Best Online Graduate Education Programs

These are the best online master's in education degree programs, based on factors such as level of accreditation, admissions selectivity, and academic and career support services offered to students. See the methodology »

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Rank School Faculty Credentials & Training Student Services & Technology Student Engagement Admissions Selectivity
#51 Overall Score: 50.8 Stony Brook University–​SUNY

Stony Brook, NY

66.2 34.0 76.6 25.9
#52 Overall Score: 50.5 University of Nevada–​Reno

Reno, NV

60.0 36.0 59.5 45.0
#53 Overall Score: 50.5 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–​New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

73.0 30.0 46.3 53.3
#54 Overall Score: 50.2 University of Colorado–​Denver

Denver, CO

75.0 32.0 76.5 19.5
#55 Overall Score: 50.0 Brandman University

Irvine, CA

77.9 48.0 45.8 36.9
#56 Overall Score: 49.8 Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OH

87.2 40.0 68.7 12.5
#57 Overall Score: 49.7 University of Missouri–​St. Louis

Saint Louis, MO

68.6 40.0 83.2 10.2
#58 Overall Score: 49.3 Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

13.0 44.0 76.0 50.4
#59 Overall Score: 49.1 University of Massachusetts–​Amherst

Amherst, MA

77.2 38.0 53.2 33.7
#60 Overall Score: 48.8 Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

82.3 46.0 68.2 8.9
#61 Overall Score: 48.7 University at Buffalo–​SUNY

Buffalo, NY

59.2 40.0 56.6 39.6
#62 Overall Score: 48.5 University of Illinois–​Urbana-​Champaign

Champaign, IL

70.4 49.2 48.5 33.2
#63 Overall Score: 48.2 Concordia University

Portland, OR

64.2 36.0 53.3 40.6
#64 Overall Score: 48.2 Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

67.0 34.0 75.4 17.8
#65 Overall Score: 48.0 University of St. Francis

Joliet, IL

23.4 44.8 67.3 47.2
#66 Overall Score: 47.8 University of New England

Biddeford, ME

87.0 36.0 63.4 14.0
#67 Overall Score: 47.7 Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

60.0 32.0 62.4 35.3
#68 Overall Score: 47.7 Old Dominion University (Darden)

Norfolk, VA

69.5 44.0 69.2 14.0
#69 Overall Score: 47.6 University of South Carolina–​Aiken

Aiken, SC

20.0 45.6 73.7 41.3
#70 Overall Score: 47.4 California State University–​East Bay

Hayward, CA

22.6 38.0 74.9 42.9
#71 Overall Score: 47.3 Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

72.2 34.0 68.2 18.5
#72 Overall Score: 46.6 Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

48.0 55.4 63.6 22.8
#73 Overall Score: 46.4 Texas A&M University–​Kingsville

Kingsville, TX

72.2 34.0 53.5 30.4
#74 Overall Score: 46.3 New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY

90.4 38.0 50.1 18.5
#75 Overall Score: 46.1 St. Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

90.4 30.0 54.1 19.4

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