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WCU programs earn national rankings

  • Friday, May 4, 2018 2:51 PM
  • Criminal Justice, Education

SR Education Group, an education research publisher founded in 2004, recently released their 2018 Best of Colleges report. William Carey University ranked on both the 2018 Best Online Colleges and the 2018 Most Affordable Online Colleges.

For the 2018 Best Online Colleges ranking, SR Education Group researched and analyzed accredited online schools across the nation, taking into consideration academic strength factors as well as annual tuition rates. Inclusion on this list shows high academic standards and a commitment to affordability, two key factors important to prospective students. William Carey University made this ranking at sixteenth for master’s degrees in education, eleventh for doctoral degrees in education, twentieth for master’s degrees in special education, and seventeenth for master’s degrees in teaching. William Carey also ranked eighth for master’s degrees in criminal justice.

The 2018 Most Affordable ranking represents online schools across the nation that are making an effort to provide economical options for students. SR Education Group manually researched the tuition of every college offering fully online degrees to determine and rank the most affordable choices. William Carey University made this ranking at eleventh for master’s degree in education, fifth for doctoral degrees in education, eleventh for master’s degrees in special education, and twelfth for master’s degrees in teaching. William also made this ranking for sixth for master’s degrees in criminal justice.

SR Education Group recently launched a major update to GuidetoOnlineSchools.com and OnlineU.org: 132 separate ranking lists categorized by program and degree level. This marks the organization’s largest launch to date. A total of 610 unique online colleges were ranked on the 2018 Most Affordable Online Colleges and 2018 Best Online Colleges ranking reports. The methodology employed for this launch includes degree-specific tuition rates that are manually researched by SR Education Group, as well as data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

SR Education Group has been researching and publishing content about online colleges since 2004, and has been publishing online college rankings since 2009.  SR Education Group is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, and the company’s mission is to create authoritative online resources for students seeking an online education program that best suits their budget and career aspirations. SR Education Group is passionate about making quality education attainable for everyone and believes that objective information about education, careers, and educational financing should be free and easily accessible. For more information, please visit https://www.sreducationgroup.org/.

The full lists are available here:
  • https://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/education#best-value-masters
  • https://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/education#best-value-doctorate
  • https://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/special-education#best-value-masters
  • https://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/teaching#best-value-masters
  • https://www.onlineu.org/most-affordable-colleges/education-masters-degrees
  • https://www.onlineu.org/most-affordable-colleges/education-doctoral-degrees
  • https://www.onlineu.org/most-affordable-colleges/special-education-masters-degrees
  • https://www.onlineu.org/most-affordable-colleges/teaching-masters-degrees
  • https://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/criminal-justice#best-value-masters
  • https://www.onlineu.org/most-affordable-colleges/criminal-justice-masters-degrees
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