<p>What are the best majors at University of Wisconsin-Madison? I am not positive what I want to major in or what college I want to go to yet, but I would just like to get a better idea for what majors University of Wisconsin is known for.</p>
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<p>University of Wisconsin, Madison </p>
<p>Departments Ranked in Top 15 on USNWR</p>
<p>Undergraduate Business
Engineering
Biology
Chemistry
Psychology
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Economics
History
Pharmacy
Political Science
Public Affairs
Sociology
Statistics</p>
<p>Here’s a list of most of the departments that were ranked in the Top 10</p>
<p>U. of Wisconsin at Madison - 2007
Discipline* Rank Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index </p>
<p>Agricultural Sciences
Agricultural economics 10 .55
Agronomy and Crop Science 8 .62
Animal Sciences 1 1.74
Food science 1 1.62
Horticulture 2 1.45
Plant Sciences 1 1.86
Soil science 9 -.09
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry 6 1.65
Entomology 2 1.44
Genetics 7 1.27
Microbiology 8 1.41
Molecular Pharmacology 4 .61
Pharmaceutical Sciences 4 1.36
Plant pathology 3 1.44
Toxicology 4 1.38
Zoology 3 1.06
Business
Accounting 1 1.87
Education
Curriculum and Instruction 2 1.84
Educational Leadership and Administration 5 1.68
Educational Leadership and Administration 3 2.27
Special education 10 1
Teacher Education Specific Subject Areas 8 1.14
Engineering
Chemical engineering 3 1.86
Civil Engineering 5 1.62
Engineering Mechanics 5 .71
Environmental Engineering 9 1.16
Geological and Mining Engineering 2 1.82
Industrial engineering 2 2.07
Materials Engineering 2 1.1
Nuclear engineering 2 1.44
Family, Consumer and Human Sciences
Human Development and Family Studies, General 6 1.43
Mass Communications/Media Studies 4 1.41
Nutrition Sciences 7 1.24
Health Science Professions
Communication Disorders and Sciences 3 1.21
Medical Sciences, various 3 .94
Public health 5 1.17
Humanities
Asian Languages 10 .25
Classics and Classical Languages 6 .96
French Language and Literature 3 1.55
Italian Language and Literature 8 -.5
Languages, various 9 .36
Languages, various 8 .44
Slavic Languages and Literatures 6 .7
Natural Resources
Forest Resources/Forestry 4 1.36
Marine Sciences 8 1.14
Oceanography, Physical Sciences 5 .76
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Geophysics 6 .42
Mathematics 9 1.64
Statistics 4 1.55
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Applied Economics 5 .45
Educational psychology 4 1.44
Political science 10 1.43
Psychology, General 3 2.06
Social Sciences, various 7 .91
Social Work/Social Welfare 8 1.13</p>