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Out Now: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019

By Craig OCallaghan

Updated March 26, 2020 Updated March 26, 2020

Explore the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 in full

Discover the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 have been released, revealing the best universities for 48 different academic subjects.

The largest ranking of its kind, there are few other resources which can match this year’s subject rankings for the level of insight and assistance it can offer you when choosing a university.

Predictably, the United States and the United Kingdom are the two most dominant study destinations in this year’s ranking, with 28 and 13 number one ranks respectively. A full breakdown of the top-ranked universities by subject can be found below (two universities share first place for performing arts).

Subject	University	Location
Accounting & Finance	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Agriculture & Forestry	Wageningen University	Netherlands	View full table
Anatomy & Physiology	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	View full table
Anthropology	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	View full table
Archaeology	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	View full table
Architecture	The Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL)	United Kingdom	View full table
Art & Design	Royal College of Art	United Kingdom	View full table
Biological Sciences	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Business & Management Studies	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Chemical Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
Chemistry	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
Civil Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
Classics & Ancient History	Sapienza – Università di Roma	Italy	View full table
Communication & Media Studies	University of Amsterdam	Netherlands	View full table
Computer Science & Information Systems	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
Dentistry	Karolinska Institute	Sweden	View full table
Development Studies	University of Sussex	United Kingdom	View full table
Earth & Marine Sciences	ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)	Switzerland	View full table
Economics	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Education	UCL Institute of Education	United Kingdom	View full table
Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
English Language & Literature	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	View full table
Environmental Studies	Stanford University	United States	View full table
Geography	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	View full table
History	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Hospitality & Leisure Management	Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne	Switzerland	View full table
Law	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Library & Information Management	University of British Columbia	Canada	View full table
Linguistics	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
Materials Science	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
Mathematics	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
Mechanical Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
Medicine	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Mineral & Mining Engineering	Colorado School of Mines	United States	View full table
Modern Languages	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Nursing	University of Pennsylvania	United States	View full table
Performing Arts	Julliard School	United States	View full table
Performing Arts	University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna	Austria	View full table
Pharmacy & Pharmacology	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	View full table
Philosophy	University of Pittsburgh	United States	View full table
Physics & Astronomy	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
Politics & International Studies	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Psychology	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Social Policy & Administration	London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)	United Kingdom	View full table
Sociology	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Sports-related Subjects	Loughborough University	United Kingdom	View full table
Statistics	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	View full table
Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies	Harvard University	United States	View full table
Veterinary Science	Royal Veterinary College, University of London	United Kingdom	View full table

To explore the results on your mobile device, download the free QS World University Rankings app, which is available for iPhone and Android. For more in-depth analysis, download our dedicated online supplement.

Explore the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 in full

This article was originally published in February 2019 . It was last updated in March 2020

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Craig OCallaghan

As Head of Content, Craig is responsible for all articles and guides published across TopUniversities and TopMBA. He has nearly 10 years of experience writing for a student audience and extensive knowledge of universities and study programs around the world.