For members of the military who want to get a degree online, it’s important to find high-quality, trustworthy programs that meet veteran’s specific education needs.
To help veterans and their families find military-friendly programs that are available online, U.S. News & World Report has released the 2014 Best Online Programs for Veterans rankings.
“Given the increasing number of U.S. servicemen and servicewomen returning from deployment and looking to enter college, we feel that the Best Online Programs for Veterans rankings are more important than ever,” said Matt Speer, director of sales and marketing for U.S. News University Connection, in a press release. “Finding accredited online programs dedicated to helping them make the most of their education benefits can be difficult, so we’re thrilled we can provide some professional guidance.”
The ranking categories include online bachelor’s degrees programs and online master’s degree programs in business, computer information technology, education, engineering and nursing.
This is the first year that U.S. News & World Report has included computer information technology in the veteran-specific online program rankings.
Academically, the schools included in the veterans rankings need to also rank in the 2014 Best Online Programs rankings by U.S. News & World Report. This ensures that the programs have met the rankings factors in areas like regional accreditation, credentials of faculty, positive graduation rates and low student debt post-graduation.
For the veterans rankings, schools also must meet additional criteria to prove that they are military-friendly.
This includes having GI Bill certification, offering at least one for-credit course from the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) Catalog of Nationally Accredited Distance Learning Programs, being part of the Yellow Ribbon Program and a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium.
Schools included in the 2014 Best Online Programs for Veterans rankings met all of the above criteria.
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