Oxford, in england
Harvard
Most US universities offer classes in creative writing. The best classes can be found at the top universities like Yale and Harvard.
southern California Missouri and Kentucky
If you want to know about courses available at various colleges of US Universities, educational library gives all these details online.
It really depends on what you are looking to major in. According to US News & World Report, it would be Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.
The third largest universities in US is Ohio State University.
Anywhere but here.
Generally the Ivy League schools are considered the best colleges in the US. If you are looking for a smaller school, there are a number of small liberal arts schools in the New England area that offer educations comparable to the largest universities.
I'm not sure about outside the US, but I can tell you inside the US there is no associate degree that would be considered equivalent to a bachelor's degree.
Short answer: you can't. About the best you can do is to know the North American area codes that are outside the US, or especially those that are outside the US and Canada. See the related link for more information.
There are numerous different ranking mechanisms for universities in the United States. Because of this, it is impossible to name one particular university as the best.
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