How these universities are ranked
Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Massachusetts at Amherst at #247 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Massachusetts at Amherst is cited most (11,445,846 citations). 5 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
40 are public and 1 private (98% public). By location, Arizona (1), Puerto Rico (1) and California (1) account for the most of those we can place. The University of Arizona Global Campus is the largest, with 20,152 students.
Inside the course list
The most common subjects are Social Sciences & Psychology (33), Medicine & Health Sciences (33), Business & Management (33) and Education (26). The usual length is 1 year and 2 years. 97% are full-time and 6 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). Danville Community College offers the widest choice, with 26 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 University of Massachusetts Global the most at USD 12,540; the middle of the range is about USD 11,960. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
