To read the 2019 version of this article, click here, or view the latest architecture rankings table here. 

If you’re thinking of studying architecture and unsure of which university is for you, the QS World University Rankings by Subject can help. Our ranking of the world’s top architecture schools has been extended this year to now feature 200 institutions around the world, so read on for an overview of the top universities for architecture in each global region.

Alternatively, you can view the full interactive ranking table here.

Top architecture schools in the US & Canada

The US is home to over 20% of the institutions featured in this year’s architecture ranking: 41 in total. As well as the three in the top 10 (above) 11 more US universities are ranked in the top 50, including Columbia University (12^th), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (13^th), Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) (18^th) and Cornell University (21^st).

Heading north, and Canada is home to seven more of the world’s top architecture schools, four of which are in the top 100. These are the University of British Columbia (27^th), the University of Toronto (=39^th), McGill University (51-100) and the University of Waterloo (51-100).

Top architecture schools in Europe

Across the pond, a total of 71 European institutions are featured among the world’s top 200 for architecture, with 21 of these found in the United Kingdom. As well as three entries in the top 10, other strong-ranking UK architecture schools include the University of Sheffield (31^st), the University of Salford (36^th), Cardiff University (=39^th) and, new this year, Loughborough University (=47^th).

Eight more top architecture schools are found in Germany, led by Technische Universität München, which climbs 11 places this year to rank joint 29^th for architecture, while Technische Universität Berlin is also ranked highly at 42^nd.

Italy claims eight of the world’s top universities for architecture, including six new entries this year. The best of the bunch is Politecnico di Milano in 14^th place.

The Netherlands is home to six of the world’s top architecture schools, again with a number of new entries. Delft University of Technology enjoy national bragging rights thanks to their third place finish and they’re joined by the Eindhoven University of Technology in the top 50. 

Heading to Scandinavia, and Sweden is the leading Nordic country in which to study architecture, with five entrants in this year’s ranking. KTH, Royal Institute of Technology come top in Sweden with a global ranking of joint 23^rd.  Each of the other Nordic countries (Norway, Denmark and Finland) has one institution featured in the top 100 for architecture, while Denmark has two more in the top 200.

Spain is home to four of the world’s top universities for architecture, with Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya the highest ranked at 26^th, while Belgium and Portugal have three top architecture schools each (with Belgium’s KU Leuven in the top 50). Switzerland is represented twice in this year’s rankings, including ETH Zurich which is featured in the top 10 above.

Elsewhere in Europe, the Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Greece and Lithuania are each home to one top architecture school ranked among the world’s top 200.

Top architecture schools in Asia

As well as the two Asian universities featured in the global top 10 for architecture (the National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong), 36 other Asian universities are featured this year.

Of these, a significant number (12) are found in China, with Tsinghua University just missing out on a place in this year’s top 10, with their 11^th place finish. Also featured in the top 50 is Tongji University at 20^th. China also boasts three more entries in the top 100 for architecture.

Another strong contender in the region is South Korea, which is home to nine of the world’s top universities for architecture, five of which are new entries – Seoul National University (SNU) is the country’s leading university for architecture and is ranked 34^th globally. Meanwhile, Japan has eight representatives in the architecture ranking, including six new entries and two institutions in the top 50: University of Tokyo (17^th) and Kyoto University (=37^th).

Malaysia claims six of the world’s top architecture schools, all but two of which are in the top 100, while Taiwan has three representatives. Thailand enters this year’s architecture ranking with two entrants, including the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand at 101-150.

Top architecture schools in Latin America

Over in Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico each feature some of the world’s top architecture schools, with Brazil’s Universidade de São Paulo (USP) is the highest ranked in the region at 35^th. Three more Brazilian entries feature in the list.  

Also featured in the top 50 of the architecture ranking is Chile’s Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (=37^th), while Mexico’s sole entrant, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) is ranked 51-100.

Top architecture schools in Australia & New Zealand

Australia boasts 15 representatives in the architecture ranking this year, led by the University of Sydney in joint 15^th place. Five more institutions are in the top 50: the University of Melbourne (19^th), the University of New South Wales (22^nd),  RMIT University (28^th) the University of Newcastle (45^th) and the University of Queensland (49^th).

In neighboring New Zealand, two more top architecture schools are found: the University of Auckland (51-100) and new entrant Victoria University of Wellington (151-200).

Top architecture schools in Africa & the Middle East

South Africa’s University of Cape Town is the highest-ranked African institution for architecture at 51-100. Egypt is newly represented in this year’s ranking, thanks to the debut of Cairo University (151-200).

Over in the Middle East, Turkey is another new entrant in this year’s ranking, with two universities ranked among the best for architecture – Istanbul Technical University and Middle East Technical University (both ranked 101-150).

Lastly, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Israel each make their first appearances in the architecture ranking with one entrant each, with Israel’s Technion - Israel Institute of Technology the highest ranked of those at 101-150.

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Discover the top law schools in 2019 here.

If you want to study law, choosing between the thousands of top law schools across the globe can be tricky. Hopefully, our latest law school rankings can help, as they identify the 300 most prestigious universities for this field.

Top law schools in the US & Canada

The US is home to an impressive 52 of the world’s top law schools, 13 of which feature in the global top 50. Excluding the top 10, these are Georgetown University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, and Duke University.

Heading north, and Canada is home to 14 of the world’s top universities for law and legal studies, including three in the top 50: the University of Toronto (17^th), McGill University (25^th) and the University of British Colombia (28^th).

Top law schools in Europe

Europe is home to 138 of the world’s top law schools, 38 of which are found in the United Kingdom. Of these, eight are in the top 50 – following the top 10 (above) are UCL (12^th), King’s College London (=18^th), the University of Edinburgh (24^th), Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) (37^th) and Durham University (=40^th).

Next up in terms of numbers is Italy with 16 representatives in this year’s law school ranking, including Università di Bologna (UNIBO) at 47^th and four more institutions in the top 100.

Germany has 14 institutions featured, including Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (39^th) and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (=40^th) and three more in the top 100.

Over in Spain, you’ll find 12 more of the top universities for law, including the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), as well as two more top-100 universities. The Netherlands is next with nine entrants, led by Leiden University, while France has eight representatives in the law school ranking, including Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne at 26^th.

Switzerland is next with seven entries, including ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) at 101-150, while Belgium claims six, including four in the top 100, with KU Leuven ranked joint 40^th.  

Ireland and Portugal each have five top law schools each, with Ireland’s University College Dublin (UCD) ranked in the top 100.     Meanwhile Russia enters the law school ranking this year with three entries, led by Lomonosov Moscow State University in the top 100.

Heading to the Nordic countries, and Norway, Finland and Denmark each have two entries each, while Sweden claims three of the world’s leading institutions for law and legal studies. Norway’s University of Oslo is the leading law school in the region at 51-100, with five other Nordic universities in the top 150.

Elsewhere, Austria and Greece each have two universities ranked among the world’s best for law, while Hungary and Poland each have one. Of these, the highest ranked is Austria’s University of Vienna at 101-150.

Top law schools in Asia

China boasts 12 universities in this year’s law school ranking, including two in the top 50: Peking University (20^th) and Tsinghua University (33^rd). A further eight top law schools are found in South Korea, again with two featured in the global top 50: Seoul National University (=34^th) and Korea University (=48^th).

Hong Kong and Singapore claim three entries each, the highest ranked of which are the National University of Singapore (NUS) (15^th) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) (=18^th).

Japan has six entrants in this year’s ranking, with the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University both ranked within the top 50 worldwide.

Taiwan has three representatives, led by National Taiwan University (NTU) at 38^th, while Malaysia has two, including Universiti Malaya (UM) at 151-200.

Top law schools in Latin America

If you want to study law in a Latin American country, Chile should be top of your list as it’s home to eight of the world’s top universities for law this year. Its highest ranked offering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, is placed joint 44^th in the world for law this year.

Meanwhile Brazil is home to five top law schools, led by the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) at joint 50^th. Also with five entrants this year is Colombia, with Universidad de Los Andes Colombia its highest ranked at 51-100.

Two more top universities for law are found in Mexico, with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) climbing nine places to rank 31^st for law in 2017.

Costa Rica and Peru enter the law school ranking this year with one entrant each, while Argentina’s sole entrant, the Universidad de Buenos Aires, is the highest ranked of the three countries at 51-100.

Top law schools in Australia & New Zealand

Australia has 23 representatives in this year’s ranking of the world’s top law schools, including 10 new entries. Seven Australian entries are in the global top 50, led by the University of Melbourne at 11^th. Also in the top 50 are the University of Sydney (13^th), the University of New South Wales (UNSW) (14^th), Australian National University (ANU) (16^th), Monash University (27^th), the University of Technology, Sydney (43^rd) and the University of Queensland (UQ) (=48^th).

Six more of the world’s leading law schools are found in New Zealand, three of which are in the top 100 – the University of Auckland (36^th), Victoria University of Wellington (46^th) and the University of Otago (51-100).

Top law schools in Africa & the Middle East

South Africa features five of the world’s top universities for law in 2017, with the University of Cape Town the leader at 51-100. Lastly, Israel has two representatives in this year’s law school ranking, led by Tel Aviv University at 151-200.

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Want to study quantitative finance at university, but not sure where exactly a course in the subject would lead? The folks running emlyon’s Specialised Program in Quantitative Finance are here to help, with a rundown of six of the best jobs their graduates frequently move into.

1. Risk manager

The job in a nutshell

Risk managers (AKA risk technicians bumped up to a managerial role) advise organizations and businesses on any existing risks to their profits, identifying and evaluating possible threats and setting up contingency plans. Risk managers may specialize in technology risk, business continuity, markets and corporate governance (and a number of other areas).

Salary potential

After one to six years of experience in their role, risk managers in the US can expect to earn between US$55,300 and US$127,000, on top of their annual bonuses ranging between US$1,600 to US$25,000.

2. Financial engineer

The job in a nutshell

Financial engineers provide financial analysis to companies, evaluating their products and assets, and suggesting any changes where necessary. Typically employed by banks, investment houses and mutual fund companies, they use their expertise in applied mathematics, statistics and IT to help businesses prosper.

Salary potential

Career duration and city have a major impact on income, with salaries varying between US$54,350 and US$117,500 in the US, with an average salary of US$87,000.

3. Derivatives trader

The job in a nutshell

Derivatives traders are highly specialized stock traders. Simply put, they buy and sell derivatives (financial products that derive their value from their relationship with another asset or cash flow e.g. swaps, futures contracts, employee stock options, exchange traded stock options). Still confused? Why not watch a short video about the complicated financial product here?

Salary potential

With US salaries ranging between US$36,100 and US$131,700 plus bonuses of US$1,500 to US$60,400, it’s fair to say derivatives traders lead prosperous lives.

4. Asset manager

The job in a nutshell

Working in asset management, you would be employed to manage assets (intellectual property, human capital, financial assets and goodwill) on behalf of people and businesses in order to achieve the greatest possible returns.

Salary potential

Earning between US$43,600 and US$109,120, asset managers in the US also enjoy annual bonuses ranging between US$500 and US$24,800.

5. Fund manager

The job in a nutshell

Fund managers handle and supervise funds to maximize returns. You could be working in a number of financial sectors, from banking or a brokerage firm, to insurance or the treasury departments of a large industrial group.

Salary potential

A fund manager in the US makes about US$71,800 a year, up to US$172,000, depending on performance and location.

6. Consultant

The job in a nutshell

Working as a financial consultant, you’d be offering your money management expertise and advice to individuals and businesses in order to guide them toward their desired long-term goals, which might be anything from debt management to growing their investments and savings.

Salary potential

Financial consultants in the US typically earn between US$40,100 and US$107,000, in addition to their hefty bonuses which range between US$40,100 and US$ 20,000…

All salary estimates were sourced from Indeed.com and PayScale.com.

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Discover the 10 most improved universities in the 2018 theology, divinity & religious studies ranking here, and view the latest version of this article here, based on the QS World University Rankings 2019.

This year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject allows students to compare universities in four new subjects for the very first time. One of these new additions to the rankings is theology, divinity & religious studies. 100 top universities from over 20 countries have been included in this first-ever theology ranking, so there are plenty of brilliant options if this is an area of study which potentially interests you.

Read on for the top 10 universities in the world as well as a summary of the best universities for theology around the world, or click here to view the full table.

Top universities for theology, divinity & religious studies in the US and Canada

29 of this year’s top 100 universities for theology are based in the US, including half of the top 20. Outside of the top 10 there are respectable placings for the University of Chicago (12^th), University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (15^th), University of Notre Dame (16^th), Stanford University (=20^th) and University of California, Los Angeles (=20^th).

Canada only has five representatives on the list, but two of those are in the top half. The University of Toronto, ranked 11^th, just misses out on a top ten spot, and they’re joined in the top 50 by McGill University at 29^th.

Top universities for theology, divinity & religious studies in Europe

As well as dominating the top five, the United Kingdom is extremely well-represented further down the rankings with 12 universities in the top 50. As well as Oxford, Durham and Cambridge, the Scottish duo of the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh also feature in the top 20 (they’re ranked 18^th and 19^th respectively).

On the continent, Germany and the Netherlands are the only other European countries to feature in the top 100 more than twice. Germany has eight representatives in this year’s ranking, with their two highest-performers tied in 13^th place. They are the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen and the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. The Netherlands has six universities in the top 100, five of which are in the top 50. Outside of the top 10, the highest-ranked is Leiden University in joint 32^nd.

Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland all have two universities each in this year’s ranking. Both of Belgium’s are in the top 20 with 17^th placed Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) joining Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Denmark’s highest-performer is the University of Copenhagen at 38^th, while all four of the universities from Sweden and Switzerland are ranked 51-100.

Austria, Finland, France, Italy, Norway and Spain are all represented by one university on the list. Of those six universities, all are ranked 51-100 except for the 39^th placed University of Oslo.

Top universities for theology, divinity & religious studies in Asia and the Middle East

Four Malaysian universities appear in this first-ever ranking of theology courses, with the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) earning bragging rights over their compatriots.

There is one university from each of Israel, China and South Korea in this year’s ranking. Respectively, they are the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (23^rd), the Renmin (People’s) University of China (51-100) and Yonsei University (51-100).

Top universities for theology, divinity & religious studies in Australia & New Zealand

Six Australian universities feature in this year’s ranking, four of which are in the top 50. Monash University come top of the pile in 26^th place, with the Australian Catholic University (36^th), Deakin University (48^th) and the University of Sydney (49^th) just behind them. Only one representative from New Zealand makes the top 100, and that’s the University of Auckland, ranked 51-100.

Top universities for theology, divinity & religious studies elsewhere in the world

Two more countries are represented in the rankings this year: Chile and South Africa. Three South African universities are all ranked 51-100: Stellenbosch University, University of Cape Town and University of Pretoria. By comparison, Chile only has one institution on the list but it’s ranked higher than all three South African universities. The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is ranked an extremely respectable 30^th.

Click here to view the latest version of this article, based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. 

For the first time ever, this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject now includes a ranking of the world’s top 50 universities for hospitality & leisure management. If working in the hotel, restaurant or event industry sounds like a career path you’d be interested in then one of the following degree courses is well worth considering.

Top universities for hospitality & leisure management in the US & Canada

The United States leads the way of this first-ever ranking of hospitality & leisure management courses and maintains a healthy presence right the way down the list. As well as the four universities in the top 10, nine other US institutions are listed. Only two Canadian universities make the top 50: the University of Waterloo (13^th) and the University of Alberta (=45^th).

Top universities for hospitality & leisure management in Europe

Only four European countries are represented in this year’s rankings. Switzerland and the United Kingdom dominate with seven universities each on the list. The highest-ranked outside of the top 10 are the Hotel and Tourism Management Institute, Switzerland and Bournemouth University, which are ranked 15^th and 16^th respectively.

The Netherlands and Russia are both represented by just one university. For the Dutch, it’s the NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, ranked 37^th, while the Russians are represented by 43^rd placed Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Top universities for hospitality & leisure management in Asia

10 Asian universities feature in the top 50 for hospitality & leisure management, four of which are based in South Korea. The highest-ranked of these is Sejong University (26^th). Hong Kong and Malaysia are the next best-represented with two universities on the list each. As well as the third-placed Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong is also represented by joint 38^th place Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Malaysia’s two representatives are both right in the middle of this year’s ranking: Taylor’s University is ranked 29^th and the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is joint 32^nd.

China and Singapore have one university each on the list. Respectively, they are the Institute for Tourism Studies, ranked 18^th, and the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTU), ranked 25^th.

Top universities for hospitality & leisure management in Australia & New Zealand

Six universities from Australia feature in the hospitality & leisure management ranking, including Griffith University in the top 10. The University of Queensland (UQ) is the only other Australian university in the top 20. New Zealand is represented three times in the ranking, with the University of Waikato earning the title of best in the country thanks to their 24^th place finish.

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5. You know someone who can actually build a robot

Depending on which of the universities in Spain you’re enrolled in, you’re probably pretty used to innovation. Whether your field is engineering, humanities, business or communication, your professors are engaging in world-leading research and being published in leading journals. 

6. You expect free bar "tapas" with every drink

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7. You feel very strongly about Real Madrid

Whether you’re actually into football or – dare we say it – used to support FC Barcelona, you can’t study in Madrid for long without realizing that the madrileño team is not an optional extra…

8. Your sleeping and eating schedule is...Spanish

While most countries follow a nine to five schedule at work, Spain remains the country of siestas, 10pm dinners and 2-2.30pm lunches. While studying in Madrid, you learn to join in with the local rhythms.

9. You have friends from all corners of the world...

…thanks to the Erasmus Students Network which encompasses most universities in Spain and Europe, and also other international student associations at your university. If you’re a student at UC3M, you have probably been able to meet international students through their buddy program, which matches new recruits with exchange students to show them around the university and help them acclimatize. 

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11. You're used to life in a 24-hour city...

12. And you know how much you'll miss street life in Madrid...

13. Especially during festival season!

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14. You'll be sad to leave...

15. But you know you'll be back

So many feels…