How these courses are ranked
66 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #1 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) to #596 (University of Iowa); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Harvard University has the largest research record in this group, with 146,463,495 citations and an h-index of 2,807. 41 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
By level: 2,792 bachelor's, 845 master's, 371 diploma and 189 professional. Within the subject, the largest areas are Business & Management (5,145), Business Administration (MBA) (67), Accounting (38) and Marketing (14). The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 89% are full-time and 539 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (96% of courses with a stated intake). Columbia College (MO) offers the widest choice, with 42 of these courses.
