Top 2018 Rankings For Lamar University
A more complete picture of where Lamar University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.
All 2018 Rankings For Lamar University
Learn more about our methodologies that drive these rankings.
Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | |
| Southwest | 46 of 95 |
| Texas | 31 of 62 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| Southwest | |
| Texas | 26 of 60 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Southwest | |
| Texas | 24 of 60 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 400 of 1325 |
| Southwest | 27 of 92 |
| Texas | 19 of 60 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 898 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | 381 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 1006 of 2594 |
| Location |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 145 |
Interior Architecture
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 25 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 367 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 618 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 323 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 465 of 2041 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 84 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 386 of 1312 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 651 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 306 of 701 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 144 of 725 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 157 |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Most Popular | 72 of 203 |
| Most Focused |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 417 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 180 of 504 |
| Most Focused |
General Sales & Marketing
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Human Resource Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 159 of 379 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 168 |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 114 of 348 |
| Most Focused | 127 of 348 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 213 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 343 of 769 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 454 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 322 of 1219 |
| Most Focused | 566 of 1219 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 714 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 218 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 362 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 606 |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 179 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 826 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 452 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 150 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 211 of 582 |
| Most Focused | 205 of 582 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 356 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 68 of 167 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 209 |
Construction Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 144 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 274 |
Industrial Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 91 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 264 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 178 |
Industrial Production Technology
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| Most Popular | 43 of 133 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 133 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 648 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 540 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 106 of 805 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 143 of 376 |
| Most Focused | 187 of 376 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 202 |
Food, Nutrition & Related Services
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| Most Popular | 41 of 100 |
| Most Focused | 33 of 100 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 68 |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Best Value | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 134 |
Textile & Apparel Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 50 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | 323 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 424 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 117 of 656 |
American Sign Language
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| Most Popular | 19 of 48 |
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Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 271 of 562 |
| Most Popular | 226 of 1704 |
| Most Focused | 676 of 1704 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 692 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 101 of 262 |
| Most Focused | 79 of 262 |
Health Sciences & Services
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| Most Popular | 133 of 278 |
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Nursing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 103 of 1124 |
| Most Focused | 384 of 1124 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 509 |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 602 of 1261 |
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History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 602 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 97 of 831 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 172 of 380 |
| Most Popular | 179 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | 536 of 1128 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 361 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 158 of 382 |
| Most Popular | 166 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | 524 of 1103 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 421 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 240 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | 414 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 240 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | 414 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 371 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 117 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 325 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 772 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 54 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 1017 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 394 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 27 of 529 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 529 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 271 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 231 of 890 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 415 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 206 of 820 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 456 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 534 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 346 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 297 of 705 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 842 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 314 of 862 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 457 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 230 of 576 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 159 of 877 |
Political Science & Government
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 103 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 594 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 139 of 852 |
Dance
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| Most Popular | |
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Design & Applied Arts
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| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 268 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 316 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 657 |
Lamar University has no rankings in this category.
Veterans
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| Overall | 218 of 1423 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 302 of 829 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 239 of 861 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 189 of 623 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 227 of 759 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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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 | 171 of 414 |
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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Mechanical Engineering
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English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 315 of 631 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 212 of 606 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 169 of 531 |
History
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History
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 118 of 419 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 97 of 421 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 95 of 349 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 96 of 361 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 233 of 473 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 194 of 476 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 186 of 459 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 132 of 451 |
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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| Top Ranked Veterans | 184 of 369 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 148 of 380 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 460 of 1164 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 259 of 658 |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 326 of 771 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 247 of 596 |
| Top Ranked Online | 100 of 213 |
| Most Popular Online |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Most Popular Online | 7 of 34 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular Online | 74 of 166 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 28 of 121 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 17 of 101 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular Online | 38 of 84 |
Industrial Production Technology
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| Most Popular Online | 9 of 22 |
Health Professions
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 245 of 512 |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 97 of 682 |
Nursing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 217 of 449 |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 63 of 437 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 148 of 359 |
| Top Ranked Online | 59 of 121 |
| Most Popular Online | 82 of 413 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 143 of 359 |
| Top Ranked Online | 44 of 111 |
| Most Popular Online | 72 of 385 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 126 of 307 |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 114 of 346 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 132 of 318 |
| Top Ranked Online | |
| Most Popular Online | 114 of 346 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular Online | 21 of 158 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular Online | 14 of 82 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | |
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| Bangladesh | |
| Canada | |
| China | |
| France | |
| Germany | |
| Ghana | |
| India | |
| Iran | |
| Kuwait | |
| Mexico | |
| Nepal | |
| Nigeria | |
| Pakistan | |
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| Sweden | |
| Taiwan | |
| Turkey | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 175 of 1148 |
| Australia | 43 of 158 |
| Bangladesh | 22 of 252 |
| Canada | 155 of 603 |
| China | 156 of 786 |
| France | 86 of 272 |
| Germany | 91 of 322 |
| Ghana | 63 of 194 |
| India | 55 of 607 |
| Iran | 64 of 248 |
| Kuwait | 73 of 173 |
| Mexico | 122 of 274 |
| Nepal | 45 of 335 |
| Nigeria | 91 of 408 |
| Pakistan | 63 of 238 |
| Saudi Arabia | 175 of 539 |
| Sweden | 38 of 142 |
| Taiwan | 115 of 333 |
| Turkey | 82 of 258 |
| United Kingdom | 77 of 462 |
| Vietnam | 125 of 442 |
