Northwestern University combines innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative environment that transcends traditional academic boundaries. It provides students and faculty exceptional opportunities for intellectual, personal and professional growth in a setting enhanced by the richness of Chicago.
| Subject | Rank |
|---|---|
Materials Science & Engineering | 1 |
Chemistry | 4 |
Mechanical Engineering | 5 |
Psychology | 10 |
Economics | 11 |
Sociology | 12 |
Communication | 19 |
Finance | 20 |
| Undergraduate Programs |
|---|
African American Studies |
African and Asian Languages |
African Studies |
American Studies |
Animate Arts |
Anthropology |
Anthropology (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Applied Mathematics |
Art History |
Art History (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Art Theory and Practice |
Asian American Studies |
Asian and Middle East Studies |
Biological Sciences |
Biological Sciences: Human Body (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Biomedical Engineering |
Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering |
Business Enterprise |
Business Institutions |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Chemistry |
Chicago Field Studies |
Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Classics |
Cognitive Science |
Communication Studies |
Communication Studies (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Communication Systems (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Comparative Literary Studies |
Computer Engineering |
Computer Science |
Computing and Information Systems |
Conducting and Ensembles |
Creative Writing for the Media |
Critical Theory |
Dance |
Drama |
Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Economics |
Economics (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Electrical Engineering |
Engineering Design |
Engineering Design and Communication |
English |
English and American Literature (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
English Writing (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Environmental Policy and Culture |
Environmental Science, Engineering and Policy |
Environmental Studies (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Ethics and Civil Life |
European Studies |
Film and Media Studies |
Financial Economics |
Fine and Performing Arts (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
French and Italian |
Gender Studies |
German |
Global Health Studies |
History |
History (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME) |
Human Communication Sciences |
Human Development and Psychological Services |
Humanities |
Industrial Engineering |
Information Systems (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Integrated Marketing Communication Certificate |
Integrated Science |
International Studies |
Jazz Studies |
Jewish Studies |
Journalism |
Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
Learning and Organizational Change |
Legal Studies |
Linguistics |
Managerial Analytics |
Manufacturing and Design Engineering (MaDE) |
Materials Science |
Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences |
Mathematics |
Mathematics (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Mathematics Experience for Undergraduates (MENU) |
Mechanical Engineering |
Molecular Biosciences |
Music Composition |
Music Education |
Music Technology |
Music Theatre |
Music Theory and Cognition |
Musicology |
Organization Behavior (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Performance Studies |
Philosophy |
Philosophy (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Physics and Astronomy |
Piano Performance |
Political Science |
Political Science (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Psychology |
Psychology (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Radio/Television/Film |
Radio/Television/Film (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Religion |
Science in Human Culture |
Secondary Teaching |
Service Learning |
Slavic Language and Literatures |
Social Policy |
Sociology |
Sociology (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Sound Design |
Spanish and Portuguese |
Statistics |
Strings Performance |
Theatre |
Transportation and Logistics |
Undergraduate Leadership |
Undergraduate Premedical Scholars Program |
Urban Studies |
Voice and Opera Performance |
Wind and Percussion Performance |
Writing Program |
| Graduate Programs |
|---|
Accounting Information and Management PhD |
African Studies |
African-American Studies |
Anthropology |
Applied Mathematics |
Applied Physics |
Art History |
Art Theory and Practice |
Audiology PhD |
Biomedical Engineering |
Biotechnology |
Biotechnology Training Program |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Chemistry |
Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Clinical Investigation |
Clinical Psychology |
Clinical Research and Regulatory Administration (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Cognitive Science Specialization |
Communication |
Communication Sciences and Disorders PhD |
Communication Studies PhD |
Comparative and Historical Social Sciences |
Comparative Literary Studies |
Computer Information Systems (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Computer Science |
Counseling Psychology |
Creative Writing (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Directing |
Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Economics PhD |
Education |
Education Sciences |
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Engineering Design and Innovation |
Engineering Management |
English |
Environmental Engineering and Science |
Environmental Geotechnics |
Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
Executive Masters of Laws (LLM) Programs |
Executive MBA Program |
Finance PhD |
French and Italian |
Gender Studies |
Genetic Counseling |
Geotechnical Engineering |
German Literature and Critical Thought |
Global Health Technology |
Graduate Program in Law and Business |
Health Services and Outcomes Research |
Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety |
History |
Human Development and Social Policy (HDSP) |
Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences |
Information Technology |
Integrated Graduate Program in the Life Sciences |
Integrated Marketing Communications |
Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Graduate Program (IBiS) |
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program |
International Executive MBA Programs |
Italian Studies |
JD |
JD (International Lawyers) |
JD-LLM in International Human Rights |
JD-LLM in Taxation |
JD-MBA |
JD-PhD |
Journalism |
Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC) |
Learning Disabilities |
Learning Sciences Master's Program |
Learning Sciences PhD |
Liberal Studies (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Life and Biomedical Sciences |
Life Sciences and Public Health |
Linguistics |
Literature (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
LLM in International Human Rights |
LLM in Taxation (Full-Time) |
LLM in Taxation (Part-Time) |
Management and Organization and Sociology PhD |
Management and Organization PhD |
Management Program in Design and Operations |
Managerial Communication |
Managerial Economics and Strategy PhD |
Marital and Family Therapy |
Marketing PhD |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Mathematics |
MBA (Full-Time): One-Year Program |
MBA (Full-Time): Two-Year Program |
MBA (Part-Time) |
Mechanical Engineering |
Media, Technology and Society |
Medical Anthropology |
Medical Humanities and Bioethics |
Medical Informantics (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Medical Scientist Training Program: Combined MD and PhD |
MMM Program: Combined MBA and MMM |
Multidisciplinary Program in Education Sciences (MPES) |
Music |
Music Composition PhD |
Music Education |
Music Education and Piano Pedagogy |
Music Education and String Pedagogy |
Music Technology |
Music Theory and Cognition |
Musicology |
Neurobiology and Physiology |
Northwestern Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (NUIN) |
Northwestern University Institute for Neuroscience (NUIN) |
NU-TEACH Alternative Certification |
Operations Management PhD |
Performance Studies |
Philosophy PhD |
Physical Therapy and Human Movement Science |
Physics and Astronomy |
Piano Performance |
Plant Biology and Conservation PhD |
Political Science |
Product Development |
Prosthetics-Orthotics |
Psychology |
Public Health (MPH) |
Public Health: Combined MD/MPH |
Public Policy and Administration (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Quality Assurance and Regulatory Science (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Religion |
Screen Cultures |
Slavic Languages and Literatures |
Social Enterprises at Kellogg (SEEK) |
Sociology |
Speech and Language Pathology |
Sports Administration (through the School of Continuing Studies) |
Stage Design |
Statistics |
String Performance |
Structural Engineering and Materials |
Technology and Social Behavior |
Technology Industry Management |
Theatre and Drama |
Theoretical and Applied Mathematics |
Transportation Systems Analysis and Planning |
Voice and Opera Performance |
Wind and Percussion Performance |
Writing for the Screen and Stage |