Top 2021 Rankings For University of California - Davis
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All 2021 Rankings For University of California - Davis
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 83 of 1715 |
| Far Western US | 11 of 173 |
| California | 11 of 116 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 657 of 1472 |
| Far Western US | 39 of 142 |
| California | 8 of 90 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 679 of 1472 |
| Far Western US | 37 of 142 |
| California | 5 of 90 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 407 of 1472 |
| Far Western US | 31 of 142 |
| California | 4 of 90 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 398 of 3513 |
| Ethnic | 226 of 3792 |
| Male / Female | 1748 of 3790 |
| Location | 901 of 3515 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 98 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 7 of 579 |
| Most Focused | 125 of 579 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Agricultural Economics & Business
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| Most Popular | |
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Agricultural Production
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| Most Popular | 26 of 167 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 9 |
Animal Science
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 66 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 1 of 114 |
| Most Focused | 20 of 113 |
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Food Science Technology
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| Most Popular | 1 of 67 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 67 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
International Agriculture
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Plant Sciences
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| Most Popular | 27 of 97 |
| Most Focused |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Most Popular | 69 of 281 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 88 |
Urban & Regional Planning
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| Most Popular | 4 of 39 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 39 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 7 of 583 |
| Most Focused | 111 of 581 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 82 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | 76 of 363 |
| Most Focused |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 3 of 469 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 466 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 49 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 667 |
| Best Value | 216 of 637 |
| Most Popular | 3 of 1765 |
| Most Focused | 96 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 108 of 675 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 64 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 7 of 609 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 608 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 64 |
Biotechnology
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| Most Popular | 2 of 115 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 115 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 6 |
Botany/Plant Biology
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| Most Popular | 5 of 35 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 35 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 29 of 67 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 23 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 38 |
| Best Value | 10 of 38 |
| Most Popular | 44 of 194 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 39 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 630 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 52 of 1640 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 177 of 649 |
Genetics
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| Most Popular | 3 of 22 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 22 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 6 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
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| Most Popular | 11 of 100 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 100 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 28 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 1 of 222 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 222 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 46 |
Pharmacology & Toxicology
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| Most Popular | 5 of 18 |
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Physiology & Pathology Sciences
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| Most Popular | 23 of 88 |
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Zoology
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| Most Popular | 13 of 77 |
| Most Focused |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 375 of 1152 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 253 of 2852 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 270 of 1326 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 51 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 5 of 210 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 210 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 54 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Most Popular | 2 of 227 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 226 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 585 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 81 of 1500 |
| Most Focused | 726 of 1501 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 657 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 504 |
| Best Value | 225 of 490 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 1244 |
| Most Focused | 449 of 1242 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 537 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | 66 of 2316 |
| Most Focused | 1059 of 2316 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 17 of 776 |
| Most Focused | 188 of 778 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
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Teacher Education Subject Specific
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Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 323 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 34 of 997 |
| Most Focused | 205 of 998 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | 17 of 165 |
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Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 132 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 14 of 183 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 183 |
| Best Value | 77 of 182 |
| Most Popular | 23 of 282 |
| Most Focused | 136 of 282 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 186 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 102 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 23 of 304 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 304 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 108 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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General Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 30 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 9 of 450 |
| Most Focused | 200 of 449 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 35 |
Materials Engineering
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| Most Popular | 19 of 57 |
| Most Focused |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 274 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 65 of 374 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 79 of 430 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 24 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | 585 of 1549 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 440 |
| Best Value | 206 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 1429 |
| Most Focused | 428 of 1432 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Most Popular | 17 of 833 |
| Most Focused | 215 of 832 |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Most Popular | 3 of 714 |
| Most Focused | 162 of 716 |
Textile & Apparel Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 185 |
| Best Value | 90 of 183 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 1111 |
| Most Focused | 171 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 5 of 144 |
| Most Focused | 44 of 144 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 16 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 74 of 267 |
| Most Focused |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 54 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 14 of 348 |
| Most Focused | 131 of 348 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 56 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 151 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 4 of 870 |
| Most Focused | 196 of 877 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 45 of 97 |
| Most Focused |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 1063 of 2796 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 8 of 48 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 48 |
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History
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 24 of 1404 |
| Most Focused | 604 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
History
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 313 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 24 of 1404 |
| Most Focused | 604 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 191 |
| Best Value | 82 of 188 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 1429 |
| Most Focused | 92 of 1438 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 23 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 13 of 198 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 198 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 176 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 35 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 589 of 1382 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 21 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 3 of 151 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 151 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 140 |
| Best Value | 48 of 130 |
| Most Popular | 58 of 1404 |
| Most Focused | 544 of 1403 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | 5 of 45 |
| Most Focused |
Cognitive Science
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| Most Popular | 4 of 49 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 49 |
Marine Science
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| Most Popular | |
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Nutrition Science
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 23 |
| Best Value | 10 of 22 |
| Most Popular | 1 of 81 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 81 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Science, Technology & Society
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| Most Popular | 14 of 40 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 190 |
| Best Value | 76 of 184 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 943 |
| Most Focused | 137 of 940 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 198 |
Forestry
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| Most Popular | 40 of 94 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 160 |
| Best Value | 50 of 154 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 833 |
| Most Focused | 171 of 834 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 167 |
Wildlife Management
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| Most Popular | 3 of 78 |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 44 |
| Best Value | 17 of 43 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 1013 |
| Most Focused | 421 of 1011 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 51 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 40 |
| Best Value | 18 of 38 |
| Most Popular | 12 of 805 |
| Most Focused | 290 of 803 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 42 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 66 of 541 |
| Most Focused |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 143 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 26 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 502 of 1382 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 161 |
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
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| Most Popular | |
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Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 109 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 16 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 437 of 1229 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 118 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 56 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 40 of 489 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 63 |
Physical Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 35 of 820 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Psychology
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| Most Popular | 8 of 1702 |
| Most Focused | 346 of 1699 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 240 of 882 |
Child Development & Psychology
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| Most Popular | 1 of 143 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 31 |
Psychology (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 558 |
| Best Value | 244 of 539 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 1538 |
| Most Focused | 199 of 1547 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 174 of 592 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 125 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 9 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 139 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 128 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 75 of 276 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 5 of 820 |
| Most Focused | 119 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 12 of 338 |
| Most Focused | 104 of 338 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 84 of 367 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 21 of 1221 |
| Most Focused | 281 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 376 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 356 |
| Best Value | 162 of 347 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 1098 |
| Most Focused | 224 of 1100 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 372 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 130 of 510 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 42 of 2019 |
| Most Focused | 742 of 2022 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 118 of 547 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 206 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 17 of 960 |
| Most Focused | 300 of 961 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 223 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 68 of 173 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 165 of 968 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 120 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 56 of 455 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 123 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 332 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 93 of 1368 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 145 of 343 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 211 of 1238 |
| Most Focused |
Visual & Performing Arts (Other)
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Veterans
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| Overall | 604 of 2104 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 99 |
Animal Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 667 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 63 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 38 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 195 of 581 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 499 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 111 of 322 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 183 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mechanical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 128 of 275 |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 201 of 423 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 166 of 432 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 185 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 55 of 150 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 190 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 139 |
Nutrition Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 23 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 31 of 188 |
Natural Resources Conservation
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 158 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 43 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 141 |
Chemistry
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 28 of 107 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 55 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 88 of 552 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 121 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 87 of 275 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 136 of 362 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 93 of 351 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 219 of 2186 |
International Quality
International Value
