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Cornell University tops our list of 1,076 Public Business & Management universities in the United States at #13 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Chicago (QS World #13) and Johns Hopkins University (QS World #24) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 5,241 courses to choose from.
1,076 universities · ranked best first
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63 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (Cornell University) to #596 (University of Iowa); 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. 38 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 1,076 public to 0 private institutions. By location, New York (4), Texas (3) and Massachusetts (3) account for the most of those we can place. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
By level: 2,772 bachelor's, 825 master's, 365 diploma and 180 professional. Within the subject, the largest areas are Business & Management (5,074), Business Administration (MBA) (65), Accounting (38) and Marketing (14). The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 89% are full-time and 525 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (96% of courses with a stated intake). Columbia College (MO) offers the widest choice, with 42 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 28 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 19,531. 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 Johns Hopkins University (QS World #24) 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.
1,076 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 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.
525 of these courses are listed as online.
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