Top 2019 Rankings For Hofstra University
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All 2019 Rankings For Hofstra University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 262 of 1779 |
| Middle Atlantic | 71 of 333 |
| New York | 32 of 133 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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Diversity
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| Overall | 156 of 2238 |
| Ethnic | 495 of 2486 |
| Male / Female | 563 of 2486 |
| Location | 409 of 2237 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 250 |
Ethnic Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 255 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 505 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 891 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 191 of 574 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 251 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 479 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 847 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 851 |
| Best Value | 363 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 278 of 1990 |
| Most Focused | 510 of 1990 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 623 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 175 of 1286 |
| Most Focused | 208 of 1286 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 648 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 110 of 747 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 510 of 1675 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 724 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 151 |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 85 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 389 |
| Best Value | 167 of 378 |
| Most Popular | 153 of 664 |
| Most Focused | 110 of 664 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 416 |
Human Resource Management
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International Business
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 143 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 100 of 375 |
| Most Focused | 124 of 375 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 222 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Most Popular | |
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Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 416 |
| Best Value | 184 of 402 |
| Most Popular | 107 of 766 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 766 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 449 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 600 |
| Best Value | 185 of 587 |
| Most Popular | 103 of 1215 |
| Most Focused | 25 of 1214 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 713 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 126 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 601 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 184 |
| Best Value | 66 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 64 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 228 |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | 65 of 334 |
| Most Focused | 60 of 334 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 173 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 98 |
| Best Value | 42 of 97 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 247 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 127 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 664 of 1551 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 304 of 827 |
Computer Information Systems
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Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 264 of 606 |
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Education
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 414 |
| Best Value | 190 of 404 |
| Most Popular | 369 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 706 |
Education (Other)
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| Most Popular | 35 of 72 |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 487 of 1164 |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 347 |
| Best Value | 156 of 340 |
| Most Popular | 195 of 863 |
| Most Focused | 370 of 863 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 506 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 295 of 596 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 354 |
Computer Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 187 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 274 |
Engineering Science
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| Most Popular | 10 of 35 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 35 |
Industrial Engineering
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| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 90 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 263 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 192 of 602 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 299 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 496 of 1355 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 870 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 146 of 622 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 241 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 340 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 798 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 250 of 942 |
| Most Focused | 303 of 942 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 69 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
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East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
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Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 134 of 300 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 297 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 396 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 571 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 52 of 593 |
| Best Value | 281 of 564 |
| Most Popular | 525 of 1678 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 687 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 73 of 663 |
| Most Focused | 208 of 663 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Health Sciences & Services
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| Most Popular | 109 of 304 |
| Most Focused |
Health/Medical Prep Programs
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| Most Popular | |
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Public Health
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 101 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 85 of 294 |
| Most Focused | 98 of 294 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 108 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 222 of 548 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 374 of 1251 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 223 of 580 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 374 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 823 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Most Popular | |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 419 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 456 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 504 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 389 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 805 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
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Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 224 of 475 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 357 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 69 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 325 of 1032 |
| Most Focused | 514 of 1032 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 397 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 68 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 71 of 266 |
| Most Focused | 71 of 266 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 128 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Sustainability Science
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| Most Popular | 25 of 65 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 269 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 425 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 325 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 365 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 237 of 540 |
| Most Focused |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 461 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 341 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 212 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 218 of 836 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 335 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | 723 of 1502 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 199 of 841 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 309 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 649 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 834 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 226 of 671 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 284 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 398 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 874 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 339 |
Criminology
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| Most Popular | 64 of 166 |
| Most Focused |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 536 |
General Social Sciences
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Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | 60 of 162 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 108 of 261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 223 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 184 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 236 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 759 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 136 of 534 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 281 of 964 |
| Most Focused | 431 of 964 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 688 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 273 of 641 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 372 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | 615 of 1522 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 850 |
Dance
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| Most Popular | 34 of 228 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 228 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 132 of 314 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 91 of 808 |
| Most Focused | 113 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 93 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 205 of 512 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 364 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 114 of 325 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D1) | 4 of 64 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 34 of 189 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 86 of 325 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D1) | 16 of 77 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | 21 of 101 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 35 of 307 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 16 of 274 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 21 of 308 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 227 of 1820 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 254 of 825 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 287 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 853 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 71 of 625 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 194 of 749 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 390 |
International Business
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 143 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 417 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 8 of 602 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 156 of 522 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 184 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 97 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 416 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 348 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Electrical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 179 of 602 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 125 of 622 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 167 of 352 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 88 of 596 |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 102 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 241 of 548 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 240 of 580 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 232 of 476 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 68 |
Physical Sciences
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Physics
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Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 256 of 835 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 236 of 840 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 243 of 670 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 207 of 418 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 160 of 590 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 144 of 534 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 146 of 314 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 238 of 513 |
Music
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 156 of 1240 |
| Bangladesh | 122 of 265 |
| Brazil | 100 of 442 |
| Canada | 153 of 644 |
| China | 107 of 835 |
| Germany | 106 of 343 |
| India | 174 of 643 |
| Italy | 90 of 190 |
| Japan | 143 of 437 |
| Nigeria | 129 of 426 |
| Pakistan | |
| Peru | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | 204 of 555 |
| South Korea | 210 of 587 |
| Taiwan | 171 of 356 |
| United Kingdom | 85 of 490 |
International Value
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