Online bachelor’s and graduate degree programs offered by Long Island College and universities have risen in rankings this year in the US News & World Report rankings.
Stony Brook University’s online graduate nursing program has once again become the top 10 in the nation, reaching one in eighth of more than 200, according to the rankings.
Patricia Brukenthal, dean of nursing, highlighted the program’s “engagement excellence” as well as faculty qualifications and peer assessments in a statement.
Since the 1990s, 682 students have enrolled in the online program at nursing schools, including distance learning. This includes specializations such as masters in nursing education, masters in nursing instructors, and doctorates of nursing practice.
What Newsday found
Online bachelor’s and graduate degree programs offered by Long Island College and universities have risen in rankings this year in the US News & World Report rankings. He made a huge leap from 246th to 57th.
“This ranking is a testament to clinical opportunity not only to our faculty expertise, but also to the academic medical center and is part of New York’s No. 1 public university,” Brukental said.
Stony Brook’s non-MBA graduate school program ranks 74th nationwide, with the MBA program ranking 147th. The university’s online master education was tied to Hofstra University and three other institutions at 104th place.
US News & World Report has evaluated approximately 1,800 online masters and bachelors’ degree programs across accredited bodies nationwide for this year’s rankings. The organization considered graduate degree programs in areas such as MBA, non-MBA business, criminal justice, information technology, education, engineering, and nursing.
According to US News & World Report, the ranking measures “the overall academic ability of Baccalaurea and master level across the field” and “how effective it is in awarding affordable degrees in a reasonable time frame.” It’s there.
Lamont Jones, education editor at US News, could help students who want to “promote education, but need to be more flexible in studying outside the physical classroom.” Announcement of the annual rankings. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 40% of students after the backcaraurate and 28% of undergraduate students were enrolled in distance learning only in the fall of 2021 last year, when data was available.
Double digit jump
One of the Long Island facilities that made a notable profit this year was Hofstra University, whose online MBA program jumped from 29th to 14th to 15th, linked to the University of Maryland.
Kaushik Sengupta, Associate Dean of Graduate School of Business Education at Hempstead University and Executive Director of Online MBA Programs, offers a program success, including the flexibility to build strong builds, with experienced full-time faculty and students. He said there were several factors that contributed. Professional network.
The program, which recognizes 60-70 students each year, is “still small enough, agile enough to allow cohort students to build relationships with faculty, alumni and current students,” Sengapta said. I did. They are space to program the way they want. ”
Full-time students take approximately 16 months to complete the program. If they attend part-time, it takes about two years, Sengupta said.
“We’ve come a long way since we started the program in 2011,” he pointed out.
Kaussick Centaba, executive director of Hofstra University’s online MBA program in Gussart Hall at Frank G. Zalve Business School. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost
New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury has increased by eight spots with its online master’s engineering program, which appeared on the 66th of this year.
“This ranking reflects our commitment to providing high quality, flexible, industry-driven education to meet the evolving needs of energy sector professionals,” said Dean of the University of Engineering and Computing Sciences. Babak D. Beshti, said in a statement. .
NYIT was tied at 147 for an online master education program.
Molloy’s big leap
In the online bachelor’s degree category, Buffalo University has won the top spot for the second year in a row. The only Long Island School to crack that category list is Molloy University at Rockville Centre, making a considerable leap from last year’s 246th spot.
“Molloy is committed to meeting student demand for programs that can help you meet your busy schedule and achieve your life goals,” Michelle Piskulich, vice president of science at the university, said in a statement. It states. “Online and partially online programs make higher education more accessible to lifelong learners who need the flexibility to register or maintain their registration.”
Molloy’s non-MBA business master program ranked in brackets between 239 and 313, while the university’s MBA program was ranked in a separate group between 272 and 313.
Adelphi University in Garden City is tied to 118 in the online Masters of Education category, and Patchigue University at St. Joseph University is ranked between 156 and 205 for non-MBA business graduate programs, and between 272 and 355 for MBAs was ranked in another bracket between. category.
