MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Nonprofit Colleges Online, an independent website dedicated to promoting nonprofit online education, has published a ranking of its "Students Before Profits Award" winners offering a master's degree in psychology or counseling. The award is given to online colleges and universities with a track record of "putting students before profits and education before the bottom line." Award-winning programs are profiled and ranked by affordability.
Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas leads the list. Fort Hays University of Fort Hays, Kansas is ranked second, followed by Amberton University in Garland, Texas.
Other universities making the list include (alphabetically ordered):
Adams State University – Alamosa, Colorado
Adler Graduate School – Richfield, Minnesota
Adler School of Professional Psychology – Chicago, Illinois
Athabasca University – Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
Auburn University – Auburn, Alabama
Austin Peay State University – Clarksville, Tennessee
Ball State University – Muncie, Indiana
Baptist Bible College and Seminary – Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Bellevue University – Bellevue, Nebraska
California Baptist University – Riverside, California
Colorado State University – Fort Collins, Colorado
Easter Michigan University – Ypsilanti, Michigan
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania – Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Emporia State University – Emporia, Kansas
Fielding Graduate University – Santa Barbara, California
Goddard College – Plainfield, Vermont
Kansas State University – Manhattan, Kansas
LeTourneau University – Longview, Texas
Liberty University – Lynchburg, Virginia
Missouri Baptist University – Saint Louis, Missouri
Naropa University – Boulder, Colorado
Nova Southeastern University – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Palo Alto University – Palo Alto, California
Prescott College – Prescott, Arizona
Regent University – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sacred Heart University – Fairfield, Connecticut
Seton Hall University – South Orange, New Jersey
Southern New Hampshire University – Hooksett, New Hampshire
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology – Chicago, Illinois
Thomas University – Thomasville, Georgia
Union Institute and University – Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Missouri – Columbia, Missouri
University at Buffalo – Buffalo, New York
University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
University of Massachusetts-Boston – Boston, Massachusetts
University North Dakota – Grand Forks, North Dakota
University of Texas at Tyler – Tyler, Texas
University of the Southwest – Hobbs, New Mexico
University of Wisconsin-Stout – Menomonie, Wisconsin
Wake Forest University – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
West Virginia University – Morgantown, West Virginia
Winston-Salem State University – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The full ranking with details about each school can be viewed at the following URL: http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com/rankings/best-online-masters-in-psychology/
Only regionally accredited colleges and universities with nonprofit status are considered for the "Students before Profits Award." Awards are granted to qualifying schools with online degree programs in the relevant discipline offered at a lower than average tuition rate. The award was conceived, in part, as a way to counteract the negative stereotypes of online education fostered by the bad behavior and poor outcomes of the some of the large, for-profit companies that tend to dominate the online education world. The hope is to shine more light on the growing number of established, reputable, nonprofit schools now offering online degree options.
"Earning a master's degree in psychology or a closely related field is a particularly wise choice for individuals who desire to have a working career in therapy or counseling (rather than in research). These individuals can easily forego the time and money investment of a doctoral program without any injury to their future professional success," said Liz Robertson, lead editor for the ranking of online master's in psychology and counseling award winners. "The abundance of high-quality, low-residency programs from accredited, renowned schools makes it possible for busy adults to take careers in psychology to the next level. Our hope is that this ranking of award-winning programs will help prospective students discover these programs more easily and avoid some of the poor-quality, for-profit options that often dominate in the media through big money marketing schemes."
Nonprofit Colleges Online is an independent website committed to promoting accredited online institutions of higher education with a track record of putting students before profits and education before the bottom line. The site helps connect nontraditional students to quality, affordable, nonprofit distance-learning programs.
Contact:
Liz Robertson
Editor, Nonprofit Colleges Online
http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com
(919) 745-8906
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