Criminal Justice School Guide

As online education increases in popularity, competition between online colleges also increases. Now, with so many different online programs to choose from, students have the ability to choose the best school to suit their specific needs. Because of this, online schools are working even harder to provide the best education to their students. Let’s take a look at how the top online colleges of 2009 measure up!

The Online Education Database and National Center for Education Statistics selected the top online colleges of 2009 based on acceptance rate, graduation rate, financial aid, peer Web citations, retention rate, years accredited, scholarly citations, and student-faculty ratio.

Top Online Colleges of 2009

1. Nova Southeastern University
2. Regent University
3. Champlain College
4. Upper Iowa University
5. LeTourneau University
6. Liberty University
7. Grand Canyon University
8. Dickinson State University
9. Western Governors University
10. Salem International University
11. Keiser University
12. Fisher College
13. National University
14. Walden University
15. Tiffin University
16. Westwood College
17. Post University
18. ITT Technical Institute
19. Colorado Technical University
20. Everglades University
21. Everest University
22. Kaplan University
23. Capella University
24. Rasmussen College
25. Devry University
26. Berkeley College
27. Granite State College
28. University of Phoenix
29. Peirce College
30. Herzing College
31. South University
32. City University
33. Florida National College
34. York Technical College
35. Western International University
36. Darton College
37. Franklin University
38. Northcentral University
39. Ashford University
40. Baker College
41. Bellevue University
42. National American University
43. Jones International University
44. American InterContinental University

OnlineDegreeReviews.org also provides a list of what they consider to be the top 10 online colleges. Their list, however, is based on student generated reviews. Current and former students were asked to rate schools based on their opinion of the quality of materials, institution, value, teachers, support and technology. Schools with the highest ratings made the top of the list. While this is a much more subjective way of ranking the top online colleges, their list does allow for an interesting comparison between the two lists of schools.

Top Online Colleges as Ranked by Current and Former Students (2009)

1. Andrew Jackson University
2. Boise State University
3. Seton Hall University
4. Norwich University
5. Columbia Southern University
6. Henley-Putnam University
7. TUI University
8. University of Massachusetts (UMass Online)
9. Grand Canyon University
10. American Military University

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