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TO EDUCATION EDITORS:
Top 30 Academically Challenging Online Universities Ranked by
Affordable Online Colleges
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Affordable Online
Colleges has ranked the 30 highest rated and most affordable online
colleges in the US. The list attempts to reward schools that have
high academic standards as well as lower than average tuition. The
full ranking of schools can be seen at this link:
http://www.affordable-online-colleges.net/30-highest-rated-affordable-online-colleges-u-s/
In developing the list, Affordable Online Colleges scoured the
Internet for reliable, publicly available data about academic quality
and costs. Factors that were considered included affordability,
quality of education, other rankings, student reviews, recognition by
major publications (such as US News & World Report), and awards the
schools have received.
Highly rated and affordable online colleges can provide students with
a convenient, cost effective and solid education. It is becoming
increasingly clear that students do not need to sacrifice academic
quality for the ease and convenience of getting educated from the
comfort of home, often at a substantially lower cost than traditional
brick-and-mortar schools. Affordable Online Colleges' ranking aims to
measure the best of the best, taking these various goals into
consideration.
According to lead researcher Agnes Cooley, "Online colleges offer an
excellent way for busy individuals to earn a degree around their work
and family commitments. This list was created to showcase the online
institutions in the U.S. that provide top-class education at very
affordable prices."
Schools included in this ranking are as follows:
30. University of Wyoming - Laramie, Wyoming 29. Liberty University -
Lynchburg, Virginia 28. Columbia Southern University - Orange Beach,
Alabama 27. Bellevue University - Bellevue, Nebraska 26. Colorado
State University - Fort Collins, Colorado 25. Stony Brook University -
Stony Brook, New York 24. Lamar University - Beaumont, Texas 23. Old
Dominion University - Norfolk, Virginia 22. University of North Dakota
- Grand Forks, North Dakota 21. Sam Houston State University -
Huntsville, Texas 20. American InterContinental University -
Schaumburg, Illinois 19. Colorado Technical University - Colorado
Springs, Colorado 18. Kaplan University - Country-wide 17. East
Carolina University - Greenville, North Carolina 16. Ball State
University - Muncie, Indiana 15. University of Northern Colorado -
Greeley, Colorado 14. University of Florida - Gainesville, Florida 13.
University of West Georgia - Carrollton, Georgia 12. Florida State
University - Tallahassee, Florida 11. University of Massachusetts -
Massachusetts (State-wide) 10. Fort Hays State University - Hays,
Kansas 9. Southern New Hampshire University - Manchester/Hooksett, New
Hampshire 8. Oregon State University - Corvallis, Oregon 7. North
Carolina State University at Raleigh - Raleigh, North Carolina 6.
American Public University - Charles Town, West Virginia 5. Capella
University - Minneapolis, Minnesota 4. Central Michigan University -
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 3. Arizona State University - Tempe, Arizona
2. Walden University - Minneapolis, Minnesota 1. Western Governors
University - Salt Lake City, Utah
Affordable-Online-Colleges.net reviews commonly available information
and creates proprietary rankings to help students make critical life
decisions. Our goal at Affordable Online Colleges is to produce high
quality college rankings and resources that will be useful to students
who either are, or are thinking about, furthering their education and
advancing their career.
Contact:
Brick David (AOC) PO Box 180459 Tallahassee, FL 32318
Phone: (607) 226-8728 Web: http://www.affordable-online-colleges.net/
Read more news from Affordable Online Colleges.
SOURCE Affordable Online Colleges
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