Top 2018 Rankings For Niagara University
A more complete picture of where Niagara University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.
All 2018 Rankings For Niagara University
Learn more about our methodologies that drive these rankings.
Top Quality Overall
better worse | |
| Nationwide | 436 of 1383 |
| Middle Atlantic | 116 of 263 |
| New York |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 183 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 33 of 251 |
| New York | 29 of 101 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 173 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 34 of 251 |
| New York | 31 of 101 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 423 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 75 of 251 |
| New York | 31 of 101 |
Diversity
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| Overall | |
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| Male / Female | |
| Location |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 59 of 171 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 340 of 823 |
| Best Value | 99 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 532 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 640 of 1413 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 282 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 69 of 239 |
| Most Popular | 197 of 571 |
| Most Focused | 185 of 571 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 355 of 818 |
| Best Value | 116 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 551 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 302 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 255 of 825 |
| Best Value | 77 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 473 of 2041 |
| Most Focused | 529 of 2041 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 148 of 600 |
| Best Value | 43 of 584 |
| Most Popular | 365 of 1312 |
| Most Focused | 336 of 1312 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 232 of 651 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Most Popular | 715 of 1720 |
| Most Focused |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 116 |
| Best Value | 6 of 114 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 258 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 258 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Marketing
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| Most Popular | 289 of 769 |
| Most Focused | 179 of 769 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 156 of 570 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 162 of 715 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 215 of 519 |
| Best Value | 80 of 508 |
| Most Popular | 479 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 606 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 147 of 547 |
| Most Popular | 736 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 317 of 826 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 169 of 347 |
| Best Value | 78 of 333 |
| Most Popular | 333 of 838 |
| Most Focused | 360 of 838 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 155 of 452 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 421 |
| Best Value | 29 of 409 |
| Most Popular | 85 of 1367 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 1368 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 263 of 708 |
General Education
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 40 |
| Best Value | 6 of 37 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 211 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 211 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 76 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 185 |
| Best Value | 17 of 181 |
| Most Popular | 100 of 435 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 435 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 242 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 562 of 1169 |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 136 of 503 |
Teaching English or French
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| Most Popular | 10 of 60 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 60 |
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 | 250 of 581 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 236 of 562 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 143 of 692 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 190 of 513 |
| Best Value | 65 of 497 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 232 of 509 |
History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 303 of 831 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 146 of 340 |
| Best Value | 69 of 328 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 139 of 352 |
| Best Value | 58 of 339 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 340 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 296 of 772 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Gerontology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 12 of 31 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 181 of 452 |
| Best Value | 116 of 445 |
| Most Popular | 393 of 890 |
| Most Focused |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 138 of 443 |
| Best Value | 71 of 436 |
| Most Popular | 365 of 820 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 259 of 544 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 302 of 753 |
Psychology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 324 of 899 |
Child Development & Psychology
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| Most Popular | 44 of 107 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 107 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 165 of 406 |
| Best Value | 55 of 400 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 196 of 457 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 366 |
| Best Value | 38 of 361 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 280 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 436 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 395 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 335 of 877 |
Criminology
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| Most Popular | 52 of 146 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 146 |
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 | 95 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 502 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 504 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 283 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 271 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 253 of 615 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 397 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 69 of 299 |
| Most Popular | 201 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 126 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 221 of 544 |
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 Ice Hockey (D1) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | |
| Women's Softball (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) |
Veterans
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| Overall | 201 of 1423 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 275 of 831 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 318 of 829 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 319 of 861 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 109 of 623 |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 120 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 234 of 527 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 430 |
General Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 40 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 37 of 189 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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 | 198 of 459 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 143 of 451 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 145 of 369 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 271 of 601 |
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 | 225 of 1164 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 344 of 1174 |
| Canada | 140 of 612 |
| China | 397 of 798 |
| Germany | |
| Italy | |
| Saudi Arabia | 189 of 548 |
| South Korea | |
| Turkey | |
| Vietnam | 196 of 450 |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 277 of 1148 |
| Canada | 152 of 603 |
| China | 311 of 786 |
| Germany | 159 of 322 |
| Italy | 82 of 178 |
| Saudi Arabia | 251 of 539 |
| South Korea | 271 of 558 |
| Turkey | 125 of 258 |
| Vietnam | 170 of 442 |
