How these universities are ranked
18 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #1 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) to #575 (University of South Carolina); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the largest research record in this group, with 66,146,162 citations and an h-index of 2,281. 13 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 326 public to 4 private institutions. By location, Massachusetts (3), Texas (3) and Washington (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founded in 1861. The University of Texas at Dallas is the largest, with 21,751 students.
Inside the course list
Within the subject, the largest areas are Business & Management (820), Business Administration (MBA) (11), Accounting (6) and Business Analytics (3). The usual length is 1–2 years and 18 months. 75% are full-time and 180 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (99% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (99% of courses with a stated intake). Colorado State University - Global Campus offers the widest choice, with 18 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 16 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most at USD 60,000; the middle of the range is about USD 19,531. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
