How these universities are ranked
36 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (Cornell University) to #593 (University of Central Florida); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Washington has the largest research record in this group, with 98,078,141 citations and an h-index of 3,639. 15 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 617 public to 6 private institutions. By location, Massachusetts (3), New York (3) and Florida (2) account for the most of those we can place. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
Inside the course list
Within the subject, the largest areas are Medicine & Health Sciences (1,644), Nursing (21), Public Health (11) and Biomedical Science (8). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 94% are full-time and 91 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). Oregon Institute of Technology offers the widest choice, with 16 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 25 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 18,784. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
