Top 2021 Rankings For University of Kansas
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All 2021 Rankings For University of Kansas
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Top Quality Overall
better worse | |
| Nationwide | 254 of 1715 |
| The Plains States | 21 of 180 |
| Kansas | 1 of 28 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 387 of 1472 |
| The Plains States | 81 of 164 |
| Kansas | 1 of 24 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 400 of 1472 |
| The Plains States | 77 of 164 |
| Kansas | 1 of 24 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 94 of 1471 |
| The Plains States | 23 of 164 |
| Kansas | 1 of 24 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 276 of 3516 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 238 of 3790 |
| Location | 371 of 3517 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Most Popular | 74 of 281 |
| Most Focused | 128 of 281 |
Architectural History
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| Most Popular | 1 of 11 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 11 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 62 of 581 |
| Most Focused | 208 of 581 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | 51 of 363 |
| Most Focused | 154 of 363 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 77 of 466 |
| Most Focused | 233 of 466 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 651 |
| Best Value | 129 of 637 |
| Most Popular | 129 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | 846 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 675 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | 58 of 608 |
| Most Focused | 276 of 608 |
Biotechnology
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| Most Popular | 50 of 115 |
| Most Focused |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 117 of 630 |
| Best Value | 114 of 617 |
| Most Popular | 147 of 1639 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 649 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
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| Most Popular | 35 of 100 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 100 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 173 of 1152 |
| Best Value | 277 of 1035 |
| Most Popular | 107 of 2853 |
| Most Focused | 925 of 2851 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 262 of 1326 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 119 of 521 |
| Best Value | 169 of 477 |
| Most Popular | 60 of 1852 |
| Most Focused | 548 of 1854 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 954 |
| Best Value | 186 of 876 |
| Most Popular | 437 of 2402 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 1083 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 99 of 317 |
| Best Value | 100 of 304 |
| Most Popular | 54 of 713 |
| Most Focused | 126 of 713 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 328 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 176 |
| Best Value | 37 of 141 |
| Most Popular | 71 of 720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 210 |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 99 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 385 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Most Popular | 52 of 226 |
| Most Focused | 105 of 226 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 98 of 379 |
| Best Value | 115 of 358 |
| Most Popular | 76 of 910 |
| Most Focused | 318 of 910 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 401 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 585 |
| Best Value | 91 of 567 |
| Most Popular | 60 of 1500 |
| Most Focused | 151 of 1501 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 657 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 504 |
| Best Value | 67 of 490 |
| Most Popular | 126 of 1243 |
| Most Focused | 589 of 1242 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 537 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 143 |
| Best Value | 7 of 140 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 426 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 425 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 148 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 191 of 512 |
| Best Value | 192 of 448 |
| Most Popular | 295 of 2316 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 621 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 293 |
| Best Value | 56 of 262 |
| Most Popular | 110 of 1236 |
| Most Focused | 581 of 1236 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 89 of 320 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 622 |
| Best Value | 219 of 593 |
| Most Popular | 162 of 1886 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 694 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 540 |
| Best Value | 187 of 519 |
| Most Popular | 107 of 1560 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 585 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | 175 of 895 |
| Most Focused |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 323 |
| Best Value | 90 of 319 |
| Most Popular | 114 of 998 |
| Most Focused | 239 of 998 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 168 of 343 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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Architectural Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 39 of 183 |
| Most Focused | 69 of 183 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 130 of 282 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 186 |
Computer Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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Electrical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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Engineering Physics
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| Most Popular | 19 of 88 |
| Most Focused |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 142 of 374 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 278 |
Petroleum Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 145 of 430 |
| Best Value | 129 of 416 |
| Most Popular | 120 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | 705 of 1549 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 119 of 440 |
| Best Value | 94 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 95 of 1433 |
| Most Focused | 548 of 1432 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | 42 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 216 of 1114 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 15 of 144 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 144 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 101 of 348 |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | 46 of 876 |
| Most Focused | 288 of 877 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 31 of 97 |
| Most Focused | 44 of 97 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 133 of 853 |
| Best Value | 198 of 753 |
| Most Popular | 143 of 2798 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 469 of 1050 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 96 |
| Best Value | 31 of 91 |
| Most Popular | 357 of 1325 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 122 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
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| Most Popular | 81 of 477 |
| Most Focused |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 92 of 281 |
| Most Focused |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Most Popular | 325 of 1054 |
| Most Focused |
Mental & Social Health Services
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| Most Popular | 47 of 353 |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 129 of 723 |
| Best Value | 217 of 649 |
| Most Popular | 276 of 1978 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 6 of 48 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 48 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
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| Most Popular | |
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History
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| Most Popular | 152 of 1404 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Most Popular | 152 of 1404 |
| Most Focused |
Legal Professions
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 306 |
| Best Value | 81 of 289 |
| Most Popular | 793 of 2025 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 354 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 306 |
| Best Value | 72 of 289 |
| Most Popular | 793 of 2025 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 354 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | 135 of 1438 |
| Most Focused | 636 of 1438 |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | 102 of 1382 |
| Most Focused | 551 of 1382 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 140 |
| Best Value | 33 of 130 |
| Most Popular | 159 of 1403 |
| Most Focused | 556 of 1403 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Behavioral Science
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| Most Popular | 7 of 67 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 67 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | 14 of 45 |
| Most Focused |
Human Biology
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| Most Popular | 10 of 22 |
| Most Focused |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 47 of 298 |
| Most Focused | 145 of 298 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 114 of 940 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 83 of 834 |
| Most Focused | 386 of 834 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 111 of 417 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 86 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | 540 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 430 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 394 |
| Best Value | 128 of 387 |
| Most Popular | 75 of 1131 |
| Most Focused | 473 of 1131 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 400 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 122 of 1011 |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 172 of 803 |
| Most Focused |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 110 of 541 |
| Most Focused |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 116 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 567 of 1382 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | 37 of 101 |
| Most Focused |
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
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| Most Popular | 19 of 67 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 67 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 178 of 1229 |
| Most Focused |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | 71 of 489 |
| Most Focused | 208 of 489 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 234 of 819 |
| Most Focused |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 782 |
| Best Value | 163 of 748 |
| Most Popular | 117 of 1698 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Child Development & Psychology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 201 of 779 |
| Best Value | 246 of 744 |
| Most Popular | 114 of 1564 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 341 |
| Best Value | 70 of 322 |
| Most Popular | 180 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 374 |
Public Administration
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 30 |
| Best Value | 10 of 28 |
| Most Popular | 62 of 138 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 33 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 274 |
| Best Value | 67 of 264 |
| Most Popular | 164 of 691 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 292 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 136 of 558 |
| Best Value | 97 of 539 |
| Most Popular | 146 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | 576 of 1548 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 141 of 592 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | 160 of 542 |
| Most Focused |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 122 of 276 |
| Best Value | 45 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 249 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Geography & Cartography
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| Most Popular | 125 of 355 |
| Most Focused |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 101 of 367 |
| Best Value | 38 of 358 |
| Most Popular | 86 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | 331 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 105 of 376 |
Sociology
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| Most Popular | 303 of 1100 |
| Most Focused |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 510 |
| Best Value | 86 of 483 |
| Most Popular | 94 of 2022 |
| Most Focused | 618 of 2022 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 547 |
Dance
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| Most Popular | 71 of 299 |
| Most Focused |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 206 |
| Best Value | 30 of 184 |
| Most Popular | 68 of 960 |
| Most Focused | 435 of 961 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 223 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | 234 of 968 |
| Most Focused |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 29 of 120 |
| Best Value | 8 of 110 |
| Most Popular | 50 of 455 |
| Most Focused | 183 of 455 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 123 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 110 of 332 |
| Best Value | 139 of 321 |
| Most Popular | 242 of 1368 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Music
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 201 of 1238 |
| Most Focused |
Veterans
better worse | |
| Overall | 119 of 2102 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 648 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 97 of 627 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 222 of 1178 |
Accounting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 113 of 527 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 978 |
Finance & Financial Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 97 of 313 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 175 |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 381 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 581 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 499 |
Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 143 |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 240 of 525 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 299 |
Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 135 of 627 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 86 of 543 |
Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 130 of 322 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 423 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 72 of 432 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 209 of 874 |
Allied Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 99 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 744 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 304 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 304 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 139 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 156 of 414 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 92 of 392 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 137 of 779 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 213 of 775 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 342 |
Public Administration
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 275 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 101 of 552 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 72 of 275 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 362 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 508 |
Design & Applied Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 206 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 118 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 139 of 331 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 288 of 2187 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 43 of 503 |
| Top Ranked Online | 5 of 69 |
| Most Popular Online | 22 of 173 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 42 of 434 |
| Top Ranked Online | 3 of 56 |
| Most Popular Online | 16 of 134 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 242 of 745 |
| Top Ranked Online | 75 of 439 |
| Most Popular Online | 148 of 924 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | 6 of 32 |
| Most Popular Online |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
better worse | |
| Most Popular Online | 177 of 408 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 278 of 640 |
| Top Ranked Online | 54 of 345 |
| Most Popular Online | 137 of 532 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 128 of 284 |
| Top Ranked Online | 17 of 137 |
| Most Popular Online |
Liberal Arts General Studies
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 115 of 284 |
| Top Ranked Online | 13 of 137 |
| Most Popular Online |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 203 of 658 |
| Top Ranked Online | 18 of 140 |
| Most Popular Online | 24 of 322 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 321 of 653 |
| Top Ranked Online | 20 of 129 |
| Most Popular Online | 23 of 277 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 110 of 430 |
| Top Ranked Online | 9 of 98 |
| Most Popular Online | 43 of 245 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 67 of 287 |
| Top Ranked Online | 2 of 22 |
| Most Popular Online | 7 of 62 |
International Quality
International Value
