Top 2017 Rankings For University of Wyoming
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All 2017 Rankings For University of Wyoming
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 422 of 1387 |
| Rocky Mountains | 9 of 39 |
| Wyoming |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 19 of 1210 |
| Rocky Mountains | 3 of 33 |
| Wyoming |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 36 of 1208 |
| Rocky Mountains | 3 of 33 |
| Wyoming |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 12 of 1212 |
| Rocky Mountains | 2 of 33 |
| Wyoming |
Diversity
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| Overall | 451 of 2396 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 216 of 1717 |
| Location | 315 of 2397 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 101 |
| Best Value | 4 of 98 |
| Most Popular | 64 of 236 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 236 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 100 |
Agricultural Economics & Business
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 71 |
| Best Value | 4 of 68 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 119 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 119 |
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Agricultural Production
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Agricultural Public Services
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 10 of 24 |
Animal Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 6 of 71 |
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Plant Sciences
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| Most Popular | 28 of 80 |
| Most Focused | 20 of 80 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Area Studies
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Ethnic Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 177 of 818 |
| Best Value | 3 of 769 |
| Most Popular | 155 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 443 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 42 of 226 |
| Most Popular | 208 of 550 |
| Most Focused | |
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Botany/Plant Biology
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| Most Popular | |
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 363 of 812 |
| Best Value | 32 of 769 |
| Most Popular | 523 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 385 of 850 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 31 of 96 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 5 of 30 |
| Most Popular | 23 of 65 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 65 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Zoology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 3 of 43 |
| Most Popular | 25 of 74 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 74 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 275 of 830 |
| Best Value | 17 of 776 |
| Most Popular | 406 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 383 of 904 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 208 of 608 |
| Best Value | 10 of 578 |
| Most Popular | 303 of 1344 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 229 of 652 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 200 of 727 |
| Best Value | 6 of 682 |
| Most Popular | 460 of 1756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 270 of 727 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 107 |
| Best Value | 3 of 105 |
| Most Popular | 59 of 214 |
| Most Focused | 60 of 214 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 69 of 161 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 186 of 376 |
| Best Value | 15 of 362 |
| Most Popular | 252 of 634 |
| Most Focused | |
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Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 5 of 70 |
| Most Popular | 60 of 152 |
| Most Focused | 76 of 152 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 159 of 396 |
| Best Value | 8 of 381 |
| Most Popular | 337 of 764 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 237 of 589 |
| Best Value | 18 of 568 |
| Most Popular | 307 of 1209 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 219 of 719 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 198 of 537 |
| Best Value | 4 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 244 of 1018 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 608 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 12 of 186 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 93 of 237 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 164 of 555 |
| Best Value | 7 of 530 |
| Most Popular | 607 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 269 |
| Best Value | 5 of 256 |
| Most Popular | 179 of 605 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 208 of 450 |
| Best Value | 51 of 428 |
| Most Popular | 110 of 1377 |
| Most Focused | 416 of 1377 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 261 of 710 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 113 of 1173 |
| Most Focused | 457 of 1174 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 46 of 363 |
| Most Popular | 69 of 879 |
| Most Focused | 193 of 879 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 191 of 510 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 305 |
| Best Value | 11 of 294 |
| Most Popular | 159 of 553 |
| Most Focused | 186 of 553 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Architectural Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 11 of 22 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 23 of 146 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
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Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 15 of 204 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 209 |
Computer Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 21 of 252 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 130 of 275 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 34 of 260 |
| Most Popular | |
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Petroleum Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 17 |
Systems Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 35 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 252 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 636 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 377 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 304 of 644 |
| Best Value | 20 of 608 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 491 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 355 of 806 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Most Popular | 146 of 372 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 69 of 202 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences
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| Most Popular | 24 of 91 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 91 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 33 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 263 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 459 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 152 of 305 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 23 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 231 of 828 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 39 of 111 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 111 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 176 of 577 |
| Best Value | 11 of 545 |
| Most Popular | 332 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 226 of 692 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Dental Support Services
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 130 of 508 |
| Best Value | 4 of 482 |
| Most Popular | 185 of 1106 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 255 of 511 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 270 of 590 |
| Best Value | 14 of 558 |
| Most Popular | 181 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 424 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 275 of 615 |
| Best Value | 14 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 181 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 424 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 367 of 828 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 106 of 396 |
| Best Value | 7 of 368 |
| Most Popular | 243 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 365 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 402 |
| Best Value | 4 of 374 |
| Most Popular | 233 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 232 of 486 |
| Best Value | 17 of 464 |
| Most Popular | 174 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 435 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 387 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 212 of 504 |
| Best Value | 9 of 481 |
| Most Popular | 145 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 388 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 374 of 786 |
Statistics
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Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 13 of 114 |
| Most Popular | 317 of 1004 |
| Most Focused |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 4 of 72 |
| Most Popular | 57 of 248 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 248 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Systems Theory
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 227 of 708 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 184 of 650 |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 158 of 462 |
| Best Value | 20 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 192 of 883 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 198 of 416 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 122 of 451 |
| Best Value | 8 of 432 |
| Most Popular | 177 of 819 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 256 of 944 |
| Most Focused | |
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Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 144 of 542 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 164 of 462 |
| Best Value | 6 of 444 |
| Most Popular | 114 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 231 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 375 of 792 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 197 of 430 |
| Best Value | 8 of 415 |
| Most Popular | 215 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 524 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 373 of 748 |
General Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 242 |
| Best Value | 2 of 238 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 345 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 303 of 718 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 285 of 848 |
| Best Value | 7 of 795 |
| Most Popular | 307 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 269 of 854 |
| Best Value | 5 of 806 |
| Most Popular | 287 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 168 of 392 |
| Best Value | 11 of 381 |
| Most Popular | 309 of 851 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 354 |
| Best Value | 5 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 230 of 572 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 122 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 250 of 691 |
| Best Value | 11 of 655 |
| Most Popular | 290 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 614 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 142 of 285 |
| Best Value | 9 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 122 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 138 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Social Sciences
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| Most Popular | 35 of 299 |
| Most Focused | 75 of 299 |
Geography & Cartography
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 90 of 181 |
| Best Value | 6 of 176 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 118 of 262 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 40 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 316 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 266 of 552 |
| Best Value | 14 of 532 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 336 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 318 of 672 |
| Best Value | 25 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 367 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 43 of 312 |
| Most Popular | 173 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 321 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 273 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 30 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 188 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | 410 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 156 of 393 |
| Best Value | 12 of 382 |
| Most Popular | 355 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 305 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Basketball (D1) | 125 of 335 |
| Men's Football (FBS) | |
| Men's Wrestling (D1) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 164 of 333 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 98 of 318 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 78 of 1429 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Agricultural Economics & Business
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 71 |
Animal Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 828 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 111 of 236 |
General Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 259 of 822 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Zoology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 43 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 290 of 866 |
Accounting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 174 of 629 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 208 of 760 |
Business/Managerial Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 109 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 173 of 407 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 546 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 575 |
Computer Science
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 275 |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 310 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Civil 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 |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 245 of 632 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 148 of 362 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 377 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 190 of 600 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 86 of 525 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 149 of 597 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 146 of 623 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 170 of 418 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 137 of 424 |
Mathematics & Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 130 of 490 |
Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 91 of 508 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
International Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 76 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 130 of 467 |
Health & Physical Education
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 456 |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 94 of 465 |
Chemistry
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 431 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 244 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 175 of 864 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 129 of 870 |
Public Administration & Social Service
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 181 of 397 |
Social Work
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 357 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 178 of 698 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 286 |
Geography & Cartography
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 87 of 181 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 183 of 557 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 265 of 683 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 396 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 69 of 989 |
International Quality
better worse | |
| OVERALL | 304 of 1184 |
| Australia | |
| Bangladesh | 122 of 267 |
| Brazil | 197 of 447 |
| Canada | 194 of 671 |
| China | 255 of 821 |
| Egypt | 81 of 169 |
| France | |
| Germany | 184 of 380 |
| Ghana | 108 of 226 |
| India | 257 of 641 |
| Iran | |
| Japan | |
| Kenya | 86 of 206 |
| Kuwait | |
| Malaysia | |
| Mexico | |
| Nepal | 114 of 356 |
| Nigeria | 166 of 438 |
| Pakistan | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | 226 of 561 |
| South Korea | 257 of 609 |
| Spain | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Taiwan | |
| Turkey | |
| United Kingdom | 213 of 517 |
| Vietnam | 241 of 495 |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 5 of 1163 |
| Australia | 3 of 194 |
| Bangladesh | 1 of 263 |
| Brazil | 5 of 439 |
| Canada | 4 of 656 |
| China | 5 of 806 |
| Egypt | 1 of 167 |
| France | 6 of 308 |
| Germany | 4 of 377 |
| Ghana | 3 of 224 |
| India | 9 of 629 |
| Iran | 3 of 256 |
| Japan | 11 of 435 |
| Kenya | 1 of 204 |
| Kuwait | 1 of 179 |
| Malaysia | 7 of 234 |
| Mexico | 10 of 325 |
| Nepal | 4 of 348 |
| Nigeria | 2 of 426 |
| Pakistan | 6 of 260 |
| Russia | 3 of 246 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 of 556 |
| South Korea | 9 of 600 |
| Spain | 4 of 290 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 of 161 |
| Taiwan | 9 of 354 |
| Turkey | 8 of 277 |
| United Kingdom | 4 of 513 |
| Vietnam | 8 of 485 |
