Top 2020 Rankings For University of Virginia - Main Campus
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All 2020 Rankings For University of Virginia - Main Campus
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Top Quality Overall
better worse | |
| Nationwide | 33 of 1728 |
| Southeast | 5 of 435 |
| Virginia | 2 of 49 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 649 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 162 of 374 |
| Virginia | 2 of 42 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 509 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 114 of 374 |
| Virginia | 1 of 42 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 318 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 77 of 374 |
| Virginia | 3 of 42 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 194 of 2180 |
| Ethnic | 708 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 514 of 2417 |
| Location | 397 of 2183 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 109 |
| Best Value | 39 of 107 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 205 |
| Most Focused | 76 of 205 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 142 |
Architectural History
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| Most Popular | |
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General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 91 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 25 of 116 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 116 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 91 |
Urban & Regional Planning
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 22 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 19 of 41 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 31 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 173 |
| Best Value | 60 of 169 |
| Most Popular | 84 of 508 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 170 |
| Best Value | 55 of 166 |
| Most Popular | 136 of 359 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 250 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 59 of 384 |
| Most Focused | 184 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 146 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 79 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 626 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 890 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 820 |
| Best Value | 343 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 1378 |
| Most Focused | 395 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 846 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Most Popular | 345 of 1931 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 901 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 15 of 482 |
| Most Focused | 217 of 482 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 146 of 1511 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 824 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 356 |
| Best Value | 161 of 338 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 829 |
| Most Focused | 275 of 829 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 451 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 53 of 595 |
| Most Focused | 162 of 595 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 354 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 53 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | 15 of 141 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 141 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 92 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 151 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 207 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 102 of 263 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 208 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 165 |
| Best Value | 73 of 161 |
| Most Popular | 42 of 282 |
| Most Focused | 95 of 282 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 187 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 151 of 350 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 274 |
General Engineering
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| Most Popular | 19 of 150 |
| Most Focused | 73 of 150 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 272 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 141 of 337 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 263 |
Systems Engineering
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| Most Popular | 2 of 24 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 24 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 14 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 600 |
| Best Value | 228 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 28 of 1353 |
| Most Focused | 301 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 870 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 619 |
| Best Value | 207 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 1273 |
| Most Focused | 199 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 799 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Most Popular | 128 of 263 |
| Most Focused |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 340 |
| Best Value | 113 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 19 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 140 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 79 of 231 |
| Most Focused |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 196 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | |
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 357 |
| Best Value | 104 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 3 of 811 |
| Most Focused | 86 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 571 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 4 of 106 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 106 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 189 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 597 of 1665 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 686 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 518 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 451 of 1126 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
History
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 547 |
| Best Value | 199 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | 137 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 579 |
| Best Value | 215 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | 137 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 822 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 345 |
| Best Value | 121 of 329 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 1159 |
| Most Focused | 193 of 1158 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 455 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 353 |
| Best Value | 134 of 338 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 1159 |
| Most Focused | 193 of 1158 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 503 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 79 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 52 of 1224 |
| Most Focused | 257 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 475 |
| Best Value | 195 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 23 of 1173 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 185 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 397 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 95 of 528 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 63 of 750 |
| Most Focused | 340 of 750 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 40 of 694 |
| Most Focused | 287 of 695 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 466 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 262 of 891 |
| Most Focused |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 458 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 231 of 829 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 458 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 242 |
| Best Value | 52 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 6 of 938 |
| Most Focused | 180 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 229 |
| Best Value | 54 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 31 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 244 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 77 |
| Best Value | 25 of 76 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 541 |
| Most Focused | 135 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 479 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 18 of 1154 |
| Most Focused | 202 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 786 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | 21 of 82 |
| Most Focused |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 435 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 9 of 1098 |
| Most Focused | 147 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 83 of 753 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 29 of 263 |
| Best Value | 111 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 198 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 833 |
| Best Value | 325 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 112 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 841 |
| Best Value | 321 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 100 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 833 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Most Popular | 152 of 865 |
| Most Focused |
Public Policy
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| Most Popular | 7 of 68 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 68 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 671 |
| Best Value | 255 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 20 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 106 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 874 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 260 |
| Best Value | 122 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 38 of 427 |
| Most Focused | 139 of 427 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 418 |
| Best Value | 129 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 714 |
| Most Focused | 76 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 536 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 4 of 315 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 202 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 590 |
| Best Value | 264 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 52 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 275 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 757 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 532 |
| Best Value | 189 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 93 of 962 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 121 of 640 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 241 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 314 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 257 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 512 |
| Best Value | 173 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 106 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 124 of 371 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 125 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 658 |
Men's Sports
Veterans
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| Overall | 250 of 1751 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 109 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Urban & Regional Planning
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 173 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 170 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 284 of 825 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 168 of 820 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 148 of 603 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 66 of 357 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 69 of 309 |
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 | 85 of 207 |
Computer Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 165 |
Electrical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 269 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 601 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 622 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 352 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 344 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 354 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 136 of 472 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 88 of 476 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 164 of 464 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 455 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 241 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 229 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 76 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 85 of 479 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 435 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 263 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 69 of 834 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 53 of 839 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 47 of 669 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 260 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 589 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 533 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 295 of 640 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 513 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 19 of 1293 |
Engineering
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 30 of 263 |
| Top Ranked Online | 3 of 13 |
| Most Popular Online | 11 of 26 |
General Engineering
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| Most Popular Online | 1 of 3 |
International Quality
International Value
