2020 College Rankings for Valparaiso University by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2020 Rankings For Valparaiso University

Best Value for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (ranked 1 out of 97)
Best Value for International Business (ranked 3 out of 139)
Best Value for Nursing (ranked 15 out of 500)
Best Value for Finance & Financial Management (ranked 14 out of 378)
Best Value for Physical Sciences (ranked 18 out of 470)

A more complete picture of where Valparaiso University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2020 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2020 Rankings For Valparaiso University

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	308 of 1727
Great Lakes	48 of 268
Indiana	9 of 44

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	98 of 1483
Great Lakes	21 of 227
Indiana	8 of 37

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	168 of 1483
Great Lakes	31 of 227
Indiana	12 of 37

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	614 of 1483
Great Lakes	101 of 227
Indiana	21 of 37

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	463 of 2179
Ethnic	1467 of 2417
Male / Female	590 of 2417
Location	426 of 2183

Best Religiously Affiliated

	better worse
Lutheran Church in America	1 of 3

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	295 of 508
Most Focused	239 of 508
Highest Paid Grads	139 of 281

Area Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	164 of 359
Most Focused	135 of 359
Highest Paid Grads	148 of 250

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	380 of 824
Best Value	133 of 808
Most Popular	540 of 1422
Most Focused	680 of 1422
Highest Paid Grads	260 of 890

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Most Popular	376 of 574
Most Focused	368 of 574

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	307 of 820
Best Value	77 of 803
Most Popular	445 of 1379
Most Focused	560 of 1379
Highest Paid Grads	259 of 846

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	300 of 848
Best Value	85 of 810
Most Popular	639 of 1931
Most Focused	1135 of 1931
Highest Paid Grads	151 of 901

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	170 of 621
Best Value	42 of 601
Most Popular	553 of 1282
Most Focused	821 of 1282
Highest Paid Grads	32 of 646

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Most Popular	965 of 1667
Most Focused	1402 of 1667

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	106 of 389
Best Value	14 of 378
Most Popular	228 of 662
Most Focused	116 of 662
Highest Paid Grads	94 of 416

International Business

	better worse
Top Ranked	34 of 143
Best Value	3 of 139
Most Popular	112 of 373
Most Focused	72 of 373
Highest Paid Grads	59 of 222

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

	better worse
Most Popular	123 of 171
Most Focused	116 of 171
Highest Paid Grads	31 of 83

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	126 of 415
Best Value	32 of 402
Most Popular	351 of 763
Most Focused	346 of 763
Highest Paid Grads	108 of 448

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	206 of 600
Best Value	56 of 587
Most Popular	551 of 1210
Most Focused	743 of 1210
Highest Paid Grads	265 of 713

Communication & Journalism (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	70 of 71
Most Focused	67 of 71

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	244 of 523
Best Value	83 of 508
Most Popular	516 of 1022
Most Focused	679 of 1022
Highest Paid Grads	205 of 600

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

	better worse
Top Ranked	25 of 98
Best Value	1 of 97
Most Popular	150 of 247
Most Focused	142 of 247
Highest Paid Grads	33 of 127

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	391 of 601
Best Value	203 of 575
Most Popular	954 of 1512
Most Focused	1346 of 1512
Highest Paid Grads	135 of 824

Computer Science

	better worse
Top Ranked	192 of 286
Best Value	93 of 278
Most Popular	369 of 605
Most Focused	441 of 605
Highest Paid Grads	126 of 360

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	49 of 413
Best Value	36 of 404
Most Popular	352 of 1363
Most Focused	529 of 1363
Highest Paid Grads	150 of 706

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	352 of 1161
Most Focused	517 of 1161

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked	53 of 346
Best Value	31 of 340
Most Popular	208 of 861
Most Focused	238 of 861
Highest Paid Grads	116 of 506

Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	171 of 309
Best Value	40 of 302
Most Popular	234 of 595
Most Focused	127 of 595
Highest Paid Grads	182 of 354

Civil Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	114 of 207
Best Value	26 of 203
Most Popular	169 of 263
Most Focused	52 of 263
Highest Paid Grads	86 of 208

Computer Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	99 of 165
Best Value	25 of 161
Most Popular	188 of 282
Most Focused	94 of 282
Highest Paid Grads	90 of 187

Electrical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	151 of 269
Best Value	34 of 264
Most Popular	198 of 350
Most Focused	73 of 350
Highest Paid Grads	138 of 274

Mechanical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	171 of 272
Best Value	47 of 268
Most Popular	201 of 337
Most Focused	66 of 337
Highest Paid Grads	109 of 263

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	352 of 601
Best Value	142 of 585
Most Popular	589 of 1351
Most Focused	658 of 1351
Highest Paid Grads	304 of 871

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	321 of 621
Best Value	104 of 603
Most Popular	666 of 1267
Most Focused	881 of 1267
Highest Paid Grads	287 of 799

Writing Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	186 of 365
Most Focused	223 of 365
Highest Paid Grads	69 of 199

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	212 of 341
Best Value	79 of 334
Most Popular	277 of 941
Most Focused	197 of 941
Highest Paid Grads	207 of 653

Classical Languages & Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	89 of 231
Most Focused	67 of 231

Germanic Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	51 of 272
Most Focused	40 of 272
Highest Paid Grads	94 of 196

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	198 of 352
Best Value	61 of 345
Most Popular	300 of 809
Most Focused	245 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	222 of 571

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked	183 of 591
Best Value	68 of 564
Most Popular	616 of 1665
Most Focused	847 of 1665
Highest Paid Grads	120 of 686

Health & Medical Administrative Services

	better worse
Most Popular	272 of 600
Most Focused	422 of 600

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked	91 of 518
Best Value	15 of 500
Most Popular	422 of 1126
Most Focused	478 of 1126
Highest Paid Grads	387 of 507

History

	better worse
Most Popular	683 of 1247
Most Focused	825 of 1247

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	300 of 579
Best Value	87 of 565
Most Popular	683 of 1247
Most Focused	825 of 1247
Highest Paid Grads	260 of 822

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Most Popular	731 of 1158
Most Focused	878 of 1158

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	731 of 1158
Most Focused	878 of 1158

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Most Popular	656 of 1223
Most Focused	807 of 1223
Highest Paid Grads	300 of 805

Mathematics

	better worse
Most Popular	738 of 1171
Most Focused	867 of 1171
Highest Paid Grads	262 of 771

Statistics

	better worse
Most Popular	125 of 132
Most Focused	107 of 132

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	488 of 1030
Most Focused	588 of 1030
Highest Paid Grads	177 of 397

Biological & Physical Science

	better worse
Most Popular	99 of 103
Most Focused	95 of 103

International Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	227 of 266
Most Focused	236 of 266

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	240 of 528
Most Focused	288 of 528

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	562 of 750
Most Focused	620 of 750
Highest Paid Grads	111 of 267

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	501 of 695
Most Focused	549 of 695

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	120 of 466
Best Value	56 of 458
Most Popular	363 of 891
Most Focused	539 of 891
Highest Paid Grads	86 of 418

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	94 of 457
Best Value	36 of 448
Most Popular	337 of 829
Most Focused	477 of 829
Highest Paid Grads	106 of 458

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	807 of 939
Most Focused	857 of 939
Highest Paid Grads	240 of 605

Philosophy

	better worse
Most Popular	639 of 731
Most Focused	624 of 731
Highest Paid Grads	225 of 525

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	154 of 479
Best Value	18 of 470
Most Popular	165 of 1156
Most Focused	76 of 1157
Highest Paid Grads	341 of 786

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

	better worse
Top Ranked	15 of 26
Best Value	4 of 25
Most Popular	6 of 65
Most Focused	4 of 65
Highest Paid Grads	17 of 44

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked	210 of 435
Best Value	41 of 426
Most Popular	156 of 1099
Most Focused	95 of 1100
Highest Paid Grads	266 of 753

Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	353 of 717
Most Focused	282 of 717
Highest Paid Grads	232 of 537

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	295 of 835
Best Value	74 of 809
Most Popular	617 of 1476
Most Focused	960 of 1476
Highest Paid Grads	157 of 897

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	273 of 840
Best Value	57 of 814
Most Popular	559 of 1381
Most Focused	867 of 1381
Highest Paid Grads	139 of 833

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked	186 of 401
Best Value	74 of 393
Most Popular	565 of 865
Most Focused	661 of 865
Highest Paid Grads	170 of 453

Social Work

	better worse
Top Ranked	125 of 361
Best Value	44 of 354
Most Popular	414 of 578
Most Focused	446 of 578
Highest Paid Grads	73 of 367

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	387 of 670
Best Value	157 of 654
Most Popular	497 of 1316
Most Focused	537 of 1316
Highest Paid Grads	264 of 873

Criminology

	better worse
Top Ranked	31 of 72
Best Value	13 of 71
Most Popular	81 of 166
Most Focused	100 of 166
Highest Paid Grads	16 of 70

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	246 of 418
Best Value	58 of 410
Most Popular	478 of 715
Most Focused	444 of 715
Highest Paid Grads	227 of 536

General Social Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	266 of 285
Most Focused	268 of 285

Geography & Cartography

	better worse
Most Popular	220 of 261
Most Focused	106 of 261
Highest Paid Grads	80 of 223

International Relations & National Security

	better worse
Most Popular	236 of 316
Most Focused	248 of 316
Highest Paid Grads	93 of 202

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	313 of 590
Best Value	89 of 577
Most Popular	509 of 1081
Most Focused	531 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	255 of 757

Sociology

	better worse
Most Popular	869 of 962
Most Focused	917 of 962
Highest Paid Grads	242 of 687

Theology & Religious Vocations

	better worse
Most Popular	332 of 420
Most Focused	383 of 420
Highest Paid Grads	47 of 97

Theological & Ministerial Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	172 of 242
Most Focused	213 of 242
Highest Paid Grads	18 of 62

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	300 of 640
Best Value	90 of 626
Most Popular	636 of 1482
Most Focused	780 of 1482
Highest Paid Grads	284 of 848

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	410 of 808
Most Focused	357 of 808
Highest Paid Grads	191 of 535

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	263 of 512
Best Value	61 of 501
Most Popular	550 of 1075
Most Focused	626 of 1075
Highest Paid Grads	236 of 693

Music

	better worse
Top Ranked	131 of 371
Best Value	31 of 365
Most Popular	321 of 1036
Most Focused	310 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	224 of 658

Men's Sports

	better worse
Men's Baseball (D1)	132 of 272
Men's Basketball (D1)	90 of 325
Men's Football (FCS)	55 of 117
Men's Soccer (D1)	74 of 189

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Basketball (D1)	170 of 325
Women's Soccer (D1)	117 of 307
Women's Softball (D1)	73 of 274
Women's Volleyball (D1)	120 of 308

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	277 of 1751