{"id":302552,"date":"2019-02-28T18:27:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T16:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=302552"},"modified":"2019-02-28T18:27:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T16:27:55","slug":"the-best-subjects-to-study-at-sas-top-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/302552\/the-best-subjects-to-study-at-sas-top-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"The best subjects to study at SA&#8217;s top universities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject has been released, featuring seven South African universities with courses that are among the top 500 in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The QS rankings identifies which subjects universities are particularly strong in relation to international competitors.<\/p>\n<p>For South Africa, Arts &amp; Humanities is the broad subject area with the greatest university representation (6 total universities).<\/p>\n<p>At the specific subject level, Agriculture &amp; Forestry (6), Chemistry (6), Medicine (5), Engineering &#8211; Mechanical, Aeronautical &amp; Manufacturing (5), Biological Sciences (5), Economics &amp; Econometrics (5), and Physics &amp; Astronomy (5) are the disciplines for which the most universities in South Africa are recognised.<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Africa&#8217;s performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Africa ranks 2nd in Middle East &amp; Africa and 40th in the world in terms of the total number of universities included in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Of the academic disciplines from universities in South Africa that are in both the 2019 and 2018 rankings, 21% improved their positions in the rankings, 24% decreased, and 54% stayed the same.<\/p>\n<p>Universities in South Africa appear in 39 of the 48 specific subject areas covered in the 2019 ranking (81%).<\/p>\n<p>University of Cape Town, University of The Witwatersrand, and Stellenbosch University are the universities that appear most frequently in the subject lists.<\/p>\n<p>Three universities in South Africa earned the distinction of being ranked in the top 50 for three distinct subjects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The University of Cape Town ranks 9th in the world for Development Studies, with Wits ranking 18th<\/li>\n<li>Wits ranked 13th overall for Mineral and Mining Engineering, and<\/li>\n<li>The University of Pretoria ranked 43rd in the world for its Veterinary Sciences programme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the best subjects at South Africa&#8217;s universities. Subjects within the top 100 have been highlighted.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>University of Cape Town<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-Cape-Town.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-237477\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-Cape-Town.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-Cape-Town.png 1000w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-Cape-Town-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-Cape-Town-768x387.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Subject<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Global ranking<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Development Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sport-related Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Geography<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anatomy and Physiology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Archaeology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Architecture<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Social Policy and Administration<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anthropology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Education and Training<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>English Language and Literature<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agriculture and Forestry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Law and Legal Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medicine<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Politics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Communications and Media Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>History<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Environmental Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Linguistics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pharmacy and Pharmacology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sociology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Earth and Marine Science<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biological Science<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Civil and Structural<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Art and Design<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Psychology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Statistics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accounting and Finance<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business and Management Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physics and Astronomy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Chemical<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Mechanical<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Economics and Econometrics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Modern Languages<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Electrical and Electronic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Computer Science and Information Systems<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">301-350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chemistry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">351-400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>University of the Witwatersrand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Wits-University.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-237479\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Wits-University.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Wits-University.png 1000w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Wits-University-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Wits-University-768x396.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Subject<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Global ranking<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Mineral and Mining<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">13<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Development Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">18<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Archaeology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anthropology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Earth and Marine Science<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Geography<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>English Language and Literature<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Architecture<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medicine<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Politics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Linguistics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Education and Training<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sociology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Law and Legal Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pharmacy and Pharmacology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Chemical<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agriculture and Forestry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biological Sciences<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">351-400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physics and Astronomy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">401-450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business and Management Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">401-450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chemistry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">451-500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Stellenbosch University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/stellenboschUni.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-154957\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/stellenboschUni.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Subject<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Global ranking<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Development Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theology and Religious Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agriculture and Forestry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Geography<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Linguistics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Politics and International Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Law and Legal Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Education and Training<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Environmental Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>English Language and Literature<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Chemical<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biological Sciences<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Mechanical<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pharmacy and Pharmacology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Modern Languages<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business and Management Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">301-350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Economics and Econometrics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">351-400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chemistry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">401-450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physics and Astronomy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">451-500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Computer Science and Information Systems<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">451-500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>University of Pretoria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Pretoria-now.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-193944\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Pretoria-now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Pretoria-now.png 1000w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Pretoria-now-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Pretoria-now-768x478.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Subject<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Global ranking<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Veterinary Science<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">43<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theology and Religious Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agriculture and Forestry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">101-150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Archaeology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Architecture<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">151-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Education and Training<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sociology<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">201-250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Law and Legal Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Chemical<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Mechanical<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Electrical and Electronic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">301-350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Economics and Econometrics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">301-350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medicine<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">301-350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biological Sciences<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">301-350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Computer Science and Information Systems<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">500-550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chemistry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">500-550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>University of KwaZulu Natal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-KwaZulu-Natal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-237419\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-KwaZulu-Natal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-KwaZulu-Natal.png 1000w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-KwaZulu-Natal-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-KwaZulu-Natal-768x415.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Subject<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Global ranking<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Development Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theology and Religious Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">51-100<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agriculture and Forestry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Education and Training<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chemistry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">351-400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medicine<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">351-400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physics and Astronomy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">401-450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biological Sciences<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">451-500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>University of Johannesburg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-Johannesburg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-237421\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-Johannesburg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-Johannesburg.png 1000w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-Johannesburg-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-Johannesburg-768x395.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Subject<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Global ranking<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engineering &#8211; Mechanical<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">351-400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physics and Astronomy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">451-500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Economics and Econometrics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">451-500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business and Management Studies<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">451-500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chemistry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">501-550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>University of the Free State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-the-Free-State.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-237417\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-the-Free-State.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-the-Free-State.png 1000w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-the-Free-State-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/University-of-the-Free-State-768x399.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Subject<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Global ranking<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agriculture and Forestry<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">251-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/302448\/big-changes-coming-to-south-african-university-applications\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Big changes coming to South African university applications<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject has been released, featuring seven South African universities with courses that are among the top 500 in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":296016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9876],"tags":[26,13776],"class_list":["post-302552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-headline","tag-qs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302552"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302588,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302552\/revisions\/302588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}