Seven Creighton University online programs have earned rankings in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs, announced today in the magazine’s annual edition on online higher education. The rankings evaluated more than 1,600 online education programs for bachelor’s and graduate degrees in business, education, nursing, engineering and computer technology.
Creighton’s online program categories recognized are: No. 7 in Best Online Education Master’s; No. 35 in Best Online MBA; No. 16 in Best Online Business Analytics MBA; No. 19 in Best Online Finance MBA; No. 21 in Best Online General Management MBA; No. 30 in Best Online MBA programs for Veterans; and No. 24 for Online Graduate Business Programs (Excluding MBA).
“Creighton has a long history in online delivery for health professions education and graduate education programs,” said University Provost Mardell Wilson, EdD, RDN. “Skilled, experienced faculty innovate constantly to provide engaging online programs. Our students are Jesuit educated with a commitment to engage with and improve the world around them.”
In the rankings, only degree-granting programs at regionally accredited institutions offering courses entirely online were considered. U.S. News & World Report used reputation, student engagement, faculty credentials and training, student excellence, technology and other factors to determine its rankings. The rankings also included peer review data based on schools’ evaluations of each other.