Most Popular | 2 of 833 |
| Most Focused | 307 of 835 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 459 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 50 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 74 of 941 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 733 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 105 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 73 of 540 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 168 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 217 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 269 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 154 of 428 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 341 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 182 of 717 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 179 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 1500 |
| Most Focused | 321 of 1502 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 193 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 185 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 1429 |
| Most Focused | 270 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 834 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 121 of 393 |
| Most Popular | 205 of 868 |
| Most Focused |
Public Administration
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 19 of 44 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 144 |
| Most Focused | 69 of 144 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 83 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 274 of 671 |
| Best Value | 57 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 229 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 386 of 874 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 99 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 53 of 428 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 204 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 108 of 715 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 536 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 20 of 261 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 223 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 238 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 31 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 413 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 758 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 157 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 1 of 1000 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 964 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 220 of 688 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 25 of 76 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 54 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 294 of 641 |
| Best Value | 86 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 28 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | 586 of 1522 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 850 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 314 |
| Best Value | 42 of 308 |
| Most Popular | 30 of 809 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 95 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 1111 |
| Most Focused | 247 of 1103 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 102 of 365 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 1039 |
| Most Focused | 321 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 658 |
California State University - Northridge has no rankings in this category.
Veterans
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| Overall | 522 of 1820 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 48 of 173 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 170 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 264 of 825 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 217 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 274 of 853 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 85 of 625 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 236 of 749 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 129 of 390 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 417 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 600 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 184 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 97 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 201 of 603 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 87 of 286 |
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 | 251 of 602 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 191 of 622 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 145 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 596 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 186 of 523 |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 102 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 179 of 548 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 171 of 580 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 97 of 345 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 91 of 355 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 233 of 472 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 194 of 476 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 124 of 465 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 56 of 241 |
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 | 194 of 479 |
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 | 130 of 835 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 840 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 128 of 401 |
Public Administration
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 46 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 670 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 116 of 260 |
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 | 199 of 590 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 131 of 534 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 105 of 640 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 314 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 68 of 513 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 74 of 370 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 352 of 1159 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 96 of 340 |
| Top Ranked Online | 20 of 40 |
| Most Popular Online | 37 of 137 |
Public Administration
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 12 of 45 |
| Top Ranked Online | 5 of 11 |
| Most Popular Online | 5 of 35 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 598 of 1240 |
| Australia | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Brazil | |
| Canada | |
| China | 400 of 835 |
| Egypt | |
| France | |
| Germany | |
| Hong Kong | |
| India | |
| Indonesia | |
| Iran | |
| Israel | |
| Japan | |
| Kuwait | 71 of 179 |
| Malaysia | |
| Mexico | |
| Mongolia | |
| Nepal | |
| Nigeria | |
| Norway | |
| Oman | |
| Pakistan | |
| Philippines | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| South Korea | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Sweden | 76 of 154 |
| Taiwan | |
| Thailand | |
| Turkey | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 162 of 1204 |
| Australia | 40 of 166 |
| Bangladesh | 94 of 258 |
| Brazil | 80 of 431 |
| Canada | 103 of 632 |
| China | 99 of 817 |
| Egypt | 55 of 160 |
| France | 74 of 285 |
| Germany | 73 of 336 |
| Hong Kong | 34 of 184 |
| India | 98 of 626 |
| Indonesia | 39 of 199 |
| Iran | 63 of 256 |
| Israel | 15 of 78 |
| Japan | 83 of 426 |
| Kuwait | 5 of 175 |
| Malaysia | 53 of 214 |
| Mexico | 124 of 291 |
| Mongolia | 19 of 62 |
| Nepal | 170 of 340 |
| Nigeria | 117 of 416 |
| Norway | 18 of 89 |
| Oman | 17 of 62 |
| Pakistan | 80 of 247 |
| Philippines | 18 of 120 |
| Russia | 43 of 226 |
| Saudi Arabia | 79 of 545 |
| South Korea | 93 of 576 |
| Sri Lanka | 61 of 157 |
| Sweden | 4 of 151 |
| Taiwan | 76 of 347 |
| Thailand | 46 of 230 |
| Turkey | 47 of 268 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 of 101 |
| United Kingdom | 109 of 485 |
| Vietnam | 102 of 452 |
