A UK-based higher education analytics company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) calculated statistics from hundreds of universities worldwide to see which institutions were the strongest in 48 different subjects, from accounting to philosophy to veterinary science. 

The University of Pittsburgh has been rated to have the best philosophy program in the world whereas Colorado School of Mines is best in the engineering program. University of California, Davis topped in veterinary sciences program.

If you are thinking what all factors they take into consideration before coming to the conclusion then here is there filtering criteria. 

They see the institutions academic reputation, employer reputation, Research citation per paper, and H-index(a way of measuring both the productivity and impact of the published work of a scientist or scholar.

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These are the top 10 institutions in the world with most top-ranked programs:

1. University of Cambridge

Country: United Kingdom

Number of top-10 programs: 37

Top 10 programs include: Anthropology, English Language, and Literature, History

2. University of Oxford

Country: United Kingdom

Number of top-10 programs: 35

Top 10 programs include: Anatomy and Physiology, Classics and Ancient History, Politics and International Studies

3. Harvard University (tie)

Country: United States

Number of top-10 programs: 34

Top 10 programs include: Accounting and Finance, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics

4. The University of California, Berkeley (tie)

Country: United States

Number of top-10 programs: 34

Top 10 programs include: Architecture, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences

5. Stanford University

Country: United States

Number of top-10 programs: 32

Top 10 programs include: Biological Sciences, Economics and Econometrics, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Country: United States

Number of top-10 programs: 24

Top 10 programs include: Art and Design, Computer Science, Linguistics

7. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Country: United States

Number of top-10 programs: 14

Top 10 programs include: Chemistry, Communication and Media Studies, Psychology

8. London School of Economics (LSE)

Country: United Kingdom

Number of top-10 programs: 13

Top 10 programs include: Business and Management Studies, Development Studies, Social 

Policy and Administration

9. Yale University (tie)

Country: United States

Number of top-10 programs: 11

Top 10 programs include: Law, Medicine, Nursing

10. National University of Singapore (tie)

Country: Singapore

Number of top-10 programs: 11

Top 10 programs include: Civil & Structural Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmacology