There are no objective ways to adequately rate online university degree programs, but there are a few credible websites that use their own ratings systems. Penn State University's "World Campus" was rated as a "best buy" by geteducated.com among online university degree programs as of December 2009. What makes Penn State's program an inviting choice for online education is that Penn State offers over 60 different online degree programs including the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Bachelor's degrees include everything from turfgrass science to nursing. Other master's degree programs include applied statistics, public administration, and homeland security. Penn State is regionally accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges, and the entire university was rated 47th among all universities nationwide by U.S. News and World Report for 2010.
Penn State World Campus
Pennsylvania State University
128 Outreach Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-5403
www.worldcampus.psu.edu
Capella University, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was rated as a top-25 online university by Online Education Database. Aside from its 22 bachelor's degrees, Capella offers over 70 online master's degrees and over 40 different doctoral degrees. Within this vast array of programs, students have the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary study programs by mixing and matching fields of study to suit their research interests. What emerges is a truly unique educational opportunity to essentially create your own program of study within the fields of behavioral sciences, education, business and public service leadership.
Capella University
225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3389
(612) 977-5100
http://www.capella.edu
Nova Southeastern University is one of the little-known secrets among the prominent colleges and universities located in Florida. Nova offers a wide variety of online degree programs and allows students to engage in interdisciplinary study in much the same way that Capella University does. Nova Southeastern was rated the number-one online university in 2009 by Online Education Database. Criteria used to evaluate colleges and universities included acceptance rate, financial aid, graduation rate and retention rate. Princeton Review also rated Nova's graduate program as one of the top online graduate schools. Fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Nova Southeastern offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in numerous fields. Notable among Nova's doctoral programs are its degrees in computer science, information security and computing technology in education, and computer information systems.
Nova Southeastern University
3301 College Avenue
Carl DeSantis Building, Fourth Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796
(954) 262-2000
nova.edu