Examples of top programs in low ranked schools?

[Anonymous]

I am curious. Without naming names I see a university that is ranked outside of the top 100 - but with one very niche top 10 department?

Is that common?

[Anonymous]

It happens. UMD’s Fire Protection Engineering is #1 in the country.

[Anonymous]

+1 on UMD - but at least they are top 50-ish and pretty good in other departments too

[Anonymous]

There are three I can think of in intelligence studies and analysis. Places like coastal Carolina university, mercyhurst

[Anonymous]

Unit of Delaware in emergency management

[Anonymous]

Yes!

[Anonymous]

Not exactly "low ranked" at #55, but Rutgers' philosophy program is often ranked #1 (esp grad level) by those who believe in such rankings silliness.

[Anonymous]

University of New England is ranked pretty low in general, but has a top 10 Marine Biology program.

[Anonymous]

University of Missouri's journalism program

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unit of Delaware in emergency management

Also chemical engineering

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unit of Delaware in emergency management

Also chemical engineering

Thanks to DuPont

[Anonymous]

JHU BME

[Anonymous]

University of Tulsa had three highly-regarded niche computer science concentrations. One was cryptography and I forget the other two. No idea if this is currently true, but it used to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JHU BME

Obviously you didn't read thread title.

[Anonymous]

WVU’s forensics program.