How these universities are ranked
3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #545 (CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College) to #545 (CUNY Queensborough Community College); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Alabama at Birmingham has the largest research record in this group, with 16,465,315 citations and an h-index of 996. 8 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 89 public to 3 private institutions. By location, Oklahoma (1), New York (1) and Puerto Rico (1) account for the most of those we can place. Excelsior University is the largest, with 11,550 students.
Levels, lengths and start dates
Within the subject, the largest areas are Computer Science & IT (213), Data Science (1) and Information Systems (1). The usual length is 2 years and 2 semesters. 94% are full-time and 11 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). Harford Community College offers the widest choice, with 8 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 3 of these universities. Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus is the least expensive at USD 7,750 a year and Ana G. Mendez University the most at USD 13,575; the middle of the range is about USD 8,499. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
