U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday released its 2023 Best Online Programs rankings. The rankings evaluate online bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at regionally accredited institutions.
This year’s edition resulted in the largest number of programs ever included, at 1,832. Among the eight disciplines included in the rankings, criminal justice saw the biggest increase, from 83 to 95.
The Best Online Programs include rankings of bachelor’s programs as well as the following master’s-level disciplines: MBA, business (non-MBA), computer science information technology (including computer science), criminal justice/criminology, education, engineering and nursing.
U.S. News said that, while the methodologies are different for each discipline, they all incorporate metrics specific to online learning.
“Most of the undergraduate programs in the Best Online Programs rankings are degree completion programs, meaning the vast majority of their students already have some college credit,” Eric Brooks, principal data analyst at U.S. News, said. “The methodology is developed with those students in mind, setting these rankings apart from those that are focused on recent high school graduates pursuing higher education for the first time.”
Here’s a look at how New Jersey schools ranked in certain categories (some are tied for their spots):
Bachelor’s degrees
No. 85: Rowan University, Glassboro (tie)
No. 85 Rutgers University, Camden (tie)
No. 139 Berkeley College, Woodland Park
MBA programs
No. 73: Rutgers University – Camden, Rutgers School of Business – Camden; (tie)
No. 73: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken; (tie)
No. 85: Montclair State University, Montclair;
No. 115: Rowan University (Rohrer), Glassboro;
No. 132: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Martin Tuchman School of Management,
Newark;
No. 169 Rider University Norm Brodsky College of Business, Lawrenceville.
Graduate Business Programs
No. 16: Rutgers University – New Brunswick and Newark (tie)
No: 27: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken;
No. 38: Montclair State University, Montclair;
No. 73: Rutgers University – Camden Rutgers School of Business-Camden, Camden;
No. 95: New Jersey Institute of Technology Martin Tuchman School of Management
Newark;
No. 115: Rowan University (Rohrer), Glassboro;
No. 126: Rider University Norm Brodsky College of Business, Lawrenceville.
Education
No. 10: Montclair State University, Montclair;
No. 58: Rowan University, Glassboro (tie);
No. 58: Seton Hall, South Orange (tie);
No. 97: Rutgers University, New Brunswick;
No. 178: Stockton University, Galloway;
No. 231: Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
Engineering
No. 28: Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer), Hoboken;
No. 47:New Jersey Institute of Technology Ying Wu College of Computing;
No. 79: Rowan University, Glassboro.
Computer Science Information Technology programs
No. 8: Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer), Hoboken;
No. 29: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Ying Wu College of Computing,
Newark;
No. 53: Montclair State University, Montclair.
Criminal Justice programs
No. 22: Saint Elizabeth University, Morristown;
No. 58: Rowan University, Glassboro.
Nursing programs
No. 33: Seton Hall University, Nutley;
No. 85 Felician University, Lodi;
No. 109 Rowan University, Glassboro;
No. 113 Ramapo College of New Jersey.
