Top 2021 Rankings For California State University - San Marcos
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All 2021 Rankings For California State University - San Marcos
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 820 of 1715 |
| Far Western US | |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | |
| California | 27 of 90 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 66 of 142 |
| California | 29 of 90 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 452 of 1472 |
| Far Western US | 36 of 142 |
| California | 26 of 90 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 1050 of 3514 |
| Ethnic | 647 of 3790 |
| Male / Female | |
| Location | 1570 of 3515 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 261 of 581 |
| Most Focused |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 172 of 466 |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 307 of 651 |
| Best Value | 275 of 637 |
| Most Popular | 149 of 1721 |
| Most Focused | 789 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 675 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | 86 of 608 |
| Most Focused |
Biotechnology
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| Most Popular | 9 of 115 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 115 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 153 of 1638 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 649 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 275 of 2850 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 516 of 1326 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 73 of 2401 |
| Most Focused | 731 of 2403 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 360 of 1083 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 114 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | 325 of 1501 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 228 of 657 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 50 of 1241 |
| Most Focused | 167 of 1242 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 537 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 225 of 2315 |
| Most Focused | 1073 of 2316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 160 of 621 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 70 of 778 |
| Most Focused | 192 of 778 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Education
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| Most Popular | 382 of 1885 |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 228 of 1560 |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 157 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | 727 of 1549 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 201 of 509 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 129 of 1432 |
| Most Focused | 562 of 1432 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 179 of 467 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 158 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 18 of 833 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 832 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 81 of 182 |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 4 of 714 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 716 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 118 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 194 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 508 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 77 of 877 |
| Most Focused | 294 of 877 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 304 of 853 |
| Best Value | 291 of 753 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 2798 |
| Most Focused | 1338 of 2796 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 1051 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 89 of 281 |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 186 of 723 |
| Best Value | 172 of 649 |
| Most Popular | 25 of 1984 |
| Most Focused | 598 of 1978 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 840 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 59 of 1405 |
| Most Focused | 332 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 122 of 331 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 59 of 1405 |
| Most Focused | 332 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 122 of 331 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 758 of 2025 |
| Most Focused | |
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 758 of 2025 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | 386 of 1438 |
| Most Focused |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | 351 of 1382 |
| Most Focused |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | 114 of 298 |
| Most Focused |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 99 of 940 |
| Most Focused | 374 of 940 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 70 of 834 |
| Most Focused | 291 of 834 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 72 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | 380 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 59 of 1130 |
| Most Focused | 333 of 1131 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 331 of 1382 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 161 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 423 of 1229 |
| Most Focused |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 93 of 819 |
| Most Focused | 354 of 819 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 29 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 348 of 782 |
| Best Value | 348 of 748 |
| Most Popular | 120 of 1700 |
| Most Focused | 620 of 1699 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 375 of 882 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 328 of 779 |
| Best Value | 317 of 744 |
| Most Popular | 103 of 1563 |
| Most Focused | 538 of 1563 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 328 of 814 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 245 of 558 |
| Best Value | 162 of 539 |
| Most Popular | 62 of 1546 |
| Most Focused | 176 of 1548 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | 136 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 253 of 542 |
Criminology
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 75 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 8 of 182 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 182 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 82 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 192 of 817 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 352 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 220 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 162 of 376 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 22 of 1100 |
| Most Focused | 73 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 365 of 2022 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 5 of 307 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 307 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
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California State University - San Marcos has no rankings in this category.
Veterans
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| Overall | 205 of 2105 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 648 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 125 of 627 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 274 of 581 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 145 of 499 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 200 of 423 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 163 of 432 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 157 |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 31 of 109 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 194 of 874 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 744 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 197 of 414 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 392 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 141 of 779 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 775 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 109 of 552 |
Criminology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 73 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 170 of 362 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 351 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 31 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 249 of 2186 |
International Quality
International Value
