Top 2018 Rankings For Carnegie Mellon University
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All 2018 Rankings For Carnegie Mellon University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 30 of 1382 |
| Middle Atlantic | 8 of 263 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 of 94 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| Middle Atlantic | |
| Pennsylvania | 42 of 92 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 581 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 110 of 251 |
| Pennsylvania | 37 of 92 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Middle Atlantic | |
| Pennsylvania | 42 of 92 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 24 of 2353 |
| Ethnic | 263 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 659 of 2594 |
| Location | 46 of 2359 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 85 of 208 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 208 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 145 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 93 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 33 of 122 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 96 |
Urban & Regional Planning
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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 286 |
Area Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 823 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 689 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 893 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 818 |
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| Most Popular | |
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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 | 100 of 825 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 883 of 2041 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 904 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 724 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 666 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 725 |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 81 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 382 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 291 of 642 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 417 |
International Business
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 224 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 88 |
Marketing
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 453 |
Communication & Journalism
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Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 566 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 71 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | 114 of 1603 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 827 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 348 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 197 of 838 |
| Most Focused | 336 of 838 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 451 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 268 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 19 of 599 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 600 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 360 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 87 of 582 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 582 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 356 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 31 of 137 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 150 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 79 of 167 |
| Most Focused | 33 of 167 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 209 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 89 of 260 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 209 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 260 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 16 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 274 |
General Engineering
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| Most Popular | 57 of 144 |
| Most Focused | 67 of 144 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 113 of 326 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 326 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 264 |
Robotics Engineering
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| Most Popular | 4 of 8 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 8 |
English Language & Literature
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| Most Popular | 276 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 421 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 874 |
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 | 39 of 365 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 365 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 204 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 358 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 226 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 655 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 39 of 125 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 125 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 209 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 373 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 392 of 817 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 581 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
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History
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 570 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 594 of 1261 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 106 of 594 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 594 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 831 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 340 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 503 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 503 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 506 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 476 |
| Best Value | 217 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 26 of 1232 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 1228 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 816 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 53 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 51 of 182 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 182 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 95 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 178 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 302 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 769 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 58 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 12 of 126 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 127 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 82 |
Statistics (Other)
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| Most Popular | 5 of 17 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 17 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 115 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | 117 of 1017 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 394 |
Behavioral Science
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| Most Popular | |
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Biopsychology
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| Most Popular | 2 of 19 |
| Most Focused |
Cognitive Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 19 of 42 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 75 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 102 of 259 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 127 |
Science, Technology & Society
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Systems Theory
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| Most Popular | 1 of 10 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 10 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 246 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 247 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 401 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 615 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 245 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 152 of 756 |
| Most Focused | 194 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 544 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 473 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 54 of 1144 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 1144 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 788 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | 38 of 83 |
| Most Focused | 28 of 83 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 411 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 93 of 1086 |
| Most Focused | 106 of 1087 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 753 |
General Physical Sciences
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Materials Sciences
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| Most Popular | 2 of 9 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 9 |
Physical Sciences (Other)
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Physics
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 253 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 105 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 170 of 705 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 826 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 629 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 900 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 832 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 575 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 842 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 29 of 406 |
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Public Policy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 38 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 676 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 505 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 877 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 442 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 175 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 205 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 542 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 149 of 327 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 215 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 628 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 203 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | 319 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 854 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 219 |
| Best Value | 102 of 214 |
| Most Popular | 217 of 653 |
| Most Focused | 315 of 653 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 268 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 306 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 45 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 507 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 307 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 529 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 692 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 376 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 162 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 267 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 657 |
Visual & Performing Arts (Other)
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Men's Sports
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| Men's Basketball (D3) | 45 of 369 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 6 of 218 |
| Men's Golf (D3) | 5 of 23 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 8 of 364 |
| Men's Swimming (D3) | 7 of 23 |
| Men's Tennis (D3) | 7 of 22 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 15 of 374 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 25 of 368 |
| Women's Swimming (D3) | 11 of 22 |
| Women's Tennis (D3) | 9 of 21 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 8 of 359 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 167 of 1422 |
Architecture & Related Services
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General Architecture
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 232 of 831 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 155 of 829 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 295 of 861 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 110 of 759 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 394 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 586 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 361 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 274 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 316 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 152 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 213 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 8 of 267 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 276 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 358 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 129 of 374 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 149 of 577 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 145 of 601 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 349 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 86 of 361 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 476 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 53 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 476 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 58 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 117 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 76 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 248 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 246 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 477 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 413 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 254 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 192 of 841 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 138 of 848 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 410 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 31 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 193 of 681 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 442 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 56 of 648 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 235 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 309 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 110 of 521 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 380 |
Carnegie Mellon University has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 4 of 1176 |
| Australia | 17 of 159 |
| Bangladesh | 9 of 258 |
| Brazil | 25 of 419 |
| Canada | 14 of 611 |
| China | 3 of 789 |
| Colombia | 4 of 260 |
| Ecuador | 11 of 116 |
| Egypt | 10 of 156 |
| France | 26 of 275 |
| Germany | 38 of 324 |
| Greece | 8 of 101 |
| Hong Kong | 16 of 182 |
| India | 2 of 625 |
| Indonesia | 16 of 194 |
| Iran | 15 of 253 |
| Israel | 15 of 75 |
| Italy | 28 of 182 |
| Japan | 11 of 414 |
| Kenya | 17 of 166 |
| Kuwait | 24 of 175 |
| Malaysia | 27 of 209 |
| Mexico | 17 of 278 |
| Nepal | 9 of 344 |
| Nigeria | 6 of 417 |
| Pakistan | 4 of 242 |
| Peru | 15 of 117 |
| Philippines | 15 of 118 |
| Russia | 13 of 224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 74 of 548 |
| Singapore | 5 of 121 |
| South Korea | 9 of 566 |
| Spain | 31 of 265 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 of 154 |
| Taiwan | 4 of 342 |
| Thailand | 13 of 229 |
| Turkey | 11 of 264 |
| United Kingdom | 20 of 467 |
| Venezuela | 9 of 221 |
| Vietnam | 27 of 450 |
International Value
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