Several Ļć½¶Ö±²„distance programs ranked among top 10 for educational value
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.āDistance education programs at Mississippi State are once again being recognized for providing exceptional value to students.
In the Best Online Colleges rankings recently released by SR Education Group, Mississippi State is ranked No. 3 in the country for schools offering online doctoral programs and No. 13 nationally for schools offering online masterās degree programs.
Additionally, nine programs are ranked in the top 10 of their respective fields. MSUās distance MBA program is ranked No. 2 in the country, with online programs in project management, computational engineering and secondary education also earning top five rankings.
āThis recognition is a credit to our Ļć½¶Ö±²„faculty and staff who are dedicated to providing students with exceptional academic programs in a format that best meets their needs,ā said Susan Seal, executive director of the Ļć½¶Ö±²„Center for Distance Education. āOur online programs provide the flexibility and outstanding value that is of particular interest to adult learners, while maintaining the high-quality standards that are expected from an Ļć½¶Ö±²„program.ā
The SR Education group rankings include distance programs in MSUās James Worth Bagley College of Engineering, College of Education and College of Business. The programs ranked include:
āMaster of Business Administration, ranked No. 2
āMaster of Business Administration - Project Management, ranked No. 3
āMaster of Science in Computational Engineering, ranked No. 4
āMaster of Science in Secondary Education, ranked No. 5
āMaster of Science in Civil Engineering, ranked No. 6
āMaster of Science in Electrical Engineering, ranked No. 6
āMaster of Science in Mechanical Engineering, ranked No. 6
āBachelor of Science in Elementary Education, ranked No. 7
āMaster of Science in Industrial Engineering, ranked No. 7
āMaster of Arts in Teaching ā Special Education, ranked No. 12
Several programs also were highly ranked for their affordability. Ļć½¶Ö±²„is No. 10 in the rankings for most affordable online doctoral degrees.
SR Education Group, an education research publisher founded in 2004, used data on tuition rates and academic programs to determine which schools offer the best value. For complete ranking details, see .
MSUās distance education programs are consistently ranked among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report, among other outlets. For more on the Ļć½¶Ö±²„Center for Distance Educationās online degree and certificate programs, visit .
Ļć½¶Ö±²„is Mississippiās leading university, available online at .