Top 2019 Rankings For Eastern Illinois University
A more complete picture of where Eastern Illinois University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2019 Badges Awarded page.
All 2019 Rankings For Eastern Illinois University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 639 of 1779 |
| Great Lakes | 97 of 278 |
| Illinois | 23 of 65 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 37 of 1510 |
| Great Lakes | 6 of 234 |
| Illinois | 2 of 55 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 54 of 1508 |
| Great Lakes | 6 of 234 |
| Illinois | 5 of 55 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 41 of 1507 |
| Great Lakes | 9 of 234 |
| Illinois | 3 of 55 |
Diversity
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| Overall | |
| Ethnic | 1240 of 2486 |
| Male / Female | 1234 of 2486 |
| Location |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 48 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 363 of 1426 |
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 392 of 820 |
| Best Value | 29 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 262 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 603 of 1383 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 145 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 513 of 1990 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 270 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 52 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 278 of 1286 |
| Most Focused | 604 of 1286 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 291 of 648 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 320 of 725 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 35 of 378 |
| Most Popular | 309 of 664 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 204 of 416 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 13 of 67 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 171 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 171 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 30 of 402 |
| Most Popular | 218 of 766 |
| Most Focused | 270 of 766 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 449 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 265 of 601 |
| Best Value | 21 of 587 |
| Most Popular | 174 of 1215 |
| Most Focused | 132 of 1215 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 216 of 524 |
| Best Value | 9 of 508 |
| Most Popular | 105 of 1027 |
| Most Focused | 79 of 1027 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 602 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 36 of 180 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 92 of 575 |
| Most Popular | 651 of 1551 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 244 of 827 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 30 of 338 |
| Most Popular | 300 of 838 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 167 of 451 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 414 |
| Best Value | 6 of 403 |
| Most Popular | 94 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | 172 of 1366 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 290 of 707 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked | 81 of 184 |
| Best Value | 7 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 450 |
| Most Focused | 75 of 450 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 238 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 109 of 1165 |
| Most Focused | 274 of 1164 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 116 of 347 |
| Best Value | 6 of 341 |
| Most Popular | 100 of 863 |
| Most Focused | 197 of 863 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 221 of 506 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | 198 of 445 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 175 |
Industrial Production Technology
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| Most Popular | 30 of 126 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 126 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 44 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 329 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 606 of 1355 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 23 of 604 |
| Most Popular | 263 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 445 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Most Popular | 80 of 374 |
| Most Focused | 60 of 374 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 200 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences
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| Most Popular | 7 of 84 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 84 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 254 of 653 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 144 of 300 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 160 of 564 |
| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 283 of 663 |
| Most Focused |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Nursing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 99 of 500 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 212 of 507 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 41 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 279 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 478 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 42 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 279 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 478 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 376 of 823 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 139 of 342 |
| Best Value | 8 of 329 |
| Most Popular | 195 of 1175 |
| Most Focused | 339 of 1175 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 148 of 352 |
| Best Value | 7 of 338 |
| Most Popular | 195 of 1175 |
| Most Focused | 339 of 1175 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 72 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 450 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 49 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 398 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 378 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 180 of 1032 |
| Most Focused | 315 of 1032 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 397 |
Mathematics & Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 15 of 40 |
| Most Focused | 20 of 40 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 102 of 528 |
| Most Focused | 148 of 528 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 467 |
| Best Value | 3 of 455 |
| Most Popular | 83 of 898 |
| Most Focused | 112 of 898 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 196 of 418 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 172 of 458 |
| Best Value | 8 of 447 |
| Most Popular | 81 of 835 |
| Most Focused | 122 of 835 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 224 of 459 |
Recreation Administration
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
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Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 117 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 423 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
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Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 80 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 246 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 313 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 42 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 298 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | 662 of 1502 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 214 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 39 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 278 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 585 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 197 of 834 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 112 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 334 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 542 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 382 of 874 |
Economics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 536 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 223 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 65 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 422 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 57 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 89 of 964 |
| Most Focused | 103 of 964 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 39 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 464 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 18 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 230 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | 399 of 1103 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 23 of 365 |
| Most Popular | 241 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 395 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Veterans
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| Overall | 295 of 1820 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 331 of 825 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 208 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 182 of 600 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 129 of 522 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 416 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 186 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 96 of 348 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 231 of 602 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 168 of 622 |
Health Professions
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Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 345 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 124 of 355 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 465 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 125 of 456 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 356 of 835 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 335 of 840 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 268 of 640 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 144 of 513 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 137 of 370 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 137 of 1159 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online |
Business Administration & Management
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| Most Popular Online |
Communication & Journalism
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 124 of 469 |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 21 of 130 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 83 of 406 |
| Top Ranked Online | 18 of 42 |
| Most Popular Online | 14 of 106 |
Health Professions
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online |
Nursing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 56 of 303 |
| Top Ranked Online | 40 of 136 |
| Most Popular Online | 99 of 342 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 79 of 312 |
| Top Ranked Online | 44 of 140 |
| Most Popular Online | 99 of 342 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular Online | 51 of 153 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular Online | 38 of 93 |
Psychology
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 231 of 610 |
| Top Ranked Online | 38 of 112 |
| Most Popular Online | 56 of 238 |
General Psychology
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 219 of 613 |
| Top Ranked Online | 34 of 104 |
| Most Popular Online | 54 of 205 |
