RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Nonprofit Colleges Online (http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com) has published a ranking of fifty top nonprofit colleges and universities offering a bachelor's degree in business online. The ranking, which can be viewed at http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com/rankings/best-online-bachelors-in-business/, are a part of the site's series of Student Before Profits Award rankings, which were created to highlight regionally accredited nonprofit colleges and universities that offer quality online programs of study at an affordable price. The series is, in part, an attempt to counteract the bad publicity around online education by promoting schools with a track record of "putting students before profits and education before the bottom line."
Eastern Oregon University leads the list with their Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with total costs estimating $18,705. Stephen F. Austin State University of Texas comes in second with a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree that costs approximately $20,000, and Fort Hays State University, located in Kansas, comes in third with a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor's of Science in Business Education program.
Other universities making the list include (alphabetically ordered):
Amberton University of Garland, Texas
Baker College of Flint Township, Michigan
Ball State University of Muncie, Indiana
Belhaven University of Jackson, Mississippi
Bellevue University of Bellevue, Nebraska
Buena Vista University of Storm Lake, Iowa
Champlain College of Burlington, Vermont
Charter Oak State College of New Britain, Connecticut
City University of Seattle of Seattle, Washington
Colorado State University-Global of Greenwood Village, Colorado
Columbia College of Columbia, Missouri
Dakota State University of Madison, South Dakota
Dallas Baptist University of Dallas, Texas
Drexel University of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
East Carolina University of Greenville, North Carolina
Excelsior College of Albany, New York
Florida International University of Miami, Florida
Franklin University of Columbus, Ohio
Granite State College of Concord, New Hampshire
Indiana University East of Richmond, Indiana
Indiana Wesleyan University of Marion, Indiana
Liberty University of Lynchburg, Virginia
LeTourneau University of Longview, Texas
Limestone College of Gaffney, South Carolina
Mercy College of Dobbs Ferry, New York
Northern Arizona University of Flagstaff, Arizona
Oklahoma State University of Stillwater, Oklahoma
Pennsylvania State University of State College, Pennsylvania
Regis University of Denver, Colorado
Rogers State University of Claremore, Oklahoma
Saint Joseph's College of Standish, Maine
Saint Leo University of Saint Leo, Florida
Sierra Nevada College of Incline Village, Nevada
Southern New Hampshire University of Manchester and Hookset, New Hampshire
Southern Oregon University of Ashland, Oregon
Southwestern College of Winfield, Kansas
Thomas Edison State College of Trenton, New Jersey
Troy University of Troy, Alabama
University of Houston-Victoria of Victoria, Texas
University of Maryland University College of Adelphi in Prince George's County, Maryland
University of Massachusetts Amherst of Amherst, Massachusetts
University of Wisconsin-Platteville of Platteville, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater of Whitewater, Wisconsin
University of Wyoming of Laramie, Wyoming
Upper Iowa University of Fayette, Iowa
Western Governor's University of Salt Lake City, Utah
Western Kentucky University of Bowling Green, Kentucky
"An undergraduate degree in business (or any of the related business disciplines) is by far the most popular online degree. The basic skills taught in these online degree programs are valuable in almost every profession; employers are aware of this and hire accordingly," says Liz Robertson, lead editor for the piece and an Associate Editor of Nonprofit Colleges Online. "Graduates of business programs have average mid-career salaries that are higher than the mean for all bachelor's degree holders, and, due in part to the wide variety of concentrations offered with most undergraduate business degrees, a myriad of distinct careers are accessible to students after graduation, making their job outlook quite optimistic, even during an economic downturn. Additionally, an undergraduate degree in business is deemed the most logical stepping stone to an M.B.A."
Nonprofit Colleges Online is an independent publication committed to promoting regionally accredited institutions that consistently put students before profits. The site helps connect nontraditional students to quality, affordable distance-learning programs by publishing rankings that make this information more attainable.
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