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Cornell University leads the 967 Medicine & Health Sciences universities in the United States at #13 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Chicago (QS World #13) and Yale University (QS World #16). Across the whole list there are 4,637 courses to choose from.
967 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Medicine & Health Sciences
Public University · 4 courses in Medicine & Health Sciences
Public University · 1 course in Medicine & Health Sciences
Public University · 2 courses in Medicine & Health Sciences
Public University · 2 courses in Medicine & Health Sciences
Public University · 2 courses in Medicine & Health Sciences
Public University · 1 course in Medicine & Health Sciences
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64 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. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Washington is cited most (98,078,141 citations). 41 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
959 are public and 8 private (99% public). By location, New York (5), Massachusetts (3) and Puerto Rico (3) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Yale University, founded in 1701. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
By level: 1,730 bachelor's, 623 master's, 528 diploma and 339 professional. Within the subject, the largest areas are Medicine & Health Sciences (4,546), Nursing (23), Public Health (17) and Health Administration (11). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 92% are full-time and 319 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (91% of courses with a stated intake). Oregon Health Sciences University offers the widest choice, with 47 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 31 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and Yale University the most at USD 64,000; the middle of the range is about USD 18,784. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Cornell University (QS World #13), University of Chicago (QS World #13) and Yale University (QS World #16) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at about USD 5,274 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
959 public and 8 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
319 of these courses are listed as online.
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