How these universities are ranked
30 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #69 (Brown University) to #575 (University of South Carolina); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Minnesota - Crookston has the largest research record in this group, with 37,546,689 citations and an h-index of 1,411. 17 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 594 public to 1 private institutions. By location, Texas (3), New York (3) and Massachusetts (3) account for the most of those we can place. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
Levels, lengths and start dates
Within the subject, the largest areas are Education (1,850), Primary Education (31), Early Childhood Education (11) and Secondary Education (9). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 96% are full-time and 65 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). State University of New York at Cortland offers the widest choice, with 38 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 24 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and Quinnipiac University the most at USD 55,480; the middle of the range is about USD 19,203. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
