How these courses are ranked
2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #126 (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) to #580 (Management and Science University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia has the largest research record in this group, with 3,303,305 citations and an h-index of 416. 5 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Levels, lengths and start dates
The most common subjects are Business & Management (36), Arts, Design & Architecture (16), Professional Accounting & Finance (13) and Media & Communication (12). The usual length is 2 years and 2 1/2 years. 99% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (97% of courses with a stated intake). City University Malaysia offers the widest choice, with 21 of these courses.