Top 2018 Rankings For West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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All 2018 Rankings For West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 413 of 1383 |
| Middle Atlantic | 108 of 263 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 of 94 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 534 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 97 of 251 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 of 92 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 539 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 101 of 251 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 of 92 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 80 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 22 of 251 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 of 92 |
Diversity
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| Overall | |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 1213 of 2594 |
| Location |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 170 of 527 |
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 92 of 391 |
| Most Focused | 191 of 391 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 322 of 823 |
| Best Value | 340 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 231 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 163 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 160 of 367 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 226 of 818 |
| Best Value | 208 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 180 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 136 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 315 of 825 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 142 of 2040 |
| Most Focused | 832 of 2041 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 259 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 166 of 600 |
| Best Value | 209 of 584 |
| Most Popular | 162 of 1312 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 97 of 651 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 250 of 1721 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 262 of 725 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 108 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 24 of 214 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 214 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 157 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 155 of 382 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 49 of 642 |
| Most Focused | 76 of 642 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 165 of 417 |
General Sales & Marketing
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| Most Popular | 3 of 64 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 64 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 269 of 568 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 397 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 262 of 826 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 136 of 347 |
| Best Value | 158 of 333 |
| Most Popular | 153 of 838 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 127 of 452 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 421 |
| Best Value | 177 of 409 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 1365 |
| Most Focused | 344 of 1366 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 708 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 185 |
| Best Value | 49 of 181 |
| Most Popular | 10 of 435 |
| Most Focused | 78 of 435 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 242 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 28 of 1167 |
| Most Focused | 306 of 1169 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 96 of 612 |
| Best Value | 63 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 47 of 1358 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 216 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 216 of 625 |
| Best Value | 188 of 609 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 1282 |
| Most Focused | 333 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 124 of 805 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 8 of 365 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 365 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 204 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 224 of 939 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 215 of 656 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 84 of 291 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 209 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 249 of 817 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 581 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 29 of 108 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 108 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 582 |
| Best Value | 77 of 562 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 1705 |
| Most Focused | 799 of 1704 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 188 of 692 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 128 of 671 |
| Most Focused |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 25 of 262 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 262 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 72 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 2 of 128 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 128 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 79 |
Health Sciences & Services
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| Most Popular | 79 of 278 |
| Most Focused |
Health/Medical Prep Programs
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| Most Popular | 71 of 148 |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 195 of 513 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 408 of 1124 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 205 of 509 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Public Health
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 100 |
| Best Value | 37 of 96 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 107 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 209 of 570 |
| Best Value | 164 of 553 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 388 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
History
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| Top Ranked | 213 of 594 |
| Best Value | 172 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 388 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 399 |
| Best Value | 75 of 380 |
| Most Popular | 150 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 361 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 401 |
| Best Value | 69 of 382 |
| Most Popular | 140 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 421 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 340 |
| Best Value | 81 of 328 |
| Most Popular | 134 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | 413 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 160 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 352 |
| Best Value | 89 of 339 |
| Most Popular | 134 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | 413 of 1152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 167 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 106 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 413 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 278 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 80 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 357 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 245 of 772 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 143 of 452 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 79 of 890 |
| Most Focused | 407 of 890 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 415 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 443 |
| Best Value | 178 of 436 |
| Most Popular | 63 of 820 |
| Most Focused | 361 of 820 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 296 of 956 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 173 of 756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 209 of 544 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 234 of 473 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 173 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 321 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 235 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 252 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 112 of 249 |
| Best Value | 112 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 50 of 430 |
| Most Focused | 139 of 430 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 346 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 215 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 261 of 826 |
| Best Value | 264 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 116 of 1493 |
| Most Focused | 609 of 1492 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 900 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 245 of 832 |
| Best Value | 241 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 108 of 1406 |
| Most Focused | 533 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 843 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 139 of 406 |
| Best Value | 185 of 400 |
| Most Popular | 320 of 862 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 154 of 457 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 366 |
| Best Value | 133 of 361 |
| Most Popular | 237 of 576 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 335 of 676 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 303 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 315 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 152 of 339 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 172 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 83 of 267 |
| Most Focused | 109 of 267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 227 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 291 of 597 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 170 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 506 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 179 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 197 of 969 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 296 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 191 of 628 |
| Best Value | 167 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 158 of 1530 |
| Most Focused | 682 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 326 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 306 |
| Best Value | 123 of 299 |
| Most Popular | 222 of 809 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 231 of 507 |
| Best Value | 232 of 498 |
| Most Popular | 155 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 223 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 85 of 376 |
| Best Value | 75 of 368 |
| Most Popular | 19 of 1033 |
| Most Focused | 144 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 208 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D2) | 5 of 228 |
| Men's Basketball (D2) | 50 of 264 |
| Men's Football (D2) | 8 of 162 |
| Men's Soccer (D2) | 23 of 179 |
| Men's Swimming (D2) | 7 of 20 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D2) | 78 of 266 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D2) | 6 of 33 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D2) | 16 of 95 |
| Women's Soccer (D2) | 11 of 226 |
| Women's Softball (D2) | 13 of 251 |
| Women's Swimming (D2) | 9 of 20 |
| Women's Volleyball (D2) | 31 of 253 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 81 of 1424 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 197 of 831 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 829 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 350 of 861 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 116 of 623 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 109 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 123 of 394 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 281 of 587 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 129 of 361 |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 430 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 12 of 189 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 617 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 74 of 631 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 146 of 358 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 116 of 374 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 606 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 243 of 531 |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 37 of 102 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 91 of 577 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 87 of 601 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 419 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 421 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 349 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 361 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 473 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 143 of 476 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 131 of 459 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 451 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 248 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 93 of 246 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 178 of 477 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 80 of 251 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 131 of 841 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 104 of 848 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 140 of 410 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 369 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 306 of 681 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 172 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 187 of 601 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 254 of 528 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 140 of 648 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 103 of 309 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 153 of 521 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 380 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 131 of 1164 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 113 of 245 |
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Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular Online |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania has no rankings in this category.
