Top 2019 Rankings For DePaul University
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All 2019 Rankings For DePaul University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 240 of 1779 |
| Great Lakes | 36 of 278 |
| Illinois | 11 of 65 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 738 of 1510 |
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| Illinois |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Great Lakes | |
| Illinois | 24 of 55 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 728 of 1510 |
| Great Lakes | 115 of 234 |
| Illinois | 18 of 55 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 84 of 2240 |
| Ethnic | 438 of 2486 |
| Male / Female | 322 of 2486 |
| Location | 276 of 2238 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 35 of 185 |
Architecture & Related Services
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Architectural History
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| Most Popular | |
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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 114 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 249 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 96 of 359 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 96 of 250 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 140 of 384 |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 381 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 432 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 405 of 891 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 277 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 336 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 351 of 847 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 850 |
| Best Value | 225 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 69 of 1988 |
| Most Focused | 404 of 1990 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 145 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 623 |
| Best Value | 192 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 1290 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 1286 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 648 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 129 of 747 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 560 of 1675 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 219 of 725 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 113 |
| Best Value | 39 of 112 |
| Most Popular | 48 of 211 |
| Most Focused | 84 of 211 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 151 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 389 |
| Best Value | 124 of 378 |
| Most Popular | 29 of 664 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 664 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 186 of 416 |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 115 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 99 of 255 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 122 |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 147 |
| Best Value | 61 of 140 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 347 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 202 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 69 |
| Best Value | 17 of 67 |
| Most Popular | 7 of 171 |
| Most Focused | 20 of 171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 83 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 416 |
| Best Value | 143 of 402 |
| Most Popular | 44 of 767 |
| Most Focused | 132 of 766 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 449 |
Real Estate
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| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 37 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 601 |
| Best Value | 164 of 587 |
| Most Popular | 28 of 1217 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 1217 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 713 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 94 of 1027 |
| Most Focused | 408 of 1027 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 601 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 184 |
| Best Value | 53 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 70 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 128 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 228 |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | 11 of 334 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 334 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 173 |
Communications Technologies & Support
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| Most Popular | 26 of 215 |
| Most Focused |
Graphic Communications
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| Most Popular | 14 of 146 |
| Most Focused |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 603 |
| Best Value | 90 of 575 |
| Most Popular | 63 of 1552 |
| Most Focused | 302 of 1551 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer & Information Sciences (Other)
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Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 103 of 357 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 206 of 838 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 451 |
Computer Programming
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| Most Popular | 9 of 142 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 142 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 121 of 286 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 84 of 606 |
| Most Focused | 277 of 606 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Software & Applications
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 20 |
| Best Value | 5 of 16 |
| Most Popular | 76 of 222 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 33 |
Computer Systems Networking
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| Most Popular | 28 of 141 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 25 |
Information Science
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 83 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 82 of 243 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 124 |
Information Technology
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| Most Popular | 114 of 285 |
| Most Focused |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 414 |
| Best Value | 202 of 404 |
| Most Popular | 217 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 707 |
Special Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 154 of 1164 |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 347 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 228 of 863 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 506 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 123 of 602 |
| Best Value | 230 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 129 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 633 of 1355 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 286 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 622 |
| Best Value | 158 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 124 of 1270 |
| Most Focused | 527 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 268 of 800 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 199 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 296 of 942 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 653 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 110 of 272 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 196 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 281 of 809 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 571 |
Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 504 of 1678 |
| Most Focused |
Health Sciences & Services
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| Most Popular | 20 of 304 |
| Most Focused | 102 of 304 |
Nursing
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 221 of 548 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 215 of 1251 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 220 of 580 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 215 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 191 of 823 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 342 |
| Best Value | 79 of 329 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 1175 |
| Most Focused | 320 of 1175 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 456 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 352 |
| Best Value | 86 of 338 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 1175 |
| Most Focused | 320 of 1175 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 504 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 164 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 157 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 608 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 153 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 132 of 475 |
| Best Value | 208 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 121 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 517 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 127 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Mathematics & Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 20 |
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
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| Most Popular | 15 of 54 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 149 of 753 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 115 of 697 |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Health & Physical Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 105 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 112 of 941 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 229 |
| Best Value | 84 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 109 of 733 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 205 of 540 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 479 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 127 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 215 of 435 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 385 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 753 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 141 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 203 of 836 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 148 of 1503 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 129 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 183 of 841 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 135 of 1408 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 114 of 834 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 402 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 453 |
Public Policy
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 182 of 671 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 178 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 561 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 198 of 874 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 108 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 285 of 715 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 536 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 223 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 62 of 316 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 202 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 229 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 106 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 317 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 758 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 534 |
| Best Value | 165 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 168 of 964 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 688 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 641 |
| Best Value | 138 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 57 of 1520 |
| Most Focused | 315 of 1522 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 147 of 850 |
Arts & Media Management
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| Most Popular | 35 of 153 |
| Most Focused |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Most Popular | 208 of 654 |
| Most Focused |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 314 |
| Best Value | 101 of 308 |
| Most Popular | 18 of 807 |
| Most Focused | 114 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 535 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 136 |
| Best Value | 12 of 133 |
| Most Popular | 21 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 113 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 177 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 194 of 512 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 345 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 145 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 371 |
| Best Value | 142 of 365 |
| Most Popular | 80 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 404 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 117 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Basketball (D1) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 47 of 189 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 157 of 1819 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 73 of 173 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 69 of 170 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 319 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 852 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 625 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 212 of 749 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 113 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 390 |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 36 of 116 |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 147 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 8 of 69 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 417 |
Real Estate
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 600 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 78 of 522 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 184 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 600 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 135 of 357 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 142 of 286 |
Information Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 28 of 84 |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 416 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 66 of 348 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 87 of 602 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 41 of 622 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 170 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 138 of 352 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 345 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 8 of 356 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 143 of 472 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 97 of 476 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 241 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 229 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 223 of 835 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 191 of 840 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 401 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 181 of 670 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 186 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 211 of 590 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 74 of 534 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 640 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 314 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 136 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 184 of 513 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 370 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 87 of 1158 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 19 of 469 |
| Top Ranked Online | 2 of 55 |
| Most Popular Online | 27 of 130 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 58 of 406 |
| Top Ranked Online | 6 of 42 |
| Most Popular Online | 20 of 106 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 6 of 462 |
| Top Ranked Online | 1 of 94 |
| Most Popular Online | 102 of 270 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 98 of 290 |
| Top Ranked Online | 7 of 52 |
| Most Popular Online | 49 of 151 |
International Quality
International Value
