Top 2021 Rankings For University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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All 2021 Rankings For University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 38 of 1712 |
| Great Lakes | 4 of 265 |
| Michigan | 1 of 42 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 689 of 1472 |
| Great Lakes | |
| Michigan | 1 of 41 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 643 of 1472 |
| Great Lakes | |
| Michigan | 1 of 41 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 409 of 1472 |
| Great Lakes | 69 of 226 |
| Michigan | 1 of 41 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 82 of 3519 |
| Ethnic | 1439 of 3790 |
| Male / Female | 48 of 3780 |
| Location | 215 of 3513 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 53 of 281 |
| Most Focused | |
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General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 55 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 22 of 117 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 47 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 19 of 581 |
| Most Focused | 162 of 581 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 82 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 47 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 23 of 363 |
| Most Focused | 139 of 363 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 48 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 14 of 467 |
| Most Focused | 167 of 466 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 49 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 651 |
| Best Value | 299 of 637 |
| Most Popular | 26 of 1722 |
| Most Focused | 408 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 284 of 675 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 64 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 5 of 610 |
| Most Focused | 79 of 608 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 23 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 16 of 67 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 38 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 24 of 194 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 630 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 245 of 1638 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 274 of 649 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
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| Most Popular | 18 of 100 |
| Most Focused | 47 of 100 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 6 of 222 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 222 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 117 of 1152 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 180 of 2853 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 1333 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 954 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 46 of 2408 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 1111 |
Human Resource Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 4 of 114 |
| Best Value | 52 of 104 |
| Most Popular | 57 of 406 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 140 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 585 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 110 of 1501 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 657 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 504 |
| Best Value | 229 of 490 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 1243 |
| Most Focused | 557 of 1242 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 538 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 512 |
| Best Value | 202 of 448 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 2308 |
| Most Focused | 193 of 2317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 620 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 293 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 3 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 1237 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 319 |
Computer Software & Applications
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| Most Popular | 11 of 357 |
| Most Focused | 134 of 357 |
Information Science
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 75 |
| Best Value | 24 of 58 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 295 |
| Most Focused | 131 of 295 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 100 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 308 of 622 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 451 of 1885 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 694 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Top Ranked | 159 of 540 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 347 of 1560 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 585 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 323 |
| Best Value | 148 of 319 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 1000 |
| Most Focused | 119 of 998 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 343 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 50 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 14 of 68 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 68 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 51 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | 25 of 165 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 62 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 132 |
| Best Value | 46 of 131 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 183 |
| Most Focused | 83 of 183 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 134 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 183 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 135 of 282 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 186 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 102 |
| Best Value | 41 of 99 |
| Most Popular | 22 of 304 |
| Most Focused | 101 of 304 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 108 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 199 |
| Best Value | 85 of 196 |
| Most Popular | 48 of 390 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 206 |
Engineering Physics
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| Most Popular | 13 of 88 |
| Most Focused |
Environmental Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 23 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 30 of 95 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 23 |
Industrial Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 56 |
| Best Value | 20 of 55 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 116 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 116 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 58 |
Marine Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Materials Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 21 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 18 of 57 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 21 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 274 |
| Best Value | 108 of 272 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 374 |
| Most Focused | 140 of 374 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 278 |
Nuclear Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 430 |
| Best Value | 179 of 416 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | 649 of 1549 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 162 of 509 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 440 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 36 of 1434 |
| Most Focused | 631 of 1432 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 467 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 61 of 404 |
| Most Focused |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 185 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 6 of 1111 |
| Most Focused | 172 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 70 of 225 |
| Most Focused |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 2 of 267 |
| Most Focused | 56 of 267 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 54 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 61 of 348 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
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| Most Popular | 11 of 58 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 58 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 151 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 3 of 882 |
| Most Focused | 167 of 877 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 853 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 363 of 2797 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 294 of 1050 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Dental Support Services
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| Most Popular | 69 of 403 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 723 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 404 of 1978 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 307 of 840 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Public Health
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| Most Popular | 61 of 396 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 34 of 1405 |
| Most Focused | 671 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
History
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 313 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 34 of 1405 |
| Most Focused | 671 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 306 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 354 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 306 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 354 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 191 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 19 of 1439 |
| Most Focused | 204 of 1438 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 201 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 176 |
| Best Value | 78 of 172 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 1386 |
| Most Focused | 293 of 1382 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 181 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 21 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 18 of 151 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 151 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 21 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 140 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 62 of 1403 |
| Most Focused | 519 of 1403 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 288 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | 8 of 45 |
| Most Focused |
Cognitive Science
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| Most Popular | 9 of 49 |
| Most Focused |
International Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 13 of 62 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 5 of 298 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 298 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 62 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 153 of 664 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 146 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 57 of 190 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 32 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 371 of 940 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Natural Resources Conservation
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 30 of 160 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 20 of 833 |
| Most Focused | 288 of 834 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 17 of 417 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 49 of 1219 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 430 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 1 of 400 |
| Best Value | 186 of 387 |
| Most Popular | 38 of 1131 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 400 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 14 of 44 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 43 of 1012 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 51 |
Philosophy
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 8 of 40 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 28 of 802 |
| Most Focused | 360 of 803 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 42 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 200 of 541 |
| Most Focused |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 54 of 143 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 45 of 1380 |
| Most Focused | 565 of 1382 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | 23 of 101 |
| Most Focused |
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 28 of 67 |
| Most Focused |
Chemistry
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 147 of 1229 |
| Most Focused |
Geological & Earth Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 12 of 56 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 53 of 489 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 63 |
Physics
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 9 of 818 |
| Most Focused | 301 of 819 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 15 of 1705 |
| Most Focused | 464 of 1699 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 154 of 882 |
Child Development & Psychology
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 4 of 143 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 31 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 11 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 149 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 374 |
Public Policy
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 9 of 79 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 79 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 15 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 69 of 558 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 25 of 1553 |
| Most Focused | 296 of 1548 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 592 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 20 of 125 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 19 of 541 |
| Most Focused | 186 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 23 of 276 |
| Best Value | 108 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 10 of 820 |
| Most Focused | 121 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 280 |
General Social Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 24 of 367 |
| Best Value | 155 of 358 |
| Most Popular | 17 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 203 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 376 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 36 of 356 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 87 of 1100 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 128 of 372 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 26 of 510 |
| Best Value | 219 of 483 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 2025 |
| Most Focused | 616 of 2022 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 231 of 547 |
Dance
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 78 of 299 |
| Most Focused |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 31 of 173 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 46 of 968 |
| Most Focused | 464 of 968 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 179 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 21 of 120 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 36 of 455 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 123 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 10 of 332 |
| Best Value | 138 of 321 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 1368 |
| Most Focused | 410 of 1368 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 343 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 12 of 143 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 16 of 1240 |
| Most Focused | 424 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Visual & Performing Arts (Other)
better worse | |
| Most Popular | 16 of 48 |
| Most Focused |
Men's Sports
Women's Sports
Veterans
better worse | |
| Overall | 56 of 2105 |
Architecture & Related Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Architecture
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 55 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 47 |
Area Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 8 of 47 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 647 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 63 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 8 of 23 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 38 |
General Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 201 of 627 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 178 of 1178 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 976 |
Human Resource Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 119 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 581 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 498 |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 525 |
Computer Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 299 |
Information Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 73 |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 322 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 50 |
Chemical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 133 |
Civil Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 183 |
Computer Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 100 |
Electrical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 200 |
Environmental Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Industrial Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 58 |
Materials Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 21 |
Mechanical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 276 |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 423 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 432 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 185 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 150 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 286 of 874 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 146 of 744 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 304 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 53 of 304 |
Mathematics & Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 190 |
Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 174 |
Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 21 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 139 |
International Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 61 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 188 |
Natural Resources Conservation
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 158 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 414 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 385 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 43 |
Philosophy
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 39 |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 141 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 55 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 342 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 48 of 552 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 121 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 275 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 362 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 351 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 508 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 48 of 171 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 118 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 331 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 143 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 148 of 2186 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 335 of 745 |
| Top Ranked Online | 74 of 439 |
| Most Popular Online |
Dental Support Services
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| Most Popular Online | 12 of 34 |
International Quality
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