More than 15 Maryland-based degree programs appear on the U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 rankings of best online programs.
The annual lists, issued Tuesday, arrive as the COVID-19 pandemic is putting a spotlight on virtual education. They evaluate more than 1,600 online bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. Note for this year, especially: They track programs that are always online, and do not include those that shifted to virtual due to the pandemic.
“As in-person gatherings remain limited, we might see more interest in online degrees than in prepandemic years,” said Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, in a statement. “But online degrees aren’t only practical in the short term — distance education can also be conducive to a schedule that includes full-time work or other commitments.”
Here’s where Maryland schools appeared in each of the categories:
Bachelor’s degrees
- 179. Frostburg State University
- 256-337. Coppin State University
- 256-337. Stevenson University
- Unranked. Morgan State University
Computer information technology (master’s)
- 2. Johns Hopkins University
- 43. University of Maryland Baltimore County
- 60. Towson University
MBA
- 10. University of Maryland College Park
- 100. University of Baltimore
- 126. Salisbury University
- 197. Frostburg State University
- 221. Morgan State University
Business master’s (non-MBA)
- 121. Morgan State University
Engineering (Master’s)
- 10. Johns Hopkins University
- 15. University of Maryland College Park
Nursing (master’s)
- 14. Johns Hopkins University
- 75. University of Maryland, Baltimore
- 131. Salisbury University
