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Online degrees at all four UM 欧美口爆视频 universities recognized among the best in nation.
In the midst of a worldwide pandemic that has forced much of higher education to pivot to remote learning, online programs across 欧美口爆视频 of Missouri 欧美口爆视频 institutions are being recognized among the best in the nation, according to the U. S. News & World Report 2021 Best Online Programs Rankings.
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鈥淚t was an unprecedented year for higher education, but our dedicated team of professionals continued to provide our online students with the same high quality of education that has long been recognized among the best in the nation, this year we worked hard to enhance our digital platform and student experience while working to grow enrollment鈥 said Matthew Gunkel, chief online learning and technology officer for UM 欧美口爆视频. 鈥淥ur online programs are developed by the same faculty who teach on campus and provide participating students with a degree that truly means something.鈥
The new rankings are included in the 2021 edition of the rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report and are based on data from 2020.
Increased access to quality online education is a strategic goal for the UM 欧美口爆视频, which now promotes more than 260 online offerings from its four universities through . Efforts are paying off with enrollment of distance students growing 41% systemwide over the past five academic years. This is growth in fully online programs and doesn鈥檛 include enrollment in courses that may have been moved online due to the pandemic.
Mizzou鈥檚 online master of education programs ranked higher than any other institution in Missouri for the fourth consecutive year. It climbed 45 spots since last year鈥檚 rankings to No. 15, tying with CUNY-Hunter College, Portland State 欧美口爆视频, Texas Tech 欧美口爆视频, 欧美口爆视频 of North Texas and Virginia Commonwealth 欧美口爆视频.
鈥淓ven before we pivoted our delivery of teaching and learning due to COVID-19, we were making strategic investments in training for online faculty and online course quality metric,鈥 said Steve Graham, senior associate vice president for Academic Affairs at the UM 欧美口爆视频. 鈥淲e are happy that our online programs continue to receive the national recognition they deserve.鈥
U.S. News ranked schools with online graduate programs in five general categories: engagement; expert opinion; faculty credentials and training; services and technologies; and student excellence.
According to U.S. News & World Report, the vast majority of students enrolled in the ranked bachelor鈥檚 online programs have earned at least some college credit. Rather than first-time college students, they are more likely to be working professionals in their 20s to 40s looking to advance in or change their careers. Consequently, the factors U.S. News selected to make comparisons between programs did not include measures only applicable to teenage applicants, such as high school grades and standardized test scores. Instead, it chose factors that weigh how online programs are being delivered and their effectiveness at awarding affordable degrees in a reasonable amount of time.
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