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RUGG’S RECOMMENDATIONS

A whopping 42 K-State majors have been recommended as among the nation’s best academic programs, according to Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges, the bible of college planning. For more than two decades Rugg’s has helped counselors and students identify top-quality academic programs.

Advice on reading Rugg’s: The book compares majors at more than 1,000 schools, so the names of majors don’t always match K-State’s. For example, Rugg’s recommends our program in “fashion design/merchandising,” which at K-State is known as “apparel and textiles.”

Ready to read more about K-State Rugg’s recs? For each Rugg's category, we've listed the appropriate study guides on the lines below. The study guides will give you the scoop on classes and careers associated with each major.

Here are the programs spotlighted in the 2006 edition:

Agriculture
Agriculture

Anthropology
Anthropology

Architecture
Architecture, planning, and design

Animal sciences
Animal sciences and industry

Art (studio)
Art

Aviation science
Aviation maintenance

Biochemistry
Biochemistry

Biology
Biology

Business administration
Business administration

Computer engineering
Electrical and computer engineering

Computer science
Computer and information sciences

Dance/drama/theatre
Dance
Theatre

Education
Elementary education
Secondary education

Engineering
Engineering

English
English

Fashion design/merchandising
Apparel and textiles

Foreign languages
Modern languages

Forensic science/technology
Anthropology
Biology
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Physics
Sociology (includes criminology)

Geography
Geography

History
History

Home economics/family studies
Family studies and human services
Human ecology

Horticulture
Horticulture

Hotel and restaurant management
Hotel and restaurant management

Interior design
Architecture, planning, and design

International relations/studies (for “international marketing”)
Marketing
International business certificate

Journalism/communications
Journalism and mass communications

Mathematics
Mathematics

Music
Music

Nutritional science
Human nutrition

Parks and recreation services
Park management and conservation

Philosophy
Philosophy

Physical education
Kinesiology
Athletic training

Physics
Physics

Pre-law
Pre-law

Pre-med/pre-dental
Pre-health professions

Pre-veterinary
Veterinary medicine

Psychology
Psychology

Social work
Social work

Sociology
Sociology

Special education
Special education

Wildlife/wildlands management
Biology (includes fisheries and wildlife biology)

Women's studies
Women's studies