2020 College Rankings for Harding University by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2020 Rankings For Harding University

Best Value for Teacher Education Subject Specific (ranked 2 out of 339)
Best Value for Education (ranked 3 out of 405)
Best Value for Communication & Journalism (ranked 5 out of 588)
Best Value for Marketing (ranked 4 out of 400)
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates - nationwide) (ranked 16 out of 1481)

A more complete picture of where Harding University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2020 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2020 Rankings For Harding University

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	466 of 1727
Southeast	73 of 436
Arkansas	4 of 21

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	16 of 1481
Southeast	5 of 373
Arkansas	2 of 21

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	33 of 1480
Southeast	7 of 374
Arkansas	2 of 21

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	32 of 1481
Southeast	6 of 375
Arkansas	2 of 21

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	478 of 2179
Ethnic	2024 of 2417
Male / Female	608 of 2417
Location	158 of 2182

Best Religiously Affiliated

	better worse
Churches of Christ	3 of 13

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	396 of 824
Best Value	28 of 807
Most Popular	671 of 1422
Most Focused	957 of 1422
Highest Paid Grads	199 of 890

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	198 of 237
Best Value	61 of 233
Most Popular	246 of 574
Most Focused	275 of 574
Highest Paid Grads	149 of 357

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	39 of 65
Most Focused	30 of 65

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	504 of 820
Best Value	68 of 803
Most Popular	1094 of 1379
Most Focused	1302 of 1379
Highest Paid Grads	230 of 846

Neurobiology & Neurosciences

	better worse
Most Popular	154 of 184
Most Focused	159 of 184

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	384 of 848
Best Value	29 of 810
Most Popular	588 of 1931
Most Focused	1033 of 1931
Highest Paid Grads	258 of 901

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	267 of 621
Best Value	16 of 602
Most Popular	321 of 1282
Most Focused	285 of 1282
Highest Paid Grads	21 of 646

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	293 of 744
Best Value	19 of 712
Most Popular	1103 of 1667
Most Focused	1493 of 1667
Highest Paid Grads	286 of 724

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	193 of 389
Best Value	12 of 379
Most Popular	291 of 662
Most Focused	265 of 662
Highest Paid Grads	106 of 416

General Sales & Marketing

	better worse
Most Popular	46 of 55
Most Focused	41 of 55

International Business

	better worse
Top Ranked	94 of 143
Best Value	13 of 139
Most Popular	90 of 373
Most Focused	52 of 373
Highest Paid Grads	49 of 222

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	141 of 415
Best Value	4 of 400
Most Popular	305 of 763
Most Focused	262 of 763
Highest Paid Grads	148 of 448

Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing

	better worse
Most Popular	61 of 94
Most Focused	62 of 94
Highest Paid Grads	26 of 39

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	197 of 600
Best Value	5 of 588
Most Popular	414 of 1210
Most Focused	463 of 1210
Highest Paid Grads	214 of 713

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	882 of 1022
Most Focused	967 of 1022
Highest Paid Grads	154 of 600

Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	124 of 183
Best Value	22 of 180
Most Popular	189 of 342
Most Focused	153 of 342
Highest Paid Grads	75 of 227

Public Relations & Advertising

	better worse
Most Popular	135 of 334
Most Focused	149 of 334
Highest Paid Grads	36 of 173

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

	better worse
Top Ranked	59 of 98
Best Value	7 of 97
Most Popular	140 of 247
Most Focused	131 of 247
Highest Paid Grads	30 of 127

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	278 of 601
Best Value	20 of 575
Most Popular	340 of 1512
Most Focused	299 of 1512
Highest Paid Grads	152 of 824

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	180 of 356
Best Value	18 of 338
Most Popular	237 of 829
Most Focused	201 of 829
Highest Paid Grads	123 of 451

Computer Science

	better worse
Top Ranked	180 of 286
Best Value	35 of 278
Most Popular	229 of 605
Most Focused	190 of 605
Highest Paid Grads	69 of 360

Computer Software & Applications

	better worse
Most Popular	159 of 191
Most Focused	166 of 191
Highest Paid Grads	10 of 33

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	73 of 413
Best Value	3 of 405
Most Popular	189 of 1363
Most Focused	157 of 1363
Highest Paid Grads	139 of 706

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	146 of 1161
Most Focused	124 of 1161

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked	89 of 346
Best Value	2 of 339
Most Popular	144 of 861
Most Focused	150 of 861
Highest Paid Grads	101 of 506

Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	258 of 309
Best Value	83 of 302
Most Popular	388 of 595
Most Focused	390 of 595

Biomedical Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	133 of 141
Most Focused	125 of 141

Computer Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	266 of 282
Most Focused	267 of 282
Highest Paid Grads	82 of 187

Electrical Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	344 of 350
Most Focused	345 of 350
Highest Paid Grads	120 of 274

Mechanical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	227 of 272
Best Value	69 of 268
Most Popular	304 of 337
Most Focused	284 of 337
Highest Paid Grads	125 of 263

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	425 of 601
Best Value	82 of 585
Most Popular	800 of 1351
Most Focused	1101 of 1351
Highest Paid Grads	239 of 871

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	400 of 621
Best Value	50 of 603
Most Popular	704 of 1267
Most Focused	948 of 1267
Highest Paid Grads	226 of 799

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	102 of 137
Best Value	33 of 132
Most Popular	223 of 373
Most Focused	235 of 373
Highest Paid Grads	84 of 200

General Family & Consumer Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	75 of 84
Most Focused	71 of 84

Housing

	better worse
Most Popular	10 of 12
Most Focused	9 of 12

Human Development & Family Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	80 of 121
Best Value	15 of 117
Most Popular	163 of 263
Most Focused	160 of 263
Highest Paid Grads	37 of 127

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	226 of 341
Best Value	40 of 334
Most Popular	386 of 941
Most Focused	318 of 941
Highest Paid Grads	184 of 653

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	218 of 352
Best Value	35 of 345
Most Popular	239 of 809
Most Focused	196 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	128 of 571

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked	391 of 591
Best Value	96 of 564
Most Popular	688 of 1665
Most Focused	976 of 1665
Highest Paid Grads	244 of 686

Allied Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	432 of 658
Most Focused	458 of 658

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

	better worse
Most Popular	262 of 264
Most Focused	246 of 264

Communication Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	90 of 267
Most Focused	26 of 267

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

	better worse
Most Popular	109 of 130
Most Focused	98 of 130
Highest Paid Grads	24 of 79

Health & Medical Administrative Services

	better worse
Most Popular	503 of 600
Most Focused	557 of 600
Highest Paid Grads	28 of 142

Health/Medical Prep Programs

	better worse
Most Popular	104 of 157
Most Focused	123 of 157

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked	292 of 518
Best Value	32 of 500
Most Popular	791 of 1126
Most Focused	912 of 1126
Highest Paid Grads	130 of 507

History

	better worse
Most Popular	813 of 1247
Most Focused	1025 of 1247

History

	better worse
Most Popular	813 of 1247
Most Focused	1025 of 1247
Highest Paid Grads	229 of 822

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Top Ranked	210 of 410
Best Value	35 of 384
Most Popular	630 of 1087
Most Focused	915 of 1087
Highest Paid Grads	66 of 360

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Top Ranked	182 of 413
Best Value	21 of 387
Most Popular	616 of 1060
Most Focused	895 of 1060
Highest Paid Grads	72 of 418

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked	107 of 341
Best Value	6 of 330
Most Popular	315 of 1158
Most Focused	385 of 1158
Highest Paid Grads	132 of 455

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	124 of 351
Best Value	6 of 337
Most Popular	315 of 1158
Most Focused	385 of 1158
Highest Paid Grads	141 of 503

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Most Popular	569 of 1223
Most Focused	706 of 1223
Highest Paid Grads	266 of 805

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	358 of 475
Best Value	74 of 465
Most Popular	519 of 1171
Most Focused	607 of 1171
Highest Paid Grads	239 of 771

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	723 of 1030
Most Focused	815 of 1030

Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	109 of 141
Most Focused	106 of 141

International Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	190 of 266
Most Focused	224 of 266
Highest Paid Grads	43 of 128

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	202 of 466
Best Value	25 of 458
Most Popular	277 of 891
Most Focused	399 of 891
Highest Paid Grads	73 of 418

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	175 of 457
Best Value	9 of 448
Most Popular	241 of 829
Most Focused	344 of 829
Highest Paid Grads	91 of 458

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	856 of 1156
Most Focused	1028 of 1156
Highest Paid Grads	260 of 786

Chemistry

	better worse
Most Popular	969 of 1099
Most Focused	1050 of 1099
Highest Paid Grads	234 of 753

Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	575 of 717
Most Focused	521 of 717

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	502 of 835
Best Value	64 of 809
Most Popular	698 of 1476
Most Focused	1105 of 1476
Highest Paid Grads	198 of 897

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	490 of 840
Best Value	58 of 813
Most Popular	630 of 1381
Most Focused	1009 of 1381
Highest Paid Grads	182 of 833

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked	243 of 401
Best Value	32 of 393
Most Popular	352 of 865
Most Focused	407 of 865
Highest Paid Grads	105 of 453

Public Administration

	better worse
Most Popular	77 of 143
Most Focused	58 of 143
Highest Paid Grads	21 of 82

Social Work

	better worse
Top Ranked	190 of 361
Best Value	22 of 354
Most Popular	312 of 578
Most Focused	326 of 578
Highest Paid Grads	69 of 367

Social Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	1012 of 1316
Most Focused	1209 of 1316
Highest Paid Grads	137 of 873

Economics

	better worse
Most Popular	631 of 715
Most Focused	639 of 715
Highest Paid Grads	187 of 536

General Social Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	167 of 285
Most Focused	204 of 285

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Most Popular	1012 of 1081
Most Focused	1063 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	225 of 757

Theology & Religious Vocations

	better worse
Most Popular	66 of 420
Most Focused	249 of 420
Highest Paid Grads	10 of 97

Biblical Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	27 of 167
Most Focused	98 of 167

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries

	better worse
Most Popular	43 of 127
Most Focused	96 of 127

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	502 of 640
Best Value	148 of 626
Most Popular	569 of 1482
Most Focused	712 of 1482
Highest Paid Grads	286 of 848

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	155 of 216
Best Value	35 of 209
Most Popular	257 of 617
Most Focused	293 of 617
Highest Paid Grads	92 of 266

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	401 of 808
Most Focused	376 of 808
Highest Paid Grads	179 of 535

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	709 of 1075
Most Focused	872 of 1075
Highest Paid Grads	222 of 693

Music

	better worse
Most Popular	484 of 1036
Most Focused	572 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	207 of 658

Men's Sports

	better worse
Men's Baseball (D2)	45 of 236
Men's Basketball (D2)	47 of 275
Men's Football (D2)	2 of 163
Men's Soccer (D2)	22 of 184

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Basketball (D2)	10 of 277
Women's Soccer (D2)	31 of 231
Women's Softball (D2)	5 of 260
Women's Volleyball (D2)	16 of 264

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	432 of 1751