Top 2017 Rankings For Humboldt State University
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All 2017 Rankings For Humboldt State University
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Top Quality Overall
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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 | 477 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | 429 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 325 of 1717 |
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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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Plant Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 28 of 80 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 244 of 535 |
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 153 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 153 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 288 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 154 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 255 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 314 of 892 |
Botany/Plant Biology
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| Most Popular | 4 of 36 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 36 |
General Biology
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| Most Popular | 161 of 1358 |
| Most Focused | 306 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 245 of 850 |
Zoology
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| Most Popular | 23 of 74 |
| Most Focused | 20 of 74 |
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Business, Management & Marketing
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| Most Popular | 782 of 2090 |
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Business Administration & Management
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| Most Popular | 364 of 1756 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 276 of 727 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Most Popular | 316 of 1209 |
| Most Focused | 560 of 1209 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 301 of 719 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | 401 of 1018 |
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Journalism
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| Most Popular | 99 of 350 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 350 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 237 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 275 of 605 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 165 of 368 |
Engineering
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Environmental Engineering
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| Most Popular | 2 of 81 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 81 |
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English Language & Literature
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| Most Popular | 311 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 561 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 326 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Most Popular | 252 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 419 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 283 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | 329 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 426 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 302 of 661 |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | 208 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 264 of 592 |
History
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| Most Popular | 246 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 413 of 1251 |
History
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| Most Popular | 246 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 413 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 324 of 828 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | 217 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | 377 of 1180 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | 217 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | 377 of 1180 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 186 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | 391 of 1238 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 353 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | 360 of 1190 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 310 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 255 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 434 of 1004 |
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Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 124 of 524 |
| Most Focused | 196 of 524 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 12 of 47 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 706 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 708 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 270 |
Fisheries Sciences
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| Most Popular | 7 of 17 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 17 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 9 |
Forestry
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| Most Popular | 7 of 57 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 57 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 35 |
Natural Resource Management
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| Most Popular | 7 of 65 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 65 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 32 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 39 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 51 of 650 |
Wildlife Management
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| Most Popular | 1 of 57 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 57 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Most Popular | 186 of 883 |
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Health & Physical Education
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| Most Popular | 168 of 819 |
| Most Focused | 386 of 819 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 460 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 77 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 125 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 276 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 224 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 196 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 263 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 91 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 237 of 542 |
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Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 154 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 204 of 1143 |
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Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 310 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 538 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 315 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | 41 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 44 of 423 |
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Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 227 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 299 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 271 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 286 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 647 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 353 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 270 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 577 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 335 of 857 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Most Popular | 180 of 851 |
| Most Focused | 382 of 851 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 455 |
Social Work
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| Most Popular | 120 of 572 |
| Most Focused | 218 of 572 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 97 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 278 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 275 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 413 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 430 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | 72 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 423 |
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Criminology
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Economics
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Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 129 of 262 |
| Most Focused | 84 of 262 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 99 of 227 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 311 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 477 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 288 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 278 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 435 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 284 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | 191 of 1566 |
| Most Focused | 343 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 263 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | 74 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 116 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 236 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 93 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | 138 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 130 of 700 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 144 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 265 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 262 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Basketball (D2) | 86 of 269 |
| Men's Football (D2) | 39 of 166 |
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Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D2) | 77 of 270 |
| Women's Soccer (D2) | |
| Women's Softball (D2) | 90 of 261 |
| Women's Volleyball (D2) | 114 of 255 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 679 of 1428 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 207 of 828 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 299 of 822 |
Zoology
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Business, Management & Marketing
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Business Administration & Management
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Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 264 of 599 |
Journalism
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Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Science
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Engineering
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Environmental Engineering
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English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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Romance Languages
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History
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History
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 50 |
Forestry
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Natural Resource Management
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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Health & Physical Education
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 74 of 266 |
Philosophy
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Religious Studies
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Physical Sciences
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Chemistry
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Geological & Earth Sciences
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Physics
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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Public Administration & Social Service
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Social Work
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 258 of 698 |
Anthropology
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Economics
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Geography & Cartography
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Political Science & Government
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Sociology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 328 of 683 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 263 of 539 |
Music
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular Online | 59 of 157 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular Online | 41 of 85 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 28 of 141 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked Online | 6 of 15 |
| Most Popular Online | 9 of 26 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Online | 30 of 67 |
| Most Popular Online | 55 of 139 |
Anthropology
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