Subject Ranking

Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies

# University Name Location of School
1 University of Notre Dame Indiana (IN)
2 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
4 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
7 Boston College Massachusetts (MA)
8 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
12 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
14 Emory University Georgia (GA)
16 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
18 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
20 Stanford University California (CA)
24 Georgetown University Washington DC (DC)
26 Boston University Massachusetts (MA)
35 Fordham University New York (NY)
39 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
40 Columbia University New York (NY)
45 University of Virginia Virginia (VA)
49 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
50 Catholic University of America Washington DC (DC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Archaeology

# University Name Location of School
5 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
6 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
7 Stanford University California (CA)
9 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
11 Arizona State University Arizona (AZ)
15 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
18 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
19 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
20 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
22 University of Arizona Arizona (AZ)
24 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
27 Columbia University New York (NY)
28 University of Florida Florida (FL)
34 Washington University in St. Louis Missouri (MO)
48 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Architecture & Built Environment

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
5 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
7 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
14 Columbia University New York (NY)
17 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
23 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
26 Cornell University New York (NY)
28 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
31 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
34 Stanford University California (CA)
40 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Art & Design

# University Name Location of School
3 Rhode Island School of Design Rhode Island (RI)
3 Parsons School of Design New York (NY)
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
7 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Illinois (IL)
8 Pratt Institute New York (NY)
10 Art Center College of Design California (CA)
17 California Institute of the Arts California (CA)
18 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
19 Stanford University California (CA)
29 California College of the Arts California (CA)
32 School of Visuals Arts New York (NY)
33 Savannah College of Art and Design Georgia (GA)
37 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
41 Columbia University New York (NY)
44 Maryland Institute College of Art Maryland (MD)
45 New York University New York (NY)
46 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
47 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Classics & Ancient History

# University Name Location of School
6 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
10 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
11 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
13 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
17 Stanford University California (CA)
24 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
34 Brown University Rhode Island (RI)
36 Cornell University New York (NY)
40 City University of New York New York (NY)
43 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
48 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
50 Columbia University New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

English Language & Literature

# University Name Location of School
3 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
4 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
5 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
6 Stanford University California (CA)
7 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
9 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
10 Columbia University New York (NY)
12 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
15 New York University New York (NY)
17 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
21 Cornell University New York (NY)
22 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
26 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
29 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
33 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
39 Brown University Rhode Island (RI)
53 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
56 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
57 University of Virginia Virginia (VA)
66 University of California–Irvine California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

History

# University Name Location of School
1 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
4 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
6 Columbia University New York (NY)
7 Stanford University California (CA)
8 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
9 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
10 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
11 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
12 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
18 Cornell University New York (NY)
21 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
24 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
27 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
28 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
30 New York University New York (NY)
34 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
39 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Linguistics

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 University of Massachusetts–Amherst Massachusetts (MA)
6 Stanford University California (CA)
6 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
8 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
9 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)
10 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
16 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
19 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
21 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
28 University of Hawaii–Manoa Hawaii (HI)
28 University of Connecticut Connecticut (CT)
35 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
39 Georgetown University Washington DC (DC)
40 New York University New York (NY)
41 University of California–Santa Barbara California (CA)
41 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
45 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
47 Michigan State University Michigan (MI)
52 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Modern Languages

# University Name Location of School
1 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
4 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
6 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
7 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
8 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
11 Columbia University New York (NY)
12 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
14 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
17 New York University New York (NY)
31 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
35 Cornell University New York (NY)
38 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
40 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
48 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
66 Brown University Rhode Island (RI)
93 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
95 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Performing Arts

# University Name Location of School
1 The Juilliard School New York (NY)
6 New York University New York (NY)
12 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
16 University of Rochester New York (NY)
17 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
20 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
22 Columbia University New York (NY)
24 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
24 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
26 Curtis Institute of Music Pennsylvania (PA)
28 University of Southern California California (CA)
29 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
37 Stanford University California (CA)
41 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Philosophy

# University Name Location of School
1 New York University New York (NY)
2 Rutgers University New Jersey (NJ)
3 University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (PA)
8 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
10 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
13 University of Notre Dame Indiana (IN)
16 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
17 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
18 Stanford University California (CA)
24 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
25 Columbia University New York (NY)
33 University of Southern California California (CA)
39 Boston College Massachusetts (MA)
41 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
45 City University of New York New York (NY)
50 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Game Design

# University Name Location of School
1 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
1 University of Southern California California (CA)
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
3 New York University New York (NY)
3 University of Utah Utah (UT)
6 Rochester Institute of Technology New York (NY)
7 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
7 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York (NY)
9 University of California–Santa Cruz California (CA)
9 Cornell University New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Petroleum Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)
1 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
3 Colorado School of Mines Colorado (CO)
3 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma (OK)
5 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
5 University of Tulsa Oklahoma (OK)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Materials Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
3 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
4 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
5 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
6 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
7 Cornell University New York (NY)
8 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
8 Stanford University California (CA)
10 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
11 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
12 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
12 Purdue University Indiana (IN)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Industrial/ Manufacturing Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
2 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
3 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
3 Virginia Tech Virginia (VA)
5 Cornell University New York (NY)
6 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
7 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
8 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
9 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
10 Stanford University California (CA)
11 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
11 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Computer Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
3 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
4 Stanford University California (CA)
5 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
6 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
7 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
8 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
9 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
10 Cornell University New York (NY)
11 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
12 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Biomedical Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
3 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
4 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
6 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
7 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
8 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
9 Boston University Massachusetts (MA)
10 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
11 Rice University Texas (TX)
12 Case Western Reserve University Ohio (OH)
12 Cornell University New York (NY)
12 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Biological/ Agricultural Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
2 Iowa State University Iowa (IA)
2 University of California–Davis California (CA)
4 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)
5 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
6 Michigan State University Michigan (MI)
6 North Carolina State University North Carolina (NC)
6 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
6 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
10 Cornell University New York (NY)
11 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Nebraska (NE)
12 University of Florida Florida (FL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Computer Science Theory

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
3 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
6 Cornell University New York (NY)
7 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
7 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
9 Columbia University New York (NY)
10 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
11 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
12 California Institute of Technology California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Mobile/ Web Applications

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
3 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
4 University of Washington Washington (WA)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
5 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
7 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
8 University of Massachusetts–Amherst Massachusetts (MA)
8 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
10 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Mineral & Mining Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Colorado School of Mines Colorado (CO)
10 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
22 University of Arizona Arizona (AZ)
26 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia (VA)
31 University of Colorado–Boulder Colorado (CO)
35 University of Utah Utah (UT)
46 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
48 Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri (MO)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Mechanical Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
3 Stanford University California (CA)
4 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
5 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
6 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
7 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
8 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
9 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
10 Cornell University New York (NY)
11 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
12 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Software Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
4 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
5 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
6 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
7 University of California–Irvine California (CA)
8 Stanford University California (CA)
9 North Carolina State University North Carolina (NC)
9 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
11 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
12 University of California–Davis California (CA)
12 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
12 University of Massachusetts–Amherst Massachusetts (MA)
12 University of Washington Washington (WA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Programming Languages

# University Name Location of School
1 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
3 Cornell University New York (NY)
3 Stanford University California (CA)
5 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
6 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
7 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
7 University of Washington Washington (WA)
7 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
10 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
11 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
12 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Data Analytics/ Science

# University Name Location of School
1 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
2 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
4 Stanford University California (CA)
5 University of Washington Washington (WA)
6 Cornell University New York (NY)
7 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
8 Columbia University New York (NY)
9 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
10 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
11 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
12 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
12 University of California–San Diego California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Cybersecurity

# University Name Location of School
1 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
2 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
2 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
4 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
5 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
7 Cornell University New York (NY)
8 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)
9 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
10 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
11 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
12 Columbia University New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Artificial Intelligence

# University Name Location of School
1 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
3 Stanford University California (CA)
3 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
5 Cornell University New York (NY)
6 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
7 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
8 University of Washington Washington (WA)
9 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
10 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)
11 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
12 California Institute of Technology California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Computer Science

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
2 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
2 Stanford University California (CA)
5 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
5 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
5 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
5 Cornell University New York (NY)
5 University of Washington Washington (WA)
5 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Chemical Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
3 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
4 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
5 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
7 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minnesota (MN)
8 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
9 University of Delaware Delaware (DE)
10 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
11 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
12 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Civil Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
2 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
3 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
5 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
6 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
7 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
8 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)
9 Stanford University California (CA)
10 Virginia Tech Virginia (VA)
10 Cornell University New York (NY)
12 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Civil Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
3 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
4 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
5 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
6 Stanford University California (CA)
7 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
8 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
9 Cornell University New York (NY)
10 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
11 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
12 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Electrical/ Electronic/ Communications Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
3 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
4 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
5 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
6 Stanford University California (CA)
7 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
8 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
9 Cornell University New York (NY)
10 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
11 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
12 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Environmental/ Environmental Health Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
2 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
3 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
6 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
7 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
8 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
9 Cornell University New York (NY)
9 Virginia Tech Virginia (VA)
11 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
12 Yale University Connecticut (CT)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Aerospace/ Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
3 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
4 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
5 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Florida (FL)
5 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
5 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
8 Stanford University California (CA)
9 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
10 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)
10 University of Colorado–Boulder Colorado (CO)
12 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Biocomputing/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
1 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
3 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
4 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
6 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
6 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
8 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
9 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
10 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
10 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
10 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Agriculture & Forestry

# University Name Location of School
2 University of California–Davis California (CA)
5 Cornell University New York (NY)
8 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
9 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
10 Michigan State University Michigan (MI)
14 Iowa State University Iowa (IA)
15 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
16 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)
19 Oregon State University Oregon (OR)
24 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
25 University of Florida Florida (FL)
29 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
31 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
33 North Carolina State University North Carolina (NC)
35 University of Massachusetts–Amherst Massachusetts (MA)
36 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minnesota (MN)
37 University of Georgia Georgia (GA)
40 Kansas State University Kansas (KS)
44 Washington State University Washington (WA)
46 Colorado State University Colorado (CO)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Anatomy & Physiology

# University Name Location of School
3 Stanford University California (CA)
4 Columbia University New York (NY)
4 Columbia University New York (NY)
5 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
7 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
8 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
8 University of Washington Washington (WA)
9 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
9 Baylor College of Medicine Texas (TX)
10 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Texas (TX)
11 Washington University in St. Louis Missouri (MO)
11 Vanderbilt University Tennessee (TN)
12 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
13 University of California–San Francisco California (CA)
13 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
13 University of Florida Florida (FL)
14 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
15 Case Western Reserve University Ohio (OH)
16 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
18 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
21 University of Washington Washington (WA)
26 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
31 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
39 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Texas (TX)
41 Vanderbilt University Tennessee (TN)
42 Case Western Reserve University Ohio (OH)
45 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
46 University of Florida Florida (FL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Biological Science

# University Name Location of School
1 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
4 Stanford University California (CA)
6 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
8 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
9 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
10 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
11 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
12 Cornell University New York (NY)
13 University of California–San Francisco California (CA)
19 Columbia University New York (NY)
21 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
23 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
24 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
29 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
29 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
33 University of Washington Washington (WA)
37 The Rockefeller University New York (NY)
41 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
44 New York University New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Dentistry (Graduate)

# University Name Location of School
2 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
7 University of California–San Francisco California (CA)
8 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
11 University of Southern California California (CA)
15 University of Washington Washington (WA)
16 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
17 New York University New York (NY)
21 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
22 University of Iowa Iowa (IA)
25 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
28 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minnesota (MN)
32 Boston University Massachusetts (MA)
41 Columbia University New York (NY)
47 University at Buffalo The State University of New York New York (NY)
50 Tufts University Massachusetts (MA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Medicine (Graduate)

# University Name Location of School
1 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
3 Stanford University California (CA)
5 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
7 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
8 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
11 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
12 University of California–San Francisco California (CA)
13 Columbia University New York (NY)
15 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
16 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
20 University of Washington Washington (WA)
22 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
26 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
27 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
33 Cornell University New York (NY)
33 New York University New York (NY)
36 Washington University in St. Louis Missouri (MO)
46 University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (PA)
47 Baylor College of Medicine Texas (TX)
49 Emory University Georgia (GA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Nursing

# University Name Location of School
1 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
3 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
4 University of Washington Washington (WA)
6 University of California–San Francisco California (CA)
7 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
8 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
10 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
17 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
18 Emory University Georgia (GA)
18 Columbia University New York (NY)
21 University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (PA)
24 New York University New York (NY)
27 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
34 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
43 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
43 University of Illinois–Chicago Illinois (IL)
47 Vanderbilt University Tennessee (TN)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Pharmacy & Pharmacology

# University Name Location of School
3 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
6 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
8 University of California–San Francisco California (CA)
9 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
17 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
20 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
23 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
23 University of Washington Washington (WA)
30 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
33 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
36 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minnesota (MN)
42 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
47 Columbia University New York (NY)
52 Vanderbilt University Tennessee (TN)
53 University of Illinois–Chicago Illinois (IL)
54 University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (PA)
57 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
67 University of Southern California California (CA)
71 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
73 University of Kentucky Kentucky (KY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Psychology

# University Name Location of School
1 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
2 Stanford University California (CA)
5 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
6 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
7 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
8 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
9 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
10 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
12 Columbia University New York (NY)
13 New York University New York (NY)
14 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
18 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
22 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
28 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
32 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
36 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
37 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
40 Michigan State University Michigan (MI)
45 Cornell University New York (NY)
46 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Veterinary Science (Graduate)

# University Name Location of School
2 University of California–Davis California (CA)
4 Cornell University New York (NY)
6 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
11 Michigan State University Michigan (MI)
14 Colorado State University Colorado (CO)
15 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
20 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minnesota (MN)
21 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
27 Iowa State University Iowa (IA)
28 University of Florida Florida (FL)
29 University of Georgia Georgia (GA)
31 North Carolina State University North Carolina (NC)
43 Washington State University Washington (WA)
46 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)
47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia (VA)
48 Kansas State University Kansas (KS)
50 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Geology

# University Name Location of School
2 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
4 University of Washington Washington (WA)
6 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
7 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
8 Stanford University California (CA)
10 University of Colorado–Boulder Colorado (CO)
10 Columbia University New York (NY)
12 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
14 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
15 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
15 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
18 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
22 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
24 University of Hawaii–Manoa Hawaii (HI)
24 University of Arizona Arizona (AZ)
28 Colorado State University Colorado (CO)
31 University of California–Davis California (CA)
32 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)
37 Oregon State University Oregon (OR)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Geophysics

# University Name Location of School
2 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
3 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
5 University of Washington Washington (WA)
5 University of Washington Washington (WA)
7 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
9 Stanford University California (CA)
10 University of Colorado–Boulder Colorado (CO)
11 Columbia University New York (NY)
12 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
14 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
16 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
16 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
16 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
21 Colorado State University Colorado (CO)
22 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
26 University of Hawaii–Manoa Hawaii (HI)
26 University of Arizona Arizona (AZ)
29 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)
29 University of California–Davis California (CA)
36 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Chemistry

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Stanford University California (CA)
3 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
5 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
11 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
14 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
15 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
18 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
21 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
25 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
26 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
28 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
33 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
34 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
34 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
41 Cornell University New York (NY)
42 Columbia University New York (NY)
45 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
51 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
53 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Earth & Marine Science

# University Name Location of School
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
3 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
5 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
7 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
8 University of Washington Washington (WA)
10 Columbia University New York (NY)
12 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
13 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
14 University of Colorado–Boulder Colorado (CO)
15 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
17 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
18 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
21 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
25 Colorado School of Mines Colorado (CO)
29 University of Arizona Arizona (AZ)
30 University of California–Davis California (CA)
34 Colorado State University Colorado (CO)
34 University of Hawaii–Manoa Hawaii (HI)
37 Oregon State University Oregon (OR)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Environmental Science

# University Name Location of School
1 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
1 Stanford University California (CA)
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
9 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
15 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
15 University of California–Davis California (CA)
18 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
20 Cornell University New York (NY)
23 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
26 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
27 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
31 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
35 Columbia University New York (NY)
36 University of Washington Washington (WA)
39 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
44 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
48 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
49 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
56 Arizona State University Arizona (AZ)
59 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Materials Science

# University Name Location of School
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
3 Stanford University California (CA)
5 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
7 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
8 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
11 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
19 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
21 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
23 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
25 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
31 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
32 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
33 University of California–Santa Barbara California (CA)
34 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
42 Rice University Texas (TX)
44 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
46 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
47 Cornell University New York (NY)
69 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
69 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Geography

# University Name Location of School
4 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
6 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
17 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
28 University of Washington Washington (WA)
29 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
31 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
39 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
41 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minnesota (MN)
48 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Mathematics

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Stanford University California (CA)
3 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
6 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
7 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
10 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
12 New York University New York (NY)
15 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
16 Columbia University New York (NY)
17 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
20 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
21 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
27 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
28 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
30 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
32 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
33 Cornell University New York (NY)
39 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
39 Brown University Rhode Island (RI)
52 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Physics & Astronomy

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Stanford University California (CA)
3 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
6 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
7 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
8 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
12 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
16 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
16 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
18 Columbia University New York (NY)
18 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
24 Cornell University New York (NY)
25 University of California–Santa Barbara California (CA)
29 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)
34 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
34 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
43 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
52 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
53 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
55 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Supply Chain Management/ Logistics

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Stanford University California (CA)
3 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
6 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
7 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
8 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
12 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
16 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
16 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
18 Columbia University New York (NY)
18 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
24 Cornell University New York (NY)
25 University of California–Santa Barbara California (CA)
29 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)
34 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
34 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
43 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
52 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
53 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
55 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Real Estate

# University Name Location of School
1 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
2 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
3 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
4 New York University New York (NY)
4 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
6 University of Florida Florida (FL)
7 University of Southern California California (CA)
8 Florida State University Florida (FL)
8 University of Georgia Georgia (GA)
10 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
11 Cornell University New York (NY)
11 University of San Diego California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Quantitative Analysis

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
3 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
3 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
5 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
6 New York University New York (NY)
7 Cornell University New York (NY)
7 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
9 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
10 Arizona State University Arizona (AZ)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Production/ Operation Management

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 The Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
3 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
4 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
5 Michigan State University Michigan (MI)
5 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
7 Arizona State University Arizona (AZ)
7 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
7 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
10 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
10 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
12 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Marketing

# University Name Location of School
1 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
2 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
3 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
4 New York University New York (NY)
4 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
6 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
7 University of Virginia Virginia (VA)
8 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
9 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
10 University of Florida Florida (FL)
11 Arizona State University Arizona (AZ)
12 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Management Information Systems

# University Name Location of School
1 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
3 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
4 University of Arizona Arizona (AZ)
5 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
6 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
7 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minnesota (MN)
8 Georgia State University Georgia (GA)
9 Arizona State University Arizona (AZ)
9 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)
11 New York University New York (NY)
12 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Entrepreneurship

# University Name Location of School
1 Babson College Massachusetts (MA)
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
4 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
5 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
5 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
7 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
8 University of Utah Utah (UT)
9 Baylor University Texas (TX)
9 Santa Clara University California (CA)
9 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
12 Fordham University New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

International Business

# University Name Location of School
1 University of South Carolina South Carolina (SC)
2 Florida International University Florida (FL)
3 Georgetown University Washington DC (DC)
4 New York University New York (NY)
5 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
6 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
7 George Washington University Washington DC (DC)
8 San Diego State University California (CA)
8 American University Washington DC (DC)
10 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
11 Fordham University New York (NY)
12 University of Southern California California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Insurance

# University Name Location of School
1 University of Georgia Georgia (GA)
1 Florida State University Florida (FL)
3 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
4 Georgia State University Georgia (GA)
5 Temple University Pennsylvania (PA)
6 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
6 Saint Joseph’s University Pennsylvania (PA)
8 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
8 St. John’s University New York (NY)
8 Illinois State University Illinois (IL)
11 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Business Analytics

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
3 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
4 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
5 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
5 Arizona State University Arizona (AZ)
7 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
8 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
9 New York University New York (NY)
10 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
11 Saint Joseph’s University Pennsylvania (PA)
12 Purdue University Indiana (IN)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Finance

# University Name Location of School
1 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
2 New York University New York (NY)
3 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
5 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
6 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
7 Boston College Massachusetts (MA)
8 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
9 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
10 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
11 University of Virginia Virginia (VA)
11 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Accounting

# University Name Location of School
1 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
2 Brigham Young University Utah (UT)
3 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
4 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
5 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
6 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
7 University of Notre Dame Indiana (IN)
8 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
9 University of Southern California California (CA)
10 New York University New York (NY)
11 Arizona State University Arizona (AZ)
12 University of Florida Florida (FL)
12 Boston College Massachusetts (MA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Anthropology

# University Name Location of School
3 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
4 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
7 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
9 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
11 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
12 Columbia University New York (NY)
13 Stanford University California (CA)
15 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
17 New York University New York (NY)
26 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
29 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
35 Arizona State University Arizona (AZ)
38 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
40 University of Arizona Arizona (AZ)
41 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
44 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
44 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
47 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Management

# University Name Location of School
1 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
2 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
3 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
4 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
5 New York University New York (NY)
6 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
7 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)
7 University of Virginia Virginia (VA)
7 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
11 Cornell University New York (NY)
12 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Communication & Media Studies

# University Name Location of School
2 University of Southern California California (CA)
4 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
7 New York University New York (NY)
8 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
9 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
10 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
13 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
14 Michigan State University Michigan (MI)
15 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
18 Columbia University New York (NY)
18 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
20 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
25 University of California–Santa Barbara California (CA)
28 Cornell University New York (NY)
28 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
31 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
33 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
37 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
38 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Development Studies

# University Name Location of School
3 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
7 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
8 Stanford University California (CA)
14 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
16 Columbia University New York (NY)
19 Cornell University New York (NY)
20 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
22 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
36 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
39 University of California–Davis California (CA)
42 University of Massachusetts–Amherst Massachusetts (MA)
43 Michigan State University Michigan (MI)
50 Arizona State University Arizona (AZ)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Economics & Econometrics

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
3 Stanford University California (CA)
4 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
5 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
7 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
8 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
11 Columbia University New York (NY)
12 New York University New York (NY)
13 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
14 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
15 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
19 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
20 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
21 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
28 Boston University Massachusetts (MA)
35 Cornell University New York (NY)
38 California Institute of Technology California (CA)
44 Brown University Rhode Island (RI)
50 University of California–Davis California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Education & Training

# University Name Location of School
2 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
8 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
11 Columbia University New York (NY)
12 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
13 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
17 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
18 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
19 Michigan State University Michigan (MI)
20 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
21 Vanderbilt University Tennessee (TN)
31 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
36 University of Washington Washington (WA)
41 New York University New York (NY)
41 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
44 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
44 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
53 University of Illinois–Chicago Illinois (IL)
55 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
55 Boston College Massachusetts (MA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Hospitality & Leisure Management

# University Name Location of School
2 University of Nevada–Las Vegas Nevada (NV)
12 Cornell University New York (NY)
20 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
22 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia (VA)
25 University of Florida Florida (FL)
27 University of Central Florida Florida (FL)
29 Michigan State University Michigan (MI)
31 University of Houston Texas (TX)
33 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)
34 Florida State University Florida (FL)
35 Florida International University Florida (FL)
35 Purdue University Indiana (IN)
37 University of Massachusetts–Amherst Massachusetts (MA)
39 University of South Florida Florida (FL)
46 Washington State University Washington (WA)
50 Clemson University South Carolina (SC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Law & Legal Studies (Graduate)

# University Name Location of School
1 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
4 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
7 Columbia University New York (NY)
8 New York University New York (NY)
9 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
11 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
19 Georgetown University Washington DC (DC)
26 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
30 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
31 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
32 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
38 Cornell University New York (NY)
46 University of Virginia Virginia (VA)
49 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
75 George Washington University Washington DC (DC)
98 Boston University Massachusetts (MA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Library & Information Management

# University Name Location of School
2 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
3 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Illinois (IL)
5 University of Washington Washington (WA)
6 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
8 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
8 Syracuse University New York (NY)
11 Rutgers University New Jersey (NJ)
12 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)
13 University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (PA)
15 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
17 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
26 University of Arizona Arizona (AZ)
30 University of Southern California California (CA)
33 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Wisconsin (WI)
35 University at Buffalo The State University of New York New York (NY)
37 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
43 Drexel University Pennsylvania (PA)
45 Cornell University New York (NY)
47 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
50 University of California–San Francisco California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Politics

# University Name Location of School
1 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
4 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
7 Stanford University California (CA)
8 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
10 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
12 Georgetown University Washington DC (DC)
13 Columbia University New York (NY)
14 New York University New York (NY)
14 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
16 University of California–San Diego California (CA)
17 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
19 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
23 George Washington University Washington DC (DC)
24 Cornell University New York (NY)
28 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
32 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
39 Duke University North Carolina (NC)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Social Policy & Administration

# University Name Location of School
1 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
6 Stanford University California (CA)
7 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
9 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
10 Columbia University New York (NY)
16 Syracuse University New York (NY)
16 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
18 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
19 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
20 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
25 Indiana University–Bloomington Indiana (IN)
27 Georgetown University Washington DC (DC)
30 University of Southern California California (CA)
46 New York University New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Sports-related Subjects

# University Name Location of School
10 University of Florida Florida (FL)
17 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania (PA)
17 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
21 Ohio State University Ohio (OH)
26 University of Massachusetts–Amherst Massachusetts (MA)
39 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
44 Texas A&M University Texas (TX)
48 University of Southern California California (CA)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Sociology

# University Name Location of School
1 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
4 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
5 Stanford University California (CA)
8 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
9 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
10 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
11 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
11 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
15 Columbia University New York (NY)
16 New York University New York (NY)
17 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
24 Cornell University New York (NY)
28 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
34 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill North Carolina (NC)
43 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
48 University of Texas–Austin Texas (TX)
53 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
55 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
77 University of Maryland–College Park Maryland (MD)
81 City University of New York New York (NY)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021

Statistics & Operational Research

# University Name Location of School
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MA)
2 Harvard University Massachusetts (MA)
3 Stanford University California (CA)
7 University of California–Berkeley California (CA)
9 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia (GA)
11 Columbia University New York (NY)
11 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania (PA)
14 Princeton University New Jersey (NJ)
15 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Michigan (MI)
17 University of California–Los Angeles California (CA)
17 Cornell University New York (NY)
19 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (PA)
22 University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin (WI)
23 University of Chicago Illinois (IL)
24 University of Washington Washington (WA)
34 Duke University North Carolina (NC)
35 Northwestern University Illinois (IL)
42 Yale University Connecticut (CT)
44 Johns Hopkins University Maryland (MD)
46 Purdue University Indiana (IN)

Source: US News and World Report 2021, QS Top Universities 2021