Top 2017 Rankings For San Jose State University
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All 2017 Rankings For San Jose State University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 571 of 1387 |
| Far Western US | |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 424 of 1208 |
| Far Western US | 32 of 114 |
| California | 22 of 73 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 333 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | 102 of 2656 |
| Male / Female | 50 of 1718 |
| Location |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 288 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 285 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 189 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 224 of 812 |
| Best Value | 370 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 167 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 850 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
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| Most Popular | 42 of 96 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 72 |
Zoology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 239 of 830 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 37 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | 599 of 2090 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 173 of 904 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 123 of 727 |
| Best Value | 282 of 682 |
| Most Popular | 12 of 1765 |
| Most Focused | 290 of 1757 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 727 |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 117 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 31 of 270 |
| Most Focused | 102 of 270 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 127 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 62 of 589 |
| Best Value | 149 of 567 |
| Most Popular | 38 of 1210 |
| Most Focused | 195 of 1209 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 719 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | 64 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | 447 of 1018 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 190 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 114 of 350 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 236 |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | 36 of 313 |
| Most Focused | 153 of 313 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 179 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Most Popular | 41 of 243 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 137 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 105 of 555 |
| Best Value | 152 of 529 |
| Most Popular | 127 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 832 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 63 of 269 |
| Best Value | 68 of 257 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 173 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 368 |
Education
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| Most Popular | 107 of 1377 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 711 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 34 of 1172 |
| Most Focused |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 305 |
| Best Value | 134 of 294 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 553 |
| Most Focused | 164 of 553 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 356 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 53 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 22 of 254 |
| Most Focused | 85 of 254 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 208 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 150 |
| Best Value | 47 of 145 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 266 |
| Most Focused | 59 of 266 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 192 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 38 of 336 |
| Most Focused | 139 of 336 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 275 |
General Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Industrial Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 43 of 108 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 92 |
Materials Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 47 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 84 of 317 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 264 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | 160 of 471 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 179 |
Industrial Production Technology
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| Most Popular | 25 of 132 |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 216 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 156 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 180 of 644 |
| Best Value | 251 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 133 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 156 of 360 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 157 of 948 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 661 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 130 of 375 |
| Best Value | 147 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 158 of 828 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 594 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 577 |
| Best Value | 159 of 545 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 1721 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 692 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 70 |
| Best Value | 35 of 70 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 122 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 122 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 80 |
Health Sciences & Services
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| Most Popular | 17 of 247 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 247 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 181 of 508 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 266 of 1106 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 511 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 292 of 590 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 222 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 293 of 615 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 222 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 829 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 396 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 80 of 1153 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 365 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 75 of 402 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 74 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 123 of 350 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 326 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 117 of 362 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 326 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 138 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 236 of 486 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 219 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 818 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 65 of 172 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 97 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 328 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 141 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 394 |
Behavioral Science
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| Most Popular | 11 of 73 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 17 |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 253 of 524 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 121 of 708 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 270 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 92 of 650 |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 462 |
| Best Value | 178 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 883 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 416 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 75 of 451 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 103 of 819 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 461 |
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 58 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 18 of 109 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 74 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 127 of 944 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 72 of 742 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 88 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 141 of 792 |
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 42 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 215 of 430 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 54 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 511 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 345 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 199 of 718 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 174 of 544 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 265 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 88 of 1489 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 901 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 239 of 854 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 78 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 858 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 187 of 392 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 125 of 851 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 455 |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 129 of 354 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 71 of 572 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 230 of 691 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 122 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 639 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 164 of 423 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 344 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 136 of 733 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 549 |
General Social Sciences
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| Most Popular | 100 of 299 |
| Most Focused |
Geography & Cartography
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 227 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 175 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 768 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 230 of 552 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 39 of 970 |
| Most Focused | 286 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 697 |
Transportation & Materials Moving
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 44 of 106 |
| Most Focused |
Air Transportation
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 37 of 99 |
| Most Focused |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 96 of 672 |
| Best Value | 133 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 30 of 1563 |
| Most Focused | 374 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 83 of 851 |
Dance
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 225 |
| Most Focused |
Design & Applied Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 57 of 230 |
| Best Value | 80 of 218 |
| Most Popular | 86 of 675 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 270 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 78 of 322 |
| Best Value | 106 of 312 |
| Most Popular | 216 of 814 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 192 of 533 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 4 of 1111 |
| Most Focused | 124 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 139 of 700 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 22 of 49 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 56 of 172 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 66 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 120 of 393 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 135 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 660 |
Men's Sports
better worse | |
| Men's Baseball (D1) | |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | |
| Men's Football (FBS) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) |
Women's Sports
better worse | |
| Women's Basketball (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 123 of 282 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | |
| Women's Water Polo |
Veterans
better worse | |
| Overall | 313 of 1428 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 141 of 828 |
General Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 53 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 202 of 866 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 64 of 760 |
Hospitality Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 120 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 599 |
Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 61 of 192 |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 575 |
Computer Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 275 |
Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 73 of 310 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Civil Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 214 |
Computer Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 151 |
Electrical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 265 |
Industrial Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 36 of 87 |
Mechanical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 273 |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 632 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 362 |
Romance Languages
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 377 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 601 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 71 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 176 of 525 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 174 of 597 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 163 of 623 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 418 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 361 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 88 of 373 |
Mathematics & Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 123 of 490 |
Applied Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 184 of 508 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 58 of 122 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 468 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 456 |
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 58 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 266 |
Philosophy
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 90 of 261 |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 156 of 465 |
Chemistry
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 431 |
Physics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 110 of 245 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 864 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 870 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 196 of 397 |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 357 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 138 of 698 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 81 of 286 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 118 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 193 of 619 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 557 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 55 of 683 |
Design & Applied Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 239 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 37 of 324 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 539 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 49 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 64 of 396 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 181 of 989 |
International Quality
better worse | |
| OVERALL | 294 of 1184 |
| Australia | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Brazil | 192 of 447 |
| Canada | 229 of 671 |
| China | 219 of 821 |
| Egypt | |
| France | 145 of 311 |
| Germany | 97 of 380 |
| Hong Kong | |
| India | 102 of 641 |
| Indonesia | 101 of 210 |
| Iran | |
| Italy | |
| Japan | 87 of 443 |
| Jordan | |
| Kenya | |
| Kuwait | |
| Malaysia | |
| Mexico | 161 of 330 |
| Mongolia | |
| Netherlands | |
| Nigeria | |
| Pakistan | |
| Peru | |
| Philippines | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | 156 of 561 |
| Singapore | |
| South Korea | 205 of 609 |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Sweden | 68 of 183 |
| Taiwan | 122 of 363 |
| Thailand | |
| Turkey | |
| Ukraine | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| United Kingdom | 199 of 517 |
| Venezuela | |
| Vietnam | 81 of 495 |
International Value
better worse | |
| OVERALL | 79 of 1155 |
| Australia | 46 of 194 |
| Bangladesh | 99 of 261 |
| Brazil | 76 of 438 |
| Canada | 61 of 659 |
| China | 64 of 808 |
| Egypt | 52 of 168 |
| France | 30 of 307 |
| Germany | 20 of 378 |
| Hong Kong | 17 of 198 |
| India | 34 of 630 |
| Indonesia | 14 of 208 |
| Iran | 66 of 257 |
| Italy | 32 of 184 |
| Japan | 35 of 434 |
| Jordan | 40 of 154 |
| Kenya | 54 of 203 |
| Kuwait | 42 of 180 |
| Malaysia | 42 of 234 |
| Mexico | 53 of 325 |
| Mongolia | 23 of 71 |
| Netherlands | 14 of 103 |
| Nigeria | 135 of 430 |
| Pakistan | 48 of 260 |
| Peru | 30 of 128 |
| Philippines | 37 of 141 |
| Russia | 50 of 245 |
| Saudi Arabia | 68 of 552 |
| Singapore | 34 of 144 |
| South Korea | 74 of 599 |
| Sri Lanka | 56 of 161 |
| Sweden | 14 of 181 |
| Taiwan | 25 of 355 |
| Thailand | 28 of 251 |
| Turkey | 57 of 277 |
| Ukraine | 22 of 101 |
| United Arab Emirates | 24 of 103 |
| United Kingdom | 49 of 512 |
| Venezuela | 48 of 256 |
| Vietnam | 20 of 485 |
