LONDON, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --
- New world rankings in six Social Sciences disciplines: Statistics, Sociology, Politics, Law, Economics, Accounting
- Business, Accounting, and Economics graduates are most popular with employers
- 119 US universities make rankings in at least one subject, followed by UK (64), Germany (39), Australia (31), France (31), Canada (21), Japan (18), China (14) and the Netherlands (14)
- Full 2011 QS World University Rankings by Subject in 26 disciplines now available at topuniversities.com
The full 2011 QS World University Rankings by Subject covering 26 disciplines are now available at www.topuniversities.com, providing the most comprehensive comparison of the world’s universities at departmental level.
The QS World University Rankings® by subject are the first to rank universities at individual subject level in the world. With a methodology tailored to fit each subject, the rankings are based on Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation and Citations per Paper.
The research asked global graduate employers to identify the universities that produce the best graduates, both overall and within a given discipline. The most sought-after graduates were those in Business, Accountancy and Finance, and Economics.
Table-topping performances are shared between Harvard (in a remarkable 17 subjects), ahead of MIT (6), Cambridge (2) and Oxford and Stanford (one apiece). In the six Social Sciences disciplines, Harvard tops Sociology, Politics, Law, Economics and Accounting, while Stanford comes first in Statistics.
Top 5 ranked universities by employer reputation
| Subject | University | Overall rank | Employer rank | ||
| Sociology | Cambridge Harvard Oxford LSE MIT |
4 1 3 10 19 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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| Statistics | Harvard Cambridge Oxford LSE University of Melbourne |
2 4 6 15 16 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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| Politics | Harvard Oxford Cambridge Stanford Yale |
1 2 3 7 6 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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| Law | Oxford Harvard Cambridge Stanford LSE |
2 1 3 5 7 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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| Economics | Harvard Oxford Cambridge LSE Stanford |
1 5 6 4 3 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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| Accounting | Harvard Oxford Cambridge LSE Stanford |
1 2 4 6 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
Ben Sowter, head of research at QS says, “As global mobility and the fee burden on individual students increases, rankings need to become more detailed and focused to meet the demand for comparative information. Taking on board the views of global employers means that these rankings move away from research and give a sense of the real-world market value of different degree programs.”
