Top 2017 Rankings For East Carolina University
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All 2017 Rankings For East Carolina University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 659 of 1387 |
| Southeast | 115 of 355 |
| North Carolina | 17 of 51 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 504 of 1208 |
| Southeast | 131 of 312 |
| North Carolina |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 380 of 1208 |
| Southeast | 84 of 312 |
| North Carolina | 15 of 41 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 186 of 1208 |
| Southeast | 43 of 312 |
| North Carolina | 9 of 41 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 803 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | 1070 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 782 of 1717 |
| Location | 1048 of 2397 |
Architecture & Related Services
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Urban & Regional Planning
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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Ethnic Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 324 of 818 |
| Best Value | 144 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 80 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 562 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 338 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 160 of 550 |
| Most Focused | |
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 346 of 812 |
| Best Value | 153 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 103 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 252 of 850 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 18 of 65 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 378 of 830 |
| Best Value | 232 of 778 |
| Most Popular | 123 of 2088 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 282 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 168 of 1344 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 263 of 727 |
| Best Value | 157 of 682 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 1756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Business Support & Assistant Services
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| Most Popular | 2 of 114 |
| Most Focused |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 147 of 362 |
| Most Popular | 100 of 634 |
| Most Focused | 271 of 634 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 45 of 113 |
| Most Popular | 33 of 270 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 270 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 65 of 160 |
| Best Value | 46 of 150 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 369 |
| Most Focused | 171 of 369 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 108 of 220 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 67 of 764 |
| Most Focused | 287 of 764 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 233 of 567 |
| Most Popular | 85 of 1209 |
| Most Focused | 402 of 1209 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 232 of 537 |
| Best Value | 124 of 516 |
| Most Popular | 36 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 1018 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 271 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 257 of 832 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 176 of 871 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 184 of 605 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Information Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 158 of 450 |
| Best Value | 143 of 428 |
| Most Popular | 31 of 1378 |
| Most Focused | 428 of 1377 |
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Special Education
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 52 of 449 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 26 of 1176 |
| Most Focused | 471 of 1174 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 133 of 380 |
| Best Value | 128 of 363 |
| Most Popular | 41 of 880 |
| Most Focused | 313 of 879 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Engineering
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| Most Popular | 264 of 553 |
| Most Focused |
General Engineering
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| Most Popular | 4 of 133 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 133 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | 19 of 471 |
| Most Focused | 143 of 471 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology
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| Most Popular | 29 of 104 |
| Most Focused |
Engineering Technology (Other)
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| Most Popular | 2 of 44 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 44 |
Industrial Production Technology
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| Most Popular | 2 of 132 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 132 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 300 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 246 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 47 of 372 |
| Most Focused | 136 of 372 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 59 of 118 |
| Most Popular | 39 of 260 |
| Most Focused | 114 of 260 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Textile & Apparel Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 17 of 64 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 64 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 255 of 948 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 93 of 305 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 176 of 828 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 94 of 577 |
| Best Value | 43 of 545 |
| Most Popular | 33 of 1719 |
| Most Focused | 771 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 333 of 672 |
| Most Focused |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
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| Most Popular | 91 of 271 |
| Most Focused |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 129 of 260 |
| Most Focused |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 30 of 122 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 114 |
| Best Value | 36 of 106 |
| Most Popular | 80 of 636 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 214 of 508 |
| Best Value | 128 of 481 |
| Most Popular | 44 of 1106 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 98 |
| Best Value | 27 of 94 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 247 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 247 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
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| Most Popular | 14 of 191 |
| Most Focused | 83 of 191 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 157 of 1251 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 157 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 396 |
| Best Value | 117 of 368 |
| Most Popular | 85 of 1152 |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 136 of 402 |
| Best Value | 102 of 373 |
| Most Popular | 76 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 151 of 330 |
| Most Popular | 297 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 149 of 341 |
| Most Popular | 297 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 321 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 266 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 116 of 462 |
| Best Value | 85 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 883 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 183 of 451 |
| Best Value | 162 of 432 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 819 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
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| Most Popular | 46 of 109 |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 279 of 944 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 166 of 742 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 161 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 72 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 430 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 146 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 21 of 1082 |
| Most Focused | 232 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 204 of 423 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 280 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 140 of 1489 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 415 of 854 |
| Best Value | 245 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 128 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 184 of 392 |
| Best Value | 132 of 380 |
| Most Popular | 175 of 851 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 124 of 354 |
| Best Value | 86 of 344 |
| Most Popular | 113 of 572 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 170 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 273 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 183 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 126 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 125 of 423 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 109 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 316 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 210 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 222 of 532 |
| Most Popular | 155 of 969 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 314 of 672 |
| Best Value | 139 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 127 of 1564 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Dance
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| Most Popular | 98 of 225 |
| Most Focused |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 230 |
| Best Value | 46 of 218 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 175 of 814 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 221 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 1122 |
| Most Focused | 364 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 118 of 382 |
| Most Popular | 159 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Men's Sports
better worse | |
| Men's Baseball (D1) | 112 of 284 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | |
| Men's Football (FBS) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 130 of 333 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 151 of 315 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 159 of 318 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 94 of 1429 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 104 of 828 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 236 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 73 of 822 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 243 of 866 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 220 of 629 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 140 of 760 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 386 |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 41 of 165 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 176 of 407 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 181 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 69 of 546 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 73 of 459 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 196 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 47 of 389 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 297 of 651 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 144 |
Human Development & Family Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 44 of 129 |
Textile & Apparel Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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 | 22 of 599 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 31 of 71 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 123 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 118 of 525 |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 100 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 243 of 597 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 238 of 623 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 125 of 418 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 94 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 169 of 361 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 373 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 467 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 69 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 161 of 465 |
Chemistry
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 129 of 431 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 118 of 244 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 186 of 864 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 133 of 870 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 110 of 397 |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 357 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 270 of 698 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 143 of 286 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Geography & Cartography
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 302 of 619 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 163 of 557 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 134 of 683 |
Design & Applied Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 239 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 149 of 539 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 396 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 451 of 989 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 90 of 249 |
| Most Popular Online | 34 of 723 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 45 of 200 |
| Most Popular Online | 87 of 593 |
Business Support & Assistant Services
better worse | |
| Most Popular Online | 1 of 17 |
Finance & Financial Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 6 of 22 |
| Most Popular Online | 7 of 83 |
Hospitality Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 5 of 13 |
| Most Popular Online | 7 of 37 |
Management Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 4 of 24 |
| Most Popular Online | 10 of 69 |
Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 8 of 40 |
| Most Popular Online | 7 of 133 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 17 of 37 |
| Most Popular Online | 3 of 115 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 9 of 30 |
| Most Popular Online | 3 of 88 |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 119 of 321 |
Computer Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 17 of 43 |
| Most Popular Online | 56 of 157 |
Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 17 of 59 |
| Most Popular Online | 8 of 179 |
Special Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 3 of 10 |
| Most Popular Online | 5 of 25 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
better worse | |
| Most Popular Online | 7 of 126 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 7 of 29 |
| Most Popular Online |
Engineering Technologies
better worse | |
| Most Popular Online | 9 of 75 |
Industrial Production Technology
better worse | |
| Most Popular Online | 1 of 17 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 37 of 251 |
| Most Popular Online | 35 of 655 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 17 of 46 |
| Most Popular Online | 50 of 294 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 71 of 200 |
| Most Popular Online | 32 of 407 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 48 of 118 |
| Most Popular Online | 162 of 325 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Online | 46 of 121 |
| Most Popular Online | 162 of 325 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | |
| Brazil | |
| Canada | |
| China | |
| Germany | |
| India | |
| Iran | |
| Nigeria | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| South Korea | |
| Spain | |
| Sweden | |
| Taiwan | |
| United Kingdom |
International Value
better worse | |
| OVERALL | 239 of 1155 |
| Brazil | 191 of 438 |
| Canada | 255 of 659 |
| China | 266 of 808 |
| Germany | 132 of 378 |
| India | 225 of 630 |
| Iran | |
| Nigeria | |
| Russia | 114 of 245 |
| Saudi Arabia | 205 of 552 |
| South Korea | 266 of 599 |
| Spain | 102 of 289 |
| Sweden | 61 of 181 |
| Taiwan | 168 of 355 |
| United Kingdom | 171 of 512 |
