How these universities are ranked
4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #467 (University of Alaska - Fairbanks) to #545 (CUNY Lehman College); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Brandeis University has the largest research record in this group, with 5,727,879 citations and an h-index of 658. 1 university 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 36 public to 0 private institutions.
What the courses look like
The usual length is 3–4 years. 90% are full-time and 6 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). North Dakota State University offers the widest choice, with 5 of these courses.