Top 2017 Rankings For California State University - Sacramento
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All 2017 Rankings For California State University - Sacramento
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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 | |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Far Western US | |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | |
| California |
Diversity
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| Overall | 506 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | 39 of 2653 |
| Male / Female | 704 of 1717 |
| Location |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 41 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 214 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 142 of 370 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 249 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 19 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 121 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 126 of 1398 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 382 of 812 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 70 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 277 of 830 |
| Best Value | 281 of 778 |
| Most Popular | 83 of 2091 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 904 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 247 of 727 |
| Best Value | 285 of 682 |
| Most Popular | 21 of 1750 |
| Most Focused | 540 of 1756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 728 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 258 of 589 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 28 of 1207 |
| Most Focused | 174 of 1209 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 719 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 221 of 537 |
| Best Value | 228 of 516 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 1013 |
| Most Focused | 116 of 1018 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 608 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 350 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 237 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 196 of 555 |
| Best Value | 141 of 529 |
| Most Popular | 232 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 832 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 105 of 269 |
| Best Value | 60 of 257 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 605 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 83 of 368 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 71 of 1376 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 710 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 19 of 1173 |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 290 of 879 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 510 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 128 of 553 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 130 of 356 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 38 of 254 |
| Most Focused | 118 of 254 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 209 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 99 of 266 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 192 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 87 of 336 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 275 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 85 of 317 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | 211 of 471 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 179 |
Construction Engineering Technology
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| Most Popular | 25 of 65 |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 70 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 49 of 1276 |
| Most Focused | 545 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 155 of 806 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Most Popular | 58 of 372 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 202 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences
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| Most Popular | 8 of 91 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 91 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 242 of 948 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 661 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 137 of 828 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 117 of 592 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 241 of 577 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 93 of 1719 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 692 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 9 of 260 |
| Most Focused | 92 of 260 |
Health Sciences & Services
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| Most Popular | 26 of 247 |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 177 of 508 |
| Best Value | 213 of 481 |
| Most Popular | 156 of 1106 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 513 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 64 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
History
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| Top Ranked | 303 of 615 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 64 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 240 of 828 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 136 of 396 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 23 of 1150 |
| Most Focused | 499 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 365 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 402 |
| Best Value | 171 of 373 |
| Most Popular | 19 of 1131 |
| Most Focused | 486 of 1128 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 350 |
| Best Value | 125 of 330 |
| Most Popular | 158 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 121 of 362 |
| Best Value | 117 of 341 |
| Most Popular | 158 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 140 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 174 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 116 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 147 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 131 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 394 |
Gerontology
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| Most Popular | 2 of 31 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 31 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 93 of 524 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 112 of 708 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 270 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 82 of 650 |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 99 of 462 |
| Best Value | 146 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 882 |
| Most Focused | 360 of 883 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 89 of 416 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 182 of 451 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 40 of 820 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 460 |
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 58 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 10 of 109 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 109 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 74 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 77 of 944 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 139 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 42 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 350 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 536 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 66 of 1144 |
| Most Focused | 561 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 189 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 59 of 1085 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 152 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 26 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 202 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 345 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 191 of 718 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 418 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 71 of 1488 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 189 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 395 of 854 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 63 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 177 of 857 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 196 of 392 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 38 of 850 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 209 of 455 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 146 of 354 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 9 of 573 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 106 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 243 of 691 |
| Best Value | 181 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 48 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 302 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 211 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 37 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 175 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 66 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 238 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 549 |
General Social Sciences
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| Most Popular | 59 of 299 |
| Most Focused |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 32 of 262 |
| Most Focused | 121 of 262 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 227 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 66 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 439 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 108 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 17 of 971 |
| Most Focused | 158 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 71 of 1564 |
| Most Focused | 761 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 136 of 851 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 675 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 271 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 141 of 814 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 115 of 546 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 44 of 363 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 181 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 248 of 533 |
| Best Value | 220 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 154 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 699 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 84 of 1034 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 122 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | |
| Men's Football (FCS) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | |
| Women's Softball (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) |
Veterans
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| Overall | 286 of 1428 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 92 of 186 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 187 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 220 of 828 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 93 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 866 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 760 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 105 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 546 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 192 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 575 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 275 |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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 | 102 of 265 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 165 of 632 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 134 of 362 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 377 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 155 of 600 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 525 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 72 of 597 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 623 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 418 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 361 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 373 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 205 of 490 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 170 of 508 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 467 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 456 |
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 12 of 58 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 261 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 123 of 465 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 146 of 431 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 244 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 155 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 116 of 870 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 131 of 397 |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 61 of 357 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 698 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 97 of 286 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 165 of 432 |
Geography & Cartography
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 80 of 181 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 101 of 619 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 74 of 557 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 683 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 539 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 60 of 988 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | |
| Canada | |
| China | |
| Hong Kong | |
| India | |
| Iran | |
| Japan | |
| Malaysia | |
| Mexico | |
| Mongolia | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| South Korea | |
| Sweden | |
| Taiwan | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 261 of 1155 |
| Canada | 282 of 659 |
| China | 254 of 808 |
| Hong Kong | 90 of 198 |
| India | 165 of 630 |
| Iran | |
| Japan | |
| Malaysia | 117 of 234 |
| Mexico | |
| Mongolia | 35 of 71 |
| Saudi Arabia | 266 of 552 |
| South Korea | 218 of 599 |
| Sweden | 69 of 181 |
| Taiwan | 155 of 355 |
| United Kingdom | 192 of 512 |
| Vietnam | 148 of 486 |
