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2024 Rankings for Northwestern University

What kind of bachelor's degree rankings and accolades has Northwestern received from College Factual?

Top Rankings for Northwestern:

Best Visual & Performing Arts SchoolsBest Communication & Journalism SchoolsBest Communication & Journalism Graduate Degree SchoolsBest Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Degree Schools
#1 out of 667#1 out of 666#1 out of 303#1 out of 91
 

Ranking Highlights

How Northwestern Ranks in College Factual's Best Quality Rankings

#8 Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges
#1 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools
#1 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges

Top Placement in Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges Ranking

#8 out of 1,470.

This makes Northwestern a top 1% school for students.

The Best Colleges Ranking was created to help students find the best quality colleges in the U.S.

 

Top Ranked Majors

Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree SchoolsNorthwestern has 276 top ranked majors.

The best ranking is for Bachelor's Degree Communication & Journalism students.

Some of the factors that go into the Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking include major focus and popularity, as well as the salaries of graduates.

The best 15 rankings are listed below:

Ranking NameRankOut OfDetails
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools1653View Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools1587View Report
Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools184View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools1915View Report
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools1458View Report
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools1412View Report
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools1237View Report
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools1182View Report
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools1129View Report
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools185View Report
Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools143View Report
Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools124View Report
Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools122View Report
Best Other Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools117View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools1915View Report
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools1396View Report
Best General Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools1402View Report
Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools1384View Report
Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools1200View Report
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools1129View Report
Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools1129View Report
Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools1105View Report
Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools1100View Report
Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools185View Report
Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools162View Report
Best Voice Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools151View Report
Best Organizational Behavior Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools150View Report
Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools143View Report
Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools138View Report
Best Keyboard Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools136View Report
Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools124View Report
Best General Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools122View Report
Best Other Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools117View Report
Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools117View Report
Best International Public Health/International Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools116View Report
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools2590View Report
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools2493View Report
Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools2359View Report
Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools2133View Report
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools3942View Report
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools3239View Report
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools3271View Report
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools3214View Report
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools349View Report
Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools3207View Report
Best General Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools355View Report
Best General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools349View Report
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools4627View Report
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools4336View Report
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools4221View Report
Best General Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools4207View Report
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools5233View Report
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools5181View Report
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools574View Report
Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools5237View Report
Best Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools5177View Report
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools61,156View Report
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools6523View Report
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools6474View Report
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools6237View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools6154View Report
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools695View Report
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools680View Report
Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools6235View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools6151View Report
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools7261View Report
Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools7262View Report
Best Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools7258View Report
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools8345View Report
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools8503View Report
Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools8503View Report
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools9595View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools9315View Report
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools9149View Report
Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools9575View Report
Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools9315View Report
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools12377View Report
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools12274View Report
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools12545View Report
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools12389View Report
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools12545View Report
Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools12384View Report
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools12128View Report
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools13350View Report
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools13216View Report
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools13195View Report
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools13344View Report
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools14498View Report
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools16280View Report
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools17190View Report
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools17174View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools18820View Report
Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools18806View Report
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools18370View Report
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools19342View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools21774View Report
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools22609View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools23658View Report
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools25394View Report
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools49865View Report

Other Rankings

#14 Highest Paid Bachelor's Degree Engineering Graduates
#35 Highest Paid Bachelor's Degree Education Graduates
#1 Highest Paid Bachelor's Degree Human Resource Management Graduates

Northwestern has earned:

Highest Paid Awards

Highest Paid Bachelor's Degree Engineering GraduatesTheir best ranking for highest paid major is for Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students seeking high pay.

If you're interested in high pay after graduating, the Highest Paid Bachelor's Degree Engineering Graduates Ranking is for you.

The best 15 rankings are listed below:

Ranking NameRankOut OfMore Info
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Human Resource Management Graduates1277View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Engineering Graduates185View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Industrial Engineering Graduates185View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Organizational Behavior Studies Graduates150View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Keyboard Instruments Graduates135View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Stringed Instruments Graduates118View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree International Public Health/International Health Graduates111View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates in the Great Lakes Region1211View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Psychology Graduates in Illinois137View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Public Administration & Social Service Graduates in Illinois119View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions Graduates in the Great Lakes Region118View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates in Illinois110View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Information Science Graduates2141View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization & Advocacy Graduates223View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Information Science Graduates2141View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Other Psychology Graduates214View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Voice Performance Graduates243View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Jazz Studies Graduates239View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization & Advocacy Graduates223View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Other Psychology Graduates214View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Education Graduates in the Great Lakes Region2159View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates in the Great Lakes Region299View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Education Graduates in Illinois237View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies Graduates343View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Theory & Composition Graduates391View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Engineering Graduates375View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies Graduates335View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates in the Great Lakes Region363View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences Graduates4123View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Engineering Graduates477View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering Graduates447View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences Graduates4123View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Applied Mathematics Graduates453View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Materials Engineering Graduates447View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Psychology Graduates in the Great Lakes Region4155View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Computer & Information Sciences Graduates in the Great Lakes Region496View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Geography Graduates5198View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions Graduates691View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates6236View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Geography & Cartography Graduates6216View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication Graduates6361View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Applied Mathematics Graduates672View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering Graduates6234View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Education Graduates6185View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering Graduates778View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering Graduates7202View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Environmental Engineering Graduates778View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Humanities Graduates774View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates8277View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Graduates8219View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates8276View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions Graduates in the Great Lakes Region8193View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Media Studies Graduates9591View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduates13106View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates14344View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology Graduates15356View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology Graduates15350View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Geology & Earth Sciences Graduates15177View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Geological & Earth Sciences Graduates16181View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance Graduates16206View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree International Relations Graduates16184View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics Graduates17266View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree International Relations & National Security Graduates17192View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Education Graduates17362View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering Graduates17154View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Mathematics Graduates17266View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering Graduates17151View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Graduates17115View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Physics Graduates18222View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences Graduates20245View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Physics Graduates20226View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Economics Graduates21482View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Sociology Graduates22558View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Sociology Graduates22558View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates23311View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Mechanical Engineering Graduates23311View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Chemistry Graduates23236View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry Graduates24237View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Public Health Graduates27335View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences Graduates27237View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics Graduates29274View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduates32616View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates33632View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science Graduates34340View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science Graduates34340View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Education Graduates35873View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree History Graduates37378View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree History Graduates37393View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General History Graduates37391View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Political Science & Government Graduates38594View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Political Science Graduates38574View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Computer & Information Sciences Graduates39663View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Public Administration & Social Service Graduates41480View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Music Graduates48398View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Graduates49458View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Psychology Graduates63948View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Psychology Graduates68929View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Psychology Graduates68929View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts Graduates81593View Report
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions Graduates1241,160View Report

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