2018 College Rankings for Cleveland State University by CollegeFactual.com

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	1120 of 1383
Great Lakes	192 of 224
Ohio	47 of 57

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	1070 of 1325
Great Lakes	174 of 212
Ohio	47 of 56

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	993 of 1325
Great Lakes	165 of 212
Ohio	46 of 56

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	723 of 1325
Great Lakes	120 of 212
Ohio	38 of 56

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	782 of 2355
Ethnic	1062 of 2594
Male / Female	380 of 2594
Location	1435 of 2360

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	381 of 527
Most Focused	466 of 527

Ethnic Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	268 of 391
Most Focused	326 of 391

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	654 of 823
Best Value	534 of 805
Most Popular	361 of 1413
Most Focused	1069 of 1413
Highest Paid Grads	789 of 892

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	624 of 818
Best Value	506 of 800
Most Popular	271 of 1372
Most Focused	898 of 1372
Highest Paid Grads	739 of 850

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	600 of 825
Best Value	469 of 798
Most Popular	278 of 2041
Most Focused	1119 of 2041
Highest Paid Grads	641 of 903

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	465 of 600
Best Value	406 of 584
Most Popular	198 of 1312
Most Focused	582 of 1312
Highest Paid Grads	458 of 651

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	522 of 724
Best Value	439 of 701
Most Popular	443 of 1720
Most Focused	1378 of 1720
Highest Paid Grads	618 of 725

Business/Managerial Economics

	better worse
Most Popular	170 of 214
Most Focused	197 of 214
Highest Paid Grads	136 of 157

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	345 of 382
Best Value	308 of 376
Most Popular	199 of 642
Most Focused	365 of 642
Highest Paid Grads	364 of 417

Human Resource Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	129 of 135
Best Value	109 of 129
Most Popular	120 of 379
Most Focused	269 of 379
Highest Paid Grads	146 of 168

International Business

	better worse
Top Ranked	134 of 143
Best Value	108 of 139
Most Popular	106 of 366
Most Focused	204 of 366
Highest Paid Grads	195 of 224

Management Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	129 of 148
Best Value	117 of 141
Most Popular	103 of 348
Most Focused	182 of 348
Highest Paid Grads	178 of 213

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

	better worse
Top Ranked	63 of 67
Best Value	47 of 67
Most Popular	43 of 164
Most Focused	56 of 164
Highest Paid Grads	80 of 88

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	332 of 402
Best Value	307 of 394
Most Popular	220 of 769
Most Focused	444 of 769
Highest Paid Grads	345 of 454

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	448 of 582
Best Value	359 of 570
Most Popular	194 of 1219
Most Focused	393 of 1219
Highest Paid Grads	624 of 715

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	420 of 519
Best Value	369 of 508
Most Popular	293 of 1036
Most Focused	687 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	545 of 606

Public Relations & Advertising

	better worse
Most Popular	46 of 326
Most Focused	74 of 326
Highest Paid Grads	147 of 179

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	489 of 568
Best Value	396 of 547
Most Popular	524 of 1603
Most Focused	1318 of 1603
Highest Paid Grads	667 of 826

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	272 of 347
Best Value	217 of 333
Most Popular	224 of 838
Most Focused	546 of 838
Highest Paid Grads	378 of 452

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	342 of 421
Best Value	300 of 409
Most Popular	180 of 1366
Most Focused	664 of 1366
Highest Paid Grads	604 of 708

Educational Administration

	better worse
Most Popular	4 of 18
Most Focused	10 of 18

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	157 of 1169
Most Focused	590 of 1169

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked	312 of 351
Best Value	291 of 342
Most Popular	420 of 864
Most Focused	716 of 864
Highest Paid Grads	433 of 503

Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	259 of 309
Best Value	160 of 302
Most Popular	189 of 582
Most Focused	222 of 582
Highest Paid Grads	287 of 356

Chemical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	144 of 150
Best Value	80 of 148
Most Popular	102 of 167
Most Focused	80 of 167
Highest Paid Grads	136 of 146

Civil Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	195 of 209
Best Value	114 of 205
Most Popular	181 of 260
Most Focused	195 of 260
Highest Paid Grads	195 of 209

Computer Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	151 of 162
Best Value	89 of 157
Most Popular	138 of 272
Most Focused	136 of 272
Highest Paid Grads	180 of 191

Electrical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	230 of 261
Best Value	137 of 255
Most Popular	149 of 343
Most Focused	158 of 343
Highest Paid Grads	134 of 274

Mechanical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	250 of 269
Best Value	168 of 263
Most Popular	187 of 326
Most Focused	211 of 326
Highest Paid Grads	256 of 264

Engineering Technologies

	better worse
Most Popular	156 of 459
Most Focused	268 of 459
Highest Paid Grads	145 of 178

Electronics Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	81 of 168
Most Focused	119 of 168

Mechanical Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	35 of 107
Most Focused	63 of 107

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	543 of 612
Best Value	456 of 596
Most Popular	272 of 1360
Most Focused	715 of 1360
Highest Paid Grads	716 of 874

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	543 of 625
Best Value	466 of 609
Most Popular	220 of 1281
Most Focused	566 of 1281
Highest Paid Grads	650 of 805

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	346 of 358
Best Value	267 of 352
Most Popular	360 of 939
Most Focused	618 of 939
Highest Paid Grads	614 of 656

Linguistics & Comparative Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	226 of 286
Most Focused	241 of 286

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	355 of 373
Best Value	276 of 366
Most Popular	301 of 817
Most Focused	560 of 817
Highest Paid Grads	531 of 581

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked	429 of 582
Best Value	346 of 562
Most Popular	153 of 1704
Most Focused	764 of 1704
Highest Paid Grads	538 of 692

Allied Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	188 of 671
Most Focused	425 of 671

Communication Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	202 of 262
Most Focused	224 of 262

Health Professions (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	7 of 119
Most Focused	22 of 119

Health/Medical Prep Programs

	better worse
Most Popular	17 of 148
Most Focused	40 of 148

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked	437 of 513
Best Value	403 of 497
Most Popular	374 of 1124
Most Focused	831 of 1124
Highest Paid Grads	290 of 509

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	36 of 44
Most Focused	40 of 44

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	147 of 194
Most Focused	181 of 194

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	506 of 570
Best Value	424 of 553
Most Popular	337 of 1261
Most Focused	853 of 1261

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	522 of 594
Best Value	441 of 577
Most Popular	337 of 1261
Most Focused	853 of 1261
Highest Paid Grads	716 of 831

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked	331 of 340
Best Value	299 of 328
Most Popular	657 of 1152
Most Focused	985 of 1152
Highest Paid Grads	401 of 462

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	336 of 352
Best Value	305 of 339
Most Popular	657 of 1152
Most Focused	985 of 1152
Highest Paid Grads	437 of 505

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	417 of 468
Best Value	312 of 456
Most Popular	242 of 1231
Most Focused	639 of 1231
Highest Paid Grads	720 of 810

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	415 of 471
Best Value	311 of 459
Most Popular	206 of 1178
Most Focused	569 of 1178
Highest Paid Grads	677 of 772

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	164 of 745
Most Focused	351 of 745
Highest Paid Grads	251 of 271

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	122 of 689
Most Focused	295 of 689

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	779 of 890
Most Focused	874 of 890

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Most Popular	719 of 820
Most Focused	809 of 820
Highest Paid Grads	413 of 456

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	373 of 956
Most Focused	687 of 956
Highest Paid Grads	567 of 616

Philosophy

	better worse
Most Popular	497 of 756
Most Focused	682 of 756
Highest Paid Grads	502 of 544

Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	193 of 550
Most Focused	418 of 550
Highest Paid Grads	312 of 336

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	392 of 473
Best Value	300 of 463
Most Popular	351 of 1143
Most Focused	720 of 1143
Highest Paid Grads	587 of 787

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked	331 of 411
Best Value	236 of 403
Most Popular	208 of 1087
Most Focused	549 of 1087
Highest Paid Grads	518 of 753

Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	325 of 705
Most Focused	480 of 705
Highest Paid Grads	503 of 534

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	657 of 826
Best Value	554 of 807
Most Popular	144 of 1492
Most Focused	422 of 1492
Highest Paid Grads	655 of 899

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

	better worse
Most Popular	83 of 137
Most Focused	123 of 137

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	652 of 832
Best Value	559 of 813
Most Popular	136 of 1406
Most Focused	397 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	619 of 842

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked	250 of 406
Best Value	137 of 400
Most Popular	64 of 863
Most Focused	266 of 862
Highest Paid Grads	454 of 457

Public Administration

	better worse
Top Ranked	40 of 44
Best Value	30 of 42
Most Popular	53 of 150
Most Focused	79 of 150
Highest Paid Grads	69 of 85

Social Work

	better worse
Top Ranked	292 of 366
Best Value	283 of 361
Most Popular	39 of 576
Most Focused	184 of 576
Highest Paid Grads	366 of 368

Science Technologies / Technicians

	better worse
Most Popular	15 of 40
Most Focused	18 of 40

Biology & Biotech Lab Technician

	better worse
Most Popular	3 of 9
Most Focused	3 of 9

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	377 of 676
Best Value	137 of 661
Most Popular	143 of 1317
Most Focused	270 of 1317
Highest Paid Grads	829 of 877

Anthropology

	better worse
Top Ranked	268 of 272
Best Value	200 of 268
Most Popular	232 of 422
Most Focused	278 of 422
Highest Paid Grads	324 of 339

Criminology

	better worse
Top Ranked	68 of 71
Best Value	58 of 71
Most Popular	29 of 146
Most Focused	72 of 146
Highest Paid Grads	62 of 71

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	415 of 442
Best Value	292 of 433
Most Popular	298 of 729
Most Focused	480 of 729
Highest Paid Grads	494 of 542

General Social Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	123 of 278
Most Focused	212 of 278

International Relations & National Security

	better worse
Most Popular	152 of 327
Most Focused	252 of 327
Highest Paid Grads	199 of 215

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	552 of 597
Best Value	458 of 582
Most Popular	257 of 1081
Most Focused	542 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	685 of 763

Social Sciences (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	70 of 92
Most Focused	88 of 92

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	436 of 524
Best Value	355 of 517
Most Popular	174 of 969
Most Focused	392 of 969
Highest Paid Grads	630 of 695

Urban Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	27 of 30
Best Value	19 of 30
Most Popular	2 of 76
Most Focused	8 of 76
Highest Paid Grads	56 of 56

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	472 of 628
Best Value	318 of 615
Most Popular	290 of 1529
Most Focused	746 of 1529
Highest Paid Grads	771 of 852

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	282 of 653
Most Focused	470 of 653

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	295 of 306
Best Value	218 of 299
Most Popular	283 of 809
Most Focused	510 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	487 of 544

Film, Video & Photographic Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	125 of 127
Best Value	93 of 126
Most Popular	85 of 364
Most Focused	174 of 364
Highest Paid Grads	159 of 175

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	467 of 507
Best Value	403 of 498
Most Popular	482 of 1114
Most Focused	939 of 1114
Highest Paid Grads	598 of 693

Music

	better worse
Top Ranked	323 of 376
Best Value	242 of 368
Most Popular	284 of 1030
Most Focused	664 of 1030
Highest Paid Grads	574 of 657

Men's Sports

	better worse
Men's Basketball (D1)	291 of 323
Men's Soccer (D1)	176 of 187

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Basketball (D1)	259 of 323
Women's Soccer (D1)	286 of 305
Women's Softball (D1)	258 of 272
Women's Volleyball (D1)	198 of 306

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	455 of 1423

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	326 of 831

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	188 of 829

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	355 of 861

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	278 of 623

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	287 of 759

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	328 of 394

Human Resource Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	104 of 142

International Business

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	121 of 147

Management Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	114 of 153

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	57 of 68

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	255 of 414

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	271 of 590

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	288 of 527

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	378 of 587

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	197 of 361

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	226 of 430

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	252 of 361

Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	198 of 316

Chemical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	129 of 152

Civil Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	187 of 213

Computer Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	118 of 164

Electrical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	152 of 267

Mechanical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	230 of 276

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	438 of 617

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	391 of 631

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	319 of 358

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	312 of 374

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	251 of 606

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	350 of 531

History

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	433 of 577

History

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	440 of 601

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	324 of 349

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	325 of 361

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	317 of 473

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	284 of 476

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	193 of 477

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	137 of 413

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	322 of 841

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	314 of 848

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	84 of 410

Public Administration

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	40 of 45

Social Work

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	165 of 369

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	108 of 681

Anthropology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	267 of 273

Criminology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	55 of 71

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	265 of 442

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	492 of 601

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	240 of 528

Urban Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	10 of 30

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	247 of 648

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	275 of 309

Film, Video & Photographic Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	113 of 139

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	443 of 521

Music

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	211 of 380

Non-Traditional Students

	better worse
Overall	334 of 1164

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	266 of 658
Top Ranked Online	179 of 273
Most Popular Online	284 of 771

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	204 of 596
Top Ranked Online	135 of 213
Most Popular Online	183 of 624

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	201 of 464
Top Ranked Online	31 of 40
Most Popular Online	30 of 121

Public Relations & Advertising

	better worse
Most Popular Online	5 of 20

Health Professions

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	210 of 512
Top Ranked Online	182 of 264
Most Popular Online	336 of 682

Nursing

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	281 of 449
Top Ranked Online	179 of 215
Most Popular Online	270 of 437

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OVERALL	782 of 1174
Australia	142 of 159
Bangladesh	245 of 258
Canada	495 of 612
China	613 of 798
Egypt	147 of 156
France	262 of 275
Germany	295 of 324
Ghana	174 of 194
India	392 of 618
Iran	227 of 253
Jordan	121 of 135
Kuwait	146 of 175
Nepal	301 of 343
Nigeria	310 of 417
Oman	60 of 62
Pakistan	224 of 243
Russia	210 of 224
Saudi Arabia	318 of 548
South Korea	504 of 567
Taiwan	298 of 341
Thailand	219 of 229
Turkey	247 of 264
Venezuela	205 of 221
Vietnam	414 of 450

	better worse
OVERALL	256 of 1148
Australia	45 of 158
Bangladesh	124 of 252
Canada	181 of 603
China	190 of 786
Egypt	43 of 154
France	119 of 272
Germany	131 of 322
Ghana	78 of 194
India	82 of 607
Iran	67 of 248
Jordan	50 of 133
Kuwait	39 of 173
Nepal	150 of 335
Nigeria	86 of 408
Oman	25 of 61
Pakistan	81 of 238
Russia	87 of 218
Saudi Arabia	42 of 539
South Korea	197 of 558
Taiwan	103 of 333
Thailand	96 of 223
Turkey	89 of 258
Venezuela	82 of 214
Vietnam	167 of 442