Top 2019 Rankings For Rider University
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All 2019 Rankings For Rider University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 423 of 1779 |
| Middle Atlantic | 106 of 333 |
| New Jersey | 12 of 33 |
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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Diversity
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| Overall | 585 of 2238 |
| Ethnic | 709 of 2486 |
| Male / Female | 1048 of 2486 |
| Location | 831 of 2238 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Highest Paid Grads | 117 of 281 |
Area Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 891 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Highest Paid Grads | 144 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 406 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 217 of 847 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 146 of 851 |
| Best Value | 399 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 355 of 1990 |
| Most Focused | 269 of 1990 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 147 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 130 of 623 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 141 of 1286 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 1287 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 108 of 648 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 163 of 747 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 645 of 1675 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 81 of 725 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 74 of 211 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 151 |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Most Popular | 104 of 234 |
| Most Focused | 112 of 234 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 85 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 389 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 236 of 664 |
| Most Focused | 126 of 664 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 416 |
Human Resource Management
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 134 |
| Best Value | 51 of 123 |
| Most Popular | 65 of 377 |
| Most Focused | 69 of 377 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 166 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 416 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 238 of 766 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 766 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 449 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 601 |
| Best Value | 234 of 587 |
| Most Popular | 289 of 1215 |
| Most Focused | 115 of 1214 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 713 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 230 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 601 |
Journalism
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 136 of 343 |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | 95 of 334 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 334 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 173 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 98 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 104 of 247 |
| Most Focused | 73 of 247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 127 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 697 of 1551 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 322 of 827 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 359 of 838 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 451 |
Computer Software & Applications
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 33 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 81 of 414 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 262 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | 277 of 1366 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 707 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 216 of 1164 |
| Most Focused | 226 of 1164 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 347 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 206 of 863 |
| Most Focused | 234 of 863 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 506 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | 645 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 269 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 302 of 622 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 530 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 631 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 207 of 800 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Highest Paid Grads | 232 of 653 |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 176 of 571 |
Health Professions
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Nursing
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Public Health
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History
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History
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 214 of 823 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Most Popular | 547 of 1111 |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Most Popular | 530 of 1084 |
| Most Focused |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 111 of 342 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 432 of 1175 |
| Most Focused | 548 of 1175 |
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 110 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 432 of 1175 |
| Most Focused | 548 of 1175 |
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Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 408 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 380 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 246 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 360 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 315 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 218 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 482 of 1032 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 154 of 397 |
Biopsychology
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| Most Popular | 3 of 21 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 21 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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Natural Resources Conservation
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 525 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 340 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 216 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 203 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 341 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 342 of 836 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 513 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | 683 of 1502 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 220 of 898 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
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General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 333 of 841 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 479 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 644 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 834 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 209 of 874 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 202 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 281 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 758 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 195 of 688 |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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Sacred Music
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| Most Popular | 14 of 91 |
| Most Focused |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 256 of 641 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 231 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | 196 of 1522 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 850 |
Arts & Media Management
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Dance
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| Most Popular | 61 of 228 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 228 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 287 of 654 |
| Most Focused | 314 of 654 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 266 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 26 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 1034 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 181 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 78 of 189 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 94 of 325 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 151 of 307 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) |
Veterans
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| Overall | 364 of 1820 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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General Biology
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Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 163 of 853 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 105 of 625 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 229 of 749 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 156 of 390 |
Human Resource Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 137 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 417 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 74 of 600 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Information Systems
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Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 145 of 416 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 136 of 348 |
English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 307 of 622 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 381 of 835 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 348 of 840 |
Social Sciences
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Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 246 of 590 |
Sociology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 275 of 640 |
Design & Applied Arts
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Music
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 228 of 1159 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 121 of 653 |
| Top Ranked Online | 39 of 297 |
| Most Popular Online |
Business Administration & Management
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 157 of 591 |
| Top Ranked Online | 33 of 244 |
| Most Popular Online |
Health Professions
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Nursing
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| Most Popular Online |
Psychology
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 262 of 610 |
| Top Ranked Online | 23 of 112 |
| Most Popular Online | 92 of 238 |
General Psychology
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 250 of 613 |
| Top Ranked Online | 22 of 104 |
| Most Popular Online | 89 of 205 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 374 of 1240 |
| Brazil | 212 of 442 |
| Canada | |
| China | 357 of 835 |
| Colombia | |
| France | 133 of 290 |
| India | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| South Korea | |
| Spain | |
| Taiwan | |
| Turkey | 139 of 278 |
| United Kingdom | 225 of 490 |
| Venezuela |
International Value
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