How these universities are ranked
43 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (Cornell University) to #574 (Florida International University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Washington has the largest research record in this group, with 98,078,141 citations and an h-index of 3,639. 23 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 661 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Massachusetts (3), Texas (2) and Washington (2) account for the most of those we can place. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
Levels, lengths and start dates
Within the subject, the largest areas are Computer Science & IT (1,593), Computer Science (34), Data Science (12) and Cybersecurity (10). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 94% are full-time and 89 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). State University of New York at Buffalo offers the widest choice, with 22 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 22 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus the most at USD 43,404; the middle of the range is about USD 21,833. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
