Top 2017 Rankings For Niagara University
A more complete picture of where Niagara University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2017 Badges Awarded page.
All 2017 Rankings For Niagara University
Learn more about our methodologies that drive these rankings.
Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 504 of 1387 |
| Middle Atlantic | |
| New York |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 112 of 1208 |
| Middle Atlantic | 21 of 234 |
| New York | 13 of 97 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 157 of 1208 |
| Middle Atlantic | 34 of 234 |
| New York | 19 of 97 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 490 of 1208 |
| Middle Atlantic | 91 of 234 |
| New York | 40 of 97 |
Diversity
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| Overall | |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | |
| Location |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 74 of 171 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 137 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 605 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 283 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 403 of 812 |
| Best Value | 83 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 566 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 660 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 303 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 288 of 830 |
| Best Value | 46 of 778 |
| Most Popular | 442 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | 416 of 2090 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 175 of 608 |
| Best Value | 23 of 576 |
| Most Popular | 357 of 1344 |
| Most Focused | 295 of 1344 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 233 of 652 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Most Popular | 707 of 1756 |
| Most Focused |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 117 |
| Best Value | 6 of 113 |
| Most Popular | 42 of 270 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 270 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Marketing
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| Most Popular | 307 of 764 |
| Most Focused | 180 of 764 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 122 of 567 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 163 of 719 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 260 of 537 |
| Best Value | 60 of 516 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 172 of 608 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 320 of 832 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 456 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 450 |
| Best Value | 10 of 427 |
| Most Popular | 103 of 1377 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 264 of 710 |
General Education
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 47 |
| Best Value | 1 of 40 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 196 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 196 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 75 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 192 |
| Best Value | 11 of 185 |
| Most Popular | 101 of 449 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 449 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 247 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 101 of 380 |
| Best Value | 30 of 363 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 510 |
Teaching English or French
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| Most Popular | 22 of 52 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 52 |
English Language & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 806 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 253 of 592 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 208 of 545 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 692 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 246 of 508 |
| Best Value | 59 of 481 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 232 of 511 |
History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 302 of 828 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 396 |
| Best Value | 12 of 368 |
| Most Popular | 313 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | 488 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 365 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 402 |
| Best Value | 13 of 372 |
| Most Popular | 303 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | 475 of 1128 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 167 of 350 |
| Best Value | 35 of 330 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 166 of 362 |
| Best Value | 31 of 341 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 343 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 300 of 786 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 199 of 462 |
| Best Value | 70 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 419 of 883 |
| Most Focused |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 163 of 451 |
| Best Value | 46 of 432 |
| Most Popular | 381 of 819 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 460 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 257 of 536 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 108 of 443 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 76 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 423 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 350 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 305 of 748 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 110 of 800 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 325 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 407 of 854 |
| Best Value | 88 of 805 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 307 of 857 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 177 of 392 |
| Best Value | 40 of 380 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 194 of 455 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 117 of 354 |
| Best Value | 26 of 344 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 262 of 572 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 152 of 656 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 335 of 878 |
General Social Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 63 of 586 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 287 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 67 of 532 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 466 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 273 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 189 of 641 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 398 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 79 of 312 |
| Most Popular | 190 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 103 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 224 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 159 of 333 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 103 of 315 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) |
Veterans
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| Overall | 242 of 1428 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 344 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 318 of 866 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 629 |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 120 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 263 of 546 |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 459 |
General Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 47 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 28 of 196 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 389 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 90 of 418 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 81 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 192 of 467 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 151 of 456 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 417 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 340 of 870 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 191 of 397 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 127 of 357 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 270 of 619 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 410 of 1184 |
| Canada | 160 of 671 |
| China | |
| Germany | |
| Italy | |
| Peru | |
| Saudi Arabia | 235 of 561 |
| South Korea | |
| Sweden | |
| Turkey | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 381 of 1155 |
| Canada | 197 of 659 |
| China | |
| Germany | |
| Italy | 84 of 184 |
| Peru | 58 of 128 |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| South Korea | |
| Sweden | 81 of 181 |
| Turkey | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam | 225 of 486 |
