Top 2017 Rankings For Carnegie Mellon University
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All 2017 Rankings For Carnegie Mellon University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 28 of 1386 |
| Middle Atlantic | 7 of 265 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 of 94 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 567 of 1208 |
| Middle Atlantic | 110 of 234 |
| Pennsylvania | 41 of 85 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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Diversity
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| Overall | 25 of 2404 |
| Ethnic | 274 of 2655 |
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| Location | 26 of 2407 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 114 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 80 of 211 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 211 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 146 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 99 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 57 of 121 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 121 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 96 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 288 |
Area Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 167 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 626 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 893 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
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Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 811 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 634 of 1357 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 850 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 102 of 830 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 898 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 904 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 727 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 734 of 1756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 727 |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 84 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 376 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 271 of 634 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 420 |
International Business
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| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 229 |
Marketing
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 455 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 556 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 38 of 1631 |
| Most Focused | 107 of 1631 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 833 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 337 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 134 of 871 |
| Most Focused | 256 of 871 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 456 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 8 of 606 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 606 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 368 |
Computer Software & Applications
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Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 305 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 57 of 553 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 553 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 356 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | 46 of 130 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 130 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 151 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 43 of 166 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 166 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 211 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 79 of 254 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 209 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 260 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 15 of 336 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 336 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 275 |
Engineering (Other)
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General Engineering
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| Most Popular | 26 of 133 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 133 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 78 of 317 |
| Most Focused | 47 of 317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 264 |
Robotics Engineering
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| Most Popular | 2 of 4 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 4 |
Engineering Technologies
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Nanotechnology
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English Language & Literature
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| Most Popular | 306 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 552 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 806 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 41 of 367 |
| Most Focused | 86 of 367 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 203 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 118 of 360 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 284 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 375 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 661 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 62 of 125 |
Germanic Languages
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| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 223 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 90 of 375 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 326 of 828 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 592 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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History
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History
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 827 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 350 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 489 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 362 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 489 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 476 |
| Best Value | 230 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 30 of 1240 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 1241 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 816 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 56 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 47 of 172 |
| Most Focused | 60 of 172 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 97 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 503 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 128 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 225 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 800 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 55 |
| Best Value | 25 of 55 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 114 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 80 |
Statistics (Other)
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| Most Popular | 3 of 18 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 18 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 120 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 94 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 146 of 1004 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 394 |
Behavioral Science
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Biopsychology
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| Most Popular | 8 of 22 |
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Cognitive Science
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International Studies
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 75 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 94 of 248 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 130 |
Systems Theory
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| Most Popular | 1 of 10 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 10 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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Natural Resource Management
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 264 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 143 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 294 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 260 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 81 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 128 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 536 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 77 of 1142 |
| Most Focused | 88 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 793 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 430 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 153 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 239 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 748 |
Materials Sciences
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| Most Popular | 2 of 9 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 9 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 245 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 67 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 111 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 617 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 854 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 576 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 857 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 392 |
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Public Policy
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 31 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 40 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 143 of 691 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 565 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 877 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 431 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 207 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 262 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 549 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 146 of 332 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 215 |
Political Science & Government
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 768 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 673 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 215 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 367 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 850 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 230 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 156 of 675 |
| Most Focused | 282 of 675 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 271 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 322 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 50 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 80 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 546 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 181 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 533 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 534 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 701 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 393 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 150 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 274 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 661 |
Visual & Performing Arts (Other)
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Men's Sports
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| Men's Basketball (D3) | 43 of 365 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 60 of 227 |
| Men's Golf (D3) | 13 of 41 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 30 of 358 |
| Men's Swimming (D3) | |
| Men's Tennis (D3) | 7 of 29 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 74 of 373 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 3 of 366 |
| Women's Swimming (D3) | |
| Women's Tennis (D3) | 5 of 28 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 22 of 357 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 237 of 1428 |
Architecture & Related Services
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General Architecture
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 274 of 828 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 130 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 311 of 866 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 125 of 760 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 28 of 386 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 576 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 350 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 12 of 275 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 310 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 152 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 214 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 265 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 273 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 157 of 362 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 131 of 377 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 116 of 361 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 373 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 500 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 56 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 508 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 55 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 122 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 36 of 76 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 266 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 37 of 261 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 465 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 431 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 245 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 250 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 175 of 870 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 37 of 397 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 32 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 222 of 698 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 56 of 432 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 63 of 683 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 239 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 324 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 154 of 539 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 396 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 119 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 3 of 1200 |
| Australia | 18 of 197 |
| Bangladesh | 17 of 267 |
| Brazil | 23 of 447 |
| Canada | 14 of 670 |
| China | 3 of 811 |
| Colombia | 5 of 278 |
| Ecuador | 10 of 142 |
| Egypt | 10 of 169 |
| France | 26 of 311 |
| Germany | 55 of 380 |
| Ghana | 30 of 226 |
| Greece | 11 of 117 |
| Hong Kong | 16 of 201 |
| India | 2 of 645 |
| Indonesia | 14 of 210 |
| Iran | 20 of 262 |
| Israel | 17 of 92 |
| Italy | 24 of 188 |
| Japan | 12 of 443 |
| Jordan | 17 of 157 |
| Kenya | 16 of 206 |
| Kuwait | 27 of 182 |
| Malaysia | 24 of 235 |
| Mexico | 20 of 330 |
| Nepal | 5 of 357 |
| Netherlands | 19 of 103 |
| Nigeria | 8 of 437 |
| Pakistan | 3 of 263 |
| Peru | 12 of 128 |
| Philippines | 15 of 142 |
| Russia | 7 of 251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 59 of 561 |
| Singapore | 3 of 144 |
| South Korea | 9 of 608 |
| Spain | 28 of 293 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 of 161 |
| Sweden | 19 of 183 |
| Taiwan | 4 of 364 |
| Thailand | 12 of 257 |
| Turkey | 4 of 282 |
| United Kingdom | 20 of 517 |
| Venezuela | 12 of 265 |
| Vietnam | 32 of 495 |
International Value
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