US News & World Report issues rankings of various higher education institutions on an annual basis. The 2022 rankings for online degree programs in the United States were recently released.
US News develops its rankings for online degree programs based on the following methodology:
· 35%: engagement (effective interaction between faculty and students, and between students)
· 25%: services and technology (diverse technologies to empower students to study remotely)
· 20%: faculty credentials and training (including training to teach distance learners)
· 20%: expert opinions derived from surveys of other online degree programs
The methodology is fine-tuned by type of online degree program (see below for the categories).
And the #1 winners are …:
· Bachelor’s Programs (a tie)
o Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
o University of Florida
· MBA Programs (a tie)
o Indiana University – Bloomington (Kelley)
o University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
o University of Southern California (Marshall)
· Graduate Business Programs (tie)
o Indiana University – Bloomington (Kelley)
o University of Southern California (Marshall)
· Graduate Criminal Justice Programs
o University of California – Irvine
· Graduate Education Programs
o Clemson University (Moore)
· Graduate Engineering Programs
o Columbia University (Fu Foundation)
· Graduate Computer Informaton Technology Programs
o Columbia University
· Graduate Nursing Programs (a tie)
o Ohio State University
o University of Pittsburgh
o University of South Carolina
