U.S. News: NEIT improves in ranking of best 2016 online bachelor’s programs

NEW ENGLAND Institute of Technology is ranked 49th – up from 140th – in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of 300 of the best 2016 online bachelor’s programs.

(Updated 3:46 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – New England Institute of Technology is ranked 49th – up from 140th – in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of 290 of the best 2016 online bachelor’s programs.
“New England Institute of Technology rose in the ranking in part because they performed better on measures involving its course delivery, such as faculty preparedness to teach distance learners and support services available to distance learners,” said Eric Brooks, a senior data analyst at U.S. News, in an email.
Now in its fifth year, the U.S. News Best Online Programs are offered by the Washington, D.C.-based publication as a resource for students and working adults seeking online education programs for degree completion and career advancement. A searchable directory enables prospective students to explore tuition, program offerings and online services. The data was released Tuesday afternoon.
The only other Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts colleges and universities to make the list are the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, ranked 55th last year and 70th this year, and Johnson & Wales University in Providence, which came in at 172nd this year after being recognized, but not ranked last year.
Regarding UMass Dartmouth, Brooks noted, “Its data did not change much but other schools’ performance very slightly improved.”
Florida’s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide debuts at No. 1, tied with Pennsylvania State University World Campus for best online bachelor’s programs. Temple University remains the No. 1 best online MBA Program, and Indiana University at Bloomington again places first on the best online graduate business programs list, which excludes MBAs.
“Online learning is becoming an integral part of higher education, and consumers are hungry for information related to legitimate online degrees,” said Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, in a press release. “The Best Online Programs rankings can help prospective students begin their search for a program that suits both their academic and career goals, as well as their work and family schedules.”
Methodologies are based on a variety of factors, including student engagement, faculty credentials and student services and technology. Only degree-granting programs at regionally accredited institutions that are offered predominantly online are considered.
For information on the rankings, visit www.usnews.com/online.

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