U.S. News & World Report has been ranking the best
colleges in the United States for years. The publication now ranks online programs and released
its most current list.
The Best Online Program Rankings lists more than 1,000
programs in eight categories. The survey now includes the Best Online Graduate
Criminal Justice Program, because the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts an
11% increase in law-enforcement careers by 2016, and the Best Online MBA
Program, because of the increased popularity of that degree.
The University of California-Irvine beat out Arizona
State, Boston University, and Pace University for the top spot in the criminal
justice program, while the program offered by the Kelley School of Business,
Indiana University, Bloomington, finished first in the MBA category.
The Penn State University-World Campus was ranked first
among online baccalaureate programs and the University of Houston was named No.
1 in the graduate education program category. The University of Southern
California had the top-ranked online graduate information technology program and
Medical University of South Carolina was on top in the graduate nursing program
ranking.
