1. Why is U.S. News ranking online education programs?
U.S. News believes online learning is fast becoming an integral part of all education, including higher education, and that consumers are hungry for information related to online degrees. Please see U.S. News Editor Brian Kelly's note for more information.
2. Is it possible to change the directory information published as part of the U.S. News online degree program website?
The information presented in the online degree program directory and rankings was collected during the summer and fall of 2012 for the U.S. News annual statistical survey of online degree programs. Before contacting U.S. News to request a change to the directory data, please contact your school's institutional research office (or the equivalent) or persons who completed one of the six online surveys.
There were separate online surveys conducted for online master's degree level programs in business, computer information technology, education, engineering, and nursing, and for the online bachelor's degree programs.
The person(s) who completed the U.S. News annual online degree program statistical survey or surveys should then review the data in question and, if need be, contact us to request a change.
Change requests should be submitted by E-mail to official@usnews.com. Your E-mail must include your institution name, name of the discipline (e.g., computer information technology), a link to where the incorrect information is published on usnews.com, the survey question number(s) for which you are requesting a change, the incorrect information, and the correct information.
Updating the online degree directory once the surveys have gone through the verification process is time consuming. Corrections normally take about four to eight weeks to implement. We appreciate your patience.
3. I have a question about the data used in the 2013 Best Online Education Programs rankings or published as part of the online degree program website. Whom should I contact?
Please send your inquiry via E-mail to official@usnews.com.
4. I have a question about the 2013 Best Online Education Programs rankings or the methodologies used to compute these online degree program rankings. Whom should I contact?
Please send your inquiry via E-mail to official@usnews.com.
5. How can I request additional unpublished rankings information about the 2013 Best Online Education Program rankings? Whom should I contact?
Please send your inquiry via E-mail to official@usnews.com.
6. Our school was ranked in the 2013 Best Online Education Programs rankings. How can we advertise our ranking through U.S. News?
There are many advertising opportunities through U.S. News. Please visit our school marketing center for more information.
7. How do I order reprints?
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8. May we use a graphic—such as the U.S. News logo or the Best Online Education Programs badge—to promote our Best Online Education Programs ranking?
U.S. News will offer badges for the 2013 Best Online Education Programs rankings. These badges will be available to the highly ranked schools for promotional purposes. All schools eligible for the 2013 Best Online Education Programs badges are listed on the Badge Eligibility page.
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