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. The rest are ordered by research impact. Johns Hopkins University has the largest research record in this group, with 78,461,703 citations and an h-index of 2,284. 5 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 144 public to 0 private institutions. By location, New York (1), Texas (1) and Missouri (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 (333), Dentistry (2), Medicine (MD) (1) and Nursing (1). The usual length is 3–4 years and 1 year. 86% are full-time and 43 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (0% of courses with a stated intake). University of Alaska - Fairbanks offers the widest choice, with 13 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 3 of these universities. CUNY Graduate School and University Center is the least expensive at USD 15,185 a year and The University of Texas at Dallas the most at USD 40,144; the middle of the range is about USD 17,080. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
