Top 2018 Rankings For University of Maine
A more complete picture of where University of Maine is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.
All 2018 Rankings For University of Maine
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 527 of 1383 |
| New England | |
| Maine |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | |
| Maine | 1 of 11 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | |
| Maine | 1 of 11 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 335 of 1325 |
| New England | 21 of 118 |
| Maine | 2 of 11 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 872 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 359 of 2594 |
| Location | 641 of 2360 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 101 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 69 of 227 |
| Most Focused | 62 of 227 |
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Animal Science
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Food Science Technology
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 34 |
| Best Value | 10 of 34 |
| Most Popular | 11 of 48 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 48 |
General Agriculture
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Horticulture
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 24 of 54 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 304 of 823 |
| Best Value | 394 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 293 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 154 of 571 |
| Most Focused | 279 of 571 |
Botany/Plant Biology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 9 of 31 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 361 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 396 of 1372 |
| Most Focused |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
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Zoology
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| Top Ranked | |
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Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 423 of 2041 |
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Accounting
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 472 of 1312 |
| Most Focused |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 326 of 724 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 488 of 1720 |
| Most Focused |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 167 of 642 |
| Most Focused | 169 of 642 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 201 of 402 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 186 of 769 |
| Most Focused | 220 of 769 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 173 of 582 |
| Best Value | 246 of 570 |
| Most Popular | 332 of 1219 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 303 of 715 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 213 of 519 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 356 of 1036 |
| Most Focused |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 162 of 343 |
| Most Focused |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Most Popular | 114 of 240 |
| Most Focused |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 256 of 568 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 753 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 299 of 826 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 124 of 268 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 244 of 599 |
| Most Focused |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 79 of 421 |
| Best Value | 163 of 409 |
| Most Popular | 217 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | 535 of 1366 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 301 of 708 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 223 of 1169 |
| Most Focused | 576 of 1169 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 79 of 351 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 109 of 864 |
| Most Focused | 220 of 864 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 148 of 309 |
| Best Value | 138 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 143 of 582 |
| Most Focused | 104 of 582 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 64 of 137 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 52 of 167 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 83 of 260 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 260 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 124 of 272 |
Electrical Engineering
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Engineering Physics
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| Most Popular | 16 of 79 |
| Most Focused | 28 of 79 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 148 of 326 |
| Most Focused | 84 of 326 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | 46 of 459 |
| Most Focused | 102 of 459 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 178 |
Civil Engineering Technology
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| Most Popular | 3 of 45 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 45 |
Electronics Engineering Technology
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| Most Popular | 35 of 168 |
| Most Focused | 78 of 168 |
Engineering-Related Technologies
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| Most Popular | 16 of 33 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 33 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology
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| Most Popular | 20 of 107 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 107 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 324 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 597 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 433 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 257 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 453 of 1281 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 131 of 376 |
| Most Focused | 186 of 376 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 79 of 271 |
| Most Focused | 104 of 271 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | |
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Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 666 of 1704 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | |
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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
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| Most Popular | |
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Communication Sciences
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Nursing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 556 of 1124 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 476 of 1261 |
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History
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 476 of 1261 |
| Most Focused |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | |
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 160 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
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| Most Focused |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 233 of 468 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 414 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | |
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Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 45 of 126 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 126 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 292 of 1017 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Marine Science
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| Most Popular | 2 of 5 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 5 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 23 of 48 |
| Most Popular | 68 of 745 |
| Most Focused | 98 of 745 |
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Forestry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 28 of 59 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 59 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 211 of 689 |
| Most Focused | 333 of 689 |
Wildlife Management
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| Most Popular | 21 of 58 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 58 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 415 |
Recreation Administration
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 449 of 956 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 313 of 756 |
| Most Focused |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 376 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 543 of 1087 |
| Most Focused |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 200 of 430 |
| Most Focused | 165 of 430 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 358 of 826 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 407 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 336 of 832 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 378 of 1407 |
| Most Focused |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 296 of 862 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 457 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 157 of 366 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 213 of 576 |
| Most Focused |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 304 of 676 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 325 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 534 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 372 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 137 of 422 |
| Most Focused | 105 of 422 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 281 of 729 |
| Most Focused |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 123 of 327 |
| Most Focused |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 303 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 493 of 1081 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 371 of 969 |
| Most Focused |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
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Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 488 of 1114 |
| Most Focused |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 43 of 117 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D1) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | |
| Women's Field Hockey (D1) | |
| Women's Ice Hockey (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | |
| Women's Softball (D1) |
Veterans
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| Overall | 261 of 1423 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 102 |
Animal Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Food Science Technology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 34 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 167 of 831 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 115 of 243 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 300 of 829 |
Zoology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 133 of 590 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 235 of 527 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 228 of 587 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 103 of 274 |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 85 of 430 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 361 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 129 of 316 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 213 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 130 of 276 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 280 of 631 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 126 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 132 of 473 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 50 |
Forestry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 251 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 377 of 841 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 333 of 848 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 263 of 681 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 247 of 521 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 455 of 1164 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | 53 of 130 |
| Most Popular Online |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | 45 of 133 |
| Most Popular Online |
Social Sciences
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 209 of 483 |
| Top Ranked Online | 22 of 80 |
| Most Popular Online | 69 of 153 |
Political Science & Government
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | 9 of 22 |
| Most Popular Online | 17 of 43 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 411 of 1174 |
| Bangladesh | |
| Canada | 228 of 612 |
| China | 344 of 798 |
| Germany | |
| India | |
| Iran | |
| Japan | |
| Mexico | |
| Nepal | |
| Nigeria | |
| Saudi Arabia | 269 of 548 |
| South Korea | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Taiwan | |
| Thailand | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 228 of 1148 |
| Bangladesh | |
| Canada | 145 of 603 |
| China | 206 of 786 |
| Germany | 129 of 322 |
| India | 236 of 607 |
| Iran | |
| Japan | 178 of 407 |
| Mexico | 98 of 274 |
| Nepal | 162 of 335 |
| Nigeria | |
| Saudi Arabia | 231 of 539 |
| South Korea | 255 of 558 |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Taiwan | 154 of 333 |
| Thailand | 107 of 223 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 of 100 |
| United Kingdom | 171 of 462 |
| Vietnam | 166 of 442 |
