Top 2017 Rankings For Lamar University
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All 2017 Rankings For Lamar 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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| Nationwide | 409 of 1208 |
| Southwest | 32 of 82 |
| Texas | 24 of 56 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 924 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | 424 of 2655 |
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Architecture & Related Services
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| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 146 |
Interior Architecture
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| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 25 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 363 |
General Biology
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| Most Popular | 627 of 1357 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Most Popular | 490 of 2090 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 84 of 904 |
Accounting
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| Most Popular | 610 of 1344 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 652 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 315 of 682 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 727 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 161 |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Most Popular | 31 of 195 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 195 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 420 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 185 of 516 |
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Human Resource Management
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| Most Popular | 169 of 388 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 175 |
Management Information Systems
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| Most Popular | 74 of 369 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 369 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 220 |
Marketing
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| Highest Paid Grads | 114 of 455 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Most Popular | 349 of 1209 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 717 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 243 of 1018 |
| Most Focused | 394 of 1018 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 607 |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 179 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | 702 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 832 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 317 of 871 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 456 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 142 of 294 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 553 |
| Most Focused | 203 of 553 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 356 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 45 of 166 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 101 of 204 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 209 |
Construction Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 10 of 20 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 162 of 336 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 275 |
Industrial Engineering
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| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 92 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 264 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | 199 of 471 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 179 |
Industrial Production Technology
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| Most Popular | 38 of 132 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 132 |
English Language & Literature
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| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Highest Paid Grads | 106 of 806 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 136 of 372 |
| Most Focused | 177 of 372 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 202 |
Food, Nutrition & Related Services
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| Most Popular | 45 of 104 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 104 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 70 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences
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Human Development & Family Studies
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| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 135 |
Textile & Apparel Studies
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| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 50 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | 387 of 948 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 117 of 661 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 105 of 285 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 285 |
Health Professions
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| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 311 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | 819 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 692 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 105 of 260 |
Health Sciences & Services
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Nursing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 166 of 1106 |
| Most Focused | 465 of 1106 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 511 |
History
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History
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| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 828 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 195 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | 565 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 365 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 177 of 373 |
| Most Popular | 184 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | 550 of 1128 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 257 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | 432 of 1180 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 169 of 341 |
| Most Popular | 257 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | 432 of 1180 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 417 of 1238 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 118 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 367 of 1190 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 44 of 1005 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 1003 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 394 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 20 of 524 |
| Most Focused | 20 of 524 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 270 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 217 of 883 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 416 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 194 of 819 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 460 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 470 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 136 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 345 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 293 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 331 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 857 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 343 of 851 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 455 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 257 of 572 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Highest Paid Grads | 159 of 878 |
Political Science & Government
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| Highest Paid Grads | 105 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 513 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 139 of 851 |
Dance
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Design & Applied Arts
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| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 271 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 239 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 358 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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Women's Sports
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Veterans
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| Overall | 206 of 1428 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 274 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 276 of 866 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 225 of 629 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 193 of 760 |
Finance & Financial Management
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Human Resource Management
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Management Information Systems
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Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 167 of 407 |
Communication & Journalism
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Communication & Media Studies
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Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Information Systems
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Engineering
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Chemical Engineering
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Civil Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 129 of 265 |
Industrial Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 313 of 651 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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Human Development & Family Studies
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Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 244 of 600 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 193 of 525 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 100 of 418 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 88 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 85 of 361 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 373 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 212 of 490 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 183 of 508 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 153 of 467 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 113 of 456 |
Psychology
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General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 407 of 870 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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Social Work
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 152 of 357 |
Social Sciences
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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 | 334 of 683 |
Design & Applied Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 135 of 396 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 114 of 989 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 296 of 724 |
Business Administration & Management
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Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Most Popular Online | 4 of 27 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular Online | 73 of 147 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 22 of 115 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 15 of 88 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 73 of 157 |
Engineering
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Industrial Engineering
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Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular Online | 30 of 75 |
Industrial Production Technology
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| Most Popular Online | 7 of 17 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 129 of 656 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 91 of 407 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 86 of 392 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Online | 46 of 104 |
| Most Popular Online | 81 of 360 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 115 of 325 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 115 of 325 |
Social Sciences
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Sociology
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International Quality
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| China | |
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| Iran | |
| Italy | |
| Kuwait | |
| Mexico | |
| Nepal | |
| Nigeria | |
| Pakistan | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Sweden | |
| Taiwan | |
| Turkey | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 174 of 1155 |
| Bangladesh | 20 of 261 |
| Canada | 187 of 659 |
| China | 152 of 808 |
| France | 83 of 307 |
| Germany | 90 of 378 |
| Ghana | 70 of 224 |
| India | 45 of 630 |
| Iran | 64 of 257 |
| Italy | 51 of 184 |
| Kuwait | 72 of 180 |
| Mexico | 121 of 325 |
| Nepal | 50 of 349 |
| Nigeria | 110 of 430 |
| Pakistan | 68 of 260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 118 of 552 |
| Sweden | 43 of 181 |
| Taiwan | 129 of 355 |
| Turkey | 79 of 277 |
| United Kingdom | 63 of 512 |
| Vietnam | 140 of 486 |
