How these universities are ranked
16 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #24 (Johns Hopkins University) to #575 (University of South Carolina); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Johns Hopkins University is cited most (78,461,703 citations). 11 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
254 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Texas (2), Washington (2) and Massachusetts (1) account for the most of those we can place. The University of Texas at Dallas is the largest, with 21,751 students.
Inside the course list
Within the subject, the largest areas are Medicine & Health Sciences (580), Public Health (5), Health Administration (2) and Nursing (1). The usual length is 1–2 years and 2 years. 78% are full-time and 106 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (99% of courses with a stated intake). University of Texas at Tyler offers the widest choice, with 16 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 7 of these universities. The University of Arizona Global Campus is the least expensive at USD 11,960 a year and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus the most at USD 43,404; the middle of the range is about USD 22,326. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
