Top universities in the world subject-wise

Studying abroad can be a life-transforming experience. With the right guidance, you can ensure that you get the best overseas education that you can hope for. When it comes to creditable rankings of the global universities, QS Rankings stand way above the rest. If is indeed worth your while to see as to which countries are at the top globally subject-wise before you zone into the perfect university for you.

QS stands for Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a British company specializing in education. Published annually, QS World University Rankings rank individual institutions’ strengths based on comparative data collection and analysis.

What is the QS World University Rankings?

In addition to publishing the global overall rankings, the QS World University Rankings also publishes individual subject rankings in 48 different subjects as well as 5 composite faculty areas.

Independent regional tables – the Arab Region, Asia, Emerging Europe, Central Asia, and Latin America – are also published by QS.

Who are the top in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019?

The Top 50 list compiled subject-wise of the global leaders – that is, 48 different subjects as well as 5 composite faculty areas (total 53) — includes the following:

Sl. No.	Subject	Top #1 Institution  in the Subject	Location of the Institution
1	Arts & Humanities	University of Oxford	UK
2	Archaeology	University of Oxford	UK
3	Architecture / Built Environment	The Bartlett School of Architecture | UCL (University College London)	UK
4	Art & Design	Royal College of Art	UK
5	Classics & Ancient History	Sapienza - Università di Roma	Italy
6	English Language & Literature	University of Oxford	UK
7	Modern Languages	Harvard University	US
8	Performing Arts	Juilliard School	US
9	History	Harvard University	US
10	Linguistics	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
11	Philosophy	University of Pittsburgh	US
12	Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies	Harvard University	US
13	Engineering & Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
14	Computer Science & Information System	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
15	Engineering – Chemical	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
16	Engineering – Civil & Structural	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
17	Engineering – Electrical & Electronic	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
18	Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
19	Engineering – Mineral & Mining	Colorado School of Mines	US
20	Life Sciences & Medicine	Harvard University	US
21	Agriculture & Forestry	Wageningen University NL	Netherlands
22	Anatomy & Physiology	University of Cambridge	UK
23	Biological Sciences	Harvard University	US
24	Dentistry	Karolinska Institute	Sweden
25	Medicine	Harvard University	US
26	Nursing	University of Pennsylvania	US
27	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	University of Oxford	UK
28	Psychology	Harvard University	US
29	Veterinary Science	Royal Veterinary College, University of London	UK
30	Natural Sciences	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
31	Chemistry	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
32	Earth & Marine Sciences	ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)	Switzerland
33	Environmental Sciences	Stanford University	US
34	Geography	University of Oxford	UK
35	Materials Science	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
36	Mathematics	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
37	Physics & Astronomy	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US
38	Social Sciences & Management	Harvard University	US
39	Accounting & Finance	Harvard University	US
40	Anthropology	University of Oxford	UK
41	Business & Management Studies	Harvard University	US
42	Communication & Media Studies	University of Amsterdam	Netherlands
43	Development Studies	University of Sussex	UK
44	Economics & Econometrics	Harvard University	US
45	Education	UCL Institute of Education | University College London	UK
46	Hospitality & Leisure Management	Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne	Switzerland
47	Law	Harvard University	US
48	Library & Information Management	University of British Columbia	Canada
49	Politics & International Studies	Harvard University	US
50	Social Policy & Administration	London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)	UK
51	Sociology	Harvard University	US
52	Sports-related Subjects	Loughborough University	UK
53	Statistics & Operational Research	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	US

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