U.S. News & World Report Ranks Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Among Best Online Programs
Loretto, PA – February 7, 2024 – Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û has been ranked No. 138 among the 2024 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs by U.S. News & World Report. This ranking marks a 107-slot improvement over the University’s 2023 ranking of 245. A total of 348 Universities were evaluated as part of the ranking process. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û ranks #5 in Pennsylvania.
The University’s online business programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies garnered a No. ranking of 75, up four slots from 2023. These programs include accounting, computer systems management, management, and organizational leadership.
U.S. News assessed schools based on four categories.
Engagement (35%): Quality online bachelor's degree programs promote participation in courses, giving students opportunities to readily interact with their instructors and classmates, as is possible in a campus-based setting.
Services and Technologies (25%): Programs that incorporate diverse online learning technologies allow greater flexibility for students to take classes from a distance. Outside of classes, strong support structures provide learning assistance, career guidance and financial aid resources commensurate with quality campus-based programs.
Faculty Credentials and Training (20%): Strong online programs employ instructors with academic credentials that mirror those of instructors for campus-based programs, and they have the resources to train these instructors to teach distance learners.
Peer Assessment (20%): A survey of high-ranking academic officials helps account for intangible factors affecting program quality that are not captured by statistics. Also, employers may hold in high regard degrees earned from programs that academics respect.
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About Online Programs at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û
The Division of Professional Studies at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û offers flexible, online degree and certificate programs in business, technology, education, healthcare, social services, and other key fields.
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