Top 2021 Rankings For Illinois State University
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All 2021 Rankings For Illinois State University
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Top Quality Overall
better worse | |
| Nationwide | 331 of 1715 |
| Great Lakes | 57 of 265 |
| Illinois | 15 of 60 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
better worse | |
| Nationwide | 135 of 1472 |
| Great Lakes | 29 of 226 |
| Illinois | 6 of 52 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
better worse | |
| Nationwide | 86 of 1473 |
| Great Lakes | 15 of 226 |
| Illinois | 5 of 52 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
better worse | |
| Nationwide | 34 of 1472 |
| Great Lakes | 4 of 226 |
| Illinois | 2 of 52 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 1525 of 3514 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 886 of 3790 |
| Location |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 32 of 98 |
| Best Value | 21 of 97 |
| Most Popular | 36 of 579 |
| Most Focused | 144 of 579 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 105 |
General Agriculture
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 1 of 26 |
| Best Value | 6 of 26 |
| Most Popular | 1 of 145 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 145 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 26 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 162 of 651 |
| Best Value | 42 of 637 |
| Most Popular | 219 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 675 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 304 of 608 |
| Most Focused |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 33 of 67 |
| Most Focused |
General Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 112 of 630 |
| Best Value | 19 of 617 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 1638 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 172 of 649 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 99 of 1153 |
| Best Value | 42 of 1034 |
| Most Popular | 60 of 2857 |
| Most Focused | 592 of 2852 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 208 of 1326 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 521 |
| Best Value | 21 of 477 |
| Most Popular | 38 of 1854 |
| Most Focused | 456 of 1854 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 117 of 602 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 147 of 955 |
| Best Value | 68 of 876 |
| Most Popular | 403 of 2403 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 341 of 1083 |
Construction Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 10 of 38 |
| Best Value | 9 of 37 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 108 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 38 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 116 of 317 |
| Best Value | 23 of 304 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 713 |
| Most Focused | 125 of 713 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 328 |
Insurance
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| Most Popular | 7 of 49 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 49 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
International Business
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 8 of 61 |
| Most Popular | 69 of 396 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 65 |
Management Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 34 of 99 |
| Best Value | 13 of 92 |
| Most Popular | 113 of 385 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 110 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 13 of 60 |
| Most Popular | 12 of 226 |
| Most Focused | 44 of 226 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 91 of 379 |
| Best Value | 17 of 358 |
| Most Popular | 20 of 909 |
| Most Focused | 95 of 910 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 124 of 401 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 585 |
| Best Value | 21 of 568 |
| Most Popular | 80 of 1501 |
| Most Focused | 288 of 1501 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 211 of 657 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 504 |
| Best Value | 22 of 490 |
| Most Popular | 67 of 1243 |
| Most Focused | 369 of 1242 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 193 of 537 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 21 of 140 |
| Most Popular | 110 of 425 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 148 |
Public Relations & Advertising
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 50 of 111 |
| Best Value | 19 of 107 |
| Most Popular | 59 of 375 |
| Most Focused | 172 of 375 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 131 |
Communications Technologies & Support
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 179 of 437 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 59 |
Graphic Communications
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 106 of 280 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 41 |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 64 of 512 |
| Best Value | 9 of 448 |
| Most Popular | 180 of 2317 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 39 of 293 |
| Best Value | 8 of 262 |
| Most Popular | 199 of 1236 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 78 of 209 |
| Best Value | 13 of 200 |
| Most Popular | 149 of 778 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Systems Networking
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 148 of 359 |
| Most Focused |
Information Technology
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 142 of 569 |
| Most Focused |
Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 12 of 622 |
| Best Value | 43 of 593 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 1875 |
| Most Focused | 157 of 1885 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 694 |
Special Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 1 of 123 |
| Best Value | 7 of 120 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 485 |
| Most Focused | 60 of 485 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 134 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 540 |
| Best Value | 40 of 519 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 1569 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 1560 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 585 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 272 |
| Best Value | 27 of 265 |
| Most Popular | 28 of 895 |
| Most Focused | 284 of 895 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 302 |
Engineering Technologies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 20 of 87 |
| Best Value | 16 of 80 |
| Most Popular | 213 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Environmental Control Technology
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 41 of 227 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Engineering Technology
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 26 of 158 |
| Most Focused |
Industrial Production Technology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 4 of 33 |
| Best Value | 9 of 33 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 346 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 34 |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 90 of 430 |
| Best Value | 12 of 417 |
| Most Popular | 100 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | 682 of 1549 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 509 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 60 of 440 |
| Best Value | 6 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 74 of 1431 |
| Most Focused | 528 of 1432 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 467 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 159 |
| Best Value | 9 of 150 |
| Most Popular | 73 of 832 |
| Most Focused | 356 of 832 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 182 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 39 |
| Best Value | 9 of 39 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 88 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 42 |
Human Development & Family Studies
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 103 of 716 |
| Most Focused |
Textile & Apparel Studies
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 32 of 97 |
| Most Focused | 44 of 97 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 66 of 183 |
| Most Popular | 269 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 206 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 37 of 151 |
| Most Popular | 137 of 877 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 160 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 112 of 853 |
| Best Value | 47 of 753 |
| Most Popular | 212 of 2797 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 432 of 1050 |
Allied Health Professions
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 519 of 1325 |
| Most Focused |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 18 of 53 |
| Best Value | 11 of 51 |
| Most Popular | 28 of 477 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication Sciences
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 54 of 281 |
| Most Focused |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 18 of 152 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 152 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 29 of 127 |
| Best Value | 10 of 91 |
| Most Popular | 367 of 1054 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 181 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 149 of 723 |
| Best Value | 48 of 649 |
| Most Popular | 318 of 1978 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 367 of 840 |
Public Health
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 23 of 105 |
| Best Value | 6 of 94 |
| Most Popular | 111 of 396 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 115 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 96 of 309 |
| Best Value | 16 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 44 of 1406 |
| Most Focused | 402 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 331 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 313 |
| Best Value | 16 of 306 |
| Most Popular | 44 of 1406 |
| Most Focused | 402 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 331 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 73 of 503 |
| Best Value | 43 of 446 |
| Most Popular | 131 of 1832 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 48 of 503 |
| Best Value | 34 of 445 |
| Most Popular | 110 of 1774 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Legal Professions
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 197 of 668 |
| Most Focused |
Legal Support Services
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 143 of 522 |
| Most Focused |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 89 of 306 |
| Best Value | 46 of 289 |
| Most Popular | 742 of 2025 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Liberal Arts General Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 76 of 306 |
| Best Value | 39 of 289 |
| Most Popular | 742 of 2025 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics & Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 29 of 188 |
| Most Popular | 127 of 1438 |
| Most Focused | 668 of 1438 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 97 of 201 |
Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 81 of 176 |
| Best Value | 17 of 172 |
| Most Popular | 99 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 574 of 1382 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 181 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 7 of 417 |
| Best Value | 27 of 409 |
| Most Popular | 77 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | 524 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 430 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 215 of 1131 |
| Most Focused |
Recreation Administration
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 10 of 41 |
| Best Value | 8 of 40 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 113 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 113 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 45 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 270 of 1011 |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 190 of 803 |
| Most Focused |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 175 of 1382 |
| Most Focused |
Chemistry
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 218 of 1229 |
| Most Focused |
Geological & Earth Sciences
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 101 of 489 |
| Most Focused |
Physics
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 113 of 819 |
| Most Focused |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 205 of 782 |
| Best Value | 56 of 748 |
| Most Popular | 286 of 1699 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 263 of 882 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 167 of 779 |
| Best Value | 44 of 745 |
| Most Popular | 258 of 1563 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 814 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 125 of 341 |
| Best Value | 67 of 322 |
| Most Popular | 197 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 71 of 274 |
| Best Value | 32 of 264 |
| Most Popular | 122 of 691 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 226 of 558 |
| Best Value | 47 of 539 |
| Most Popular | 219 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 246 of 592 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 195 of 542 |
| Most Focused |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 73 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 360 of 817 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Geography & Cartography
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 84 of 355 |
| Most Focused |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 151 of 367 |
| Best Value | 11 of 358 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | 480 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 376 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 131 of 356 |
| Best Value | 28 of 347 |
| Most Popular | 109 of 1100 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 48 of 510 |
| Best Value | 7 of 483 |
| Most Popular | 102 of 2024 |
| Most Focused | 688 of 2022 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 547 |
Design & Applied Arts
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 203 of 961 |
| Most Focused |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 21 of 173 |
| Best Value | 7 of 168 |
| Most Popular | 74 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 378 of 968 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 179 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 42 of 332 |
| Best Value | 11 of 321 |
| Most Popular | 76 of 1367 |
| Most Focused | 558 of 1368 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 343 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 21 of 143 |
| Best Value | 10 of 140 |
| Most Popular | 100 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 585 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 148 |
Visual & Performing Arts (Other)
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 4 of 48 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 48 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Veterans
better worse | |
| Overall | 59 of 2107 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 99 |
General Agriculture
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 26 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 137 of 648 |
General Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 85 of 627 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 1178 |
Accounting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 527 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 220 of 978 |
Construction Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 37 |
Finance & Financial Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 111 of 313 |
International Business
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 381 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 581 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 499 |
Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Public Relations & Advertising
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 113 |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 56 of 525 |
Computer Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 299 |
Computer Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 208 |
Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 627 |
Special Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 123 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 44 of 543 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 275 |
Engineering Technologies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 84 |
Industrial Production Technology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 34 |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 55 of 423 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 432 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 157 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 39 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 874 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 215 of 744 |
Public Health
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 106 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 196 of 515 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 146 of 511 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts General Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 152 of 304 |
Mathematics & Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 174 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 412 |
Recreation Administration
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 40 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 214 of 779 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 148 of 775 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 207 of 552 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 90 of 362 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 143 of 351 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 508 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 171 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 331 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 143 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 82 of 2187 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 123 of 745 |
| Top Ranked Online | 64 of 439 |
| Most Popular Online | 191 of 924 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 52 of 112 |
| Top Ranked Online | 8 of 65 |
| Most Popular Online | 192 of 408 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 180 of 640 |
| Top Ranked Online | 66 of 345 |
| Most Popular Online | 162 of 532 |
International Quality
International Value
