RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Nonprofit Colleges Online (nonprofitcollegesonline.com), a website devoted to promoting nonprofit online colleges and universities, has published another of its "Students Before Profits Award" rankings, this time focused on online bachelor's in accounting programs (http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com/rankings/best-online-bachelors-in-accounting/).
The "Students Before Profits Award" series of rankings attempts to counteract online education's negative reputation fostered by the exploitative practices of some for-profit online education companies by highlighting online schools that put "students before profits and education before the bottom line." To be considered for an award programs must be offered by a regionally accredited, nonprofit college or university. Programs are then ranked according to their affordability.
According to Brett Gershon, the lead editor of the ranking, "A bachelor's degree in accounting is one of the most highly versatile professional degrees available as due to corporate scandal and government legislation (like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), financial analysts and accountants, are in increasingly high demand in not only large businesses but small business alike. Furthermore, finance professionals are needed in nonprofit sectors, government sectors and almost every area of public life where capital is exchanged." Gershon goes on to say that a degree in accounting provides such a broad base of skills and knowledge that many graduates of these programs will be equipped not just to work in accounting and related fields, but also to ascend to other areas of business. "The CEOs and CFOs of many notable companies began their careers as accountants." This award ranking will be valuable for working adults who desire to take their careers into a wide variety of potential areas and who desire to do so while keeping their costs to a minimum.
Florida Atlantic University holds the number one position on this ranking with a shockingly low tuition rate of $60 per credit and total tuition cost of $7,200. Western Governors University and Dickinson State University come in second and third place, respectively.
Other colleges and universities awarded include (in alphabetical order):
Athens State University
Baker College
Bellevue University
Bemidji State University
Central Methodist University
City University of Seattle
Clarion University
Colorado State University-Global
Columbia College
Concordia University–St. Paul
Dakota State University
Davenport University
Dickinson State University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Institute of Technology
Franklin University
Golden Gate University
Granite State College
Hiram College
Indiana State University
Keiser University
Linfield College-Adult Degree Program
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Morehead State University
National University
New England College
Northeastern University
Northern State University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Old Dominion University
Ottawa University
Post University
Saint Leo University
Sam Houston State University
Southern Oregon University
Southern Polytechnic State University
Texas A & M University Commerce
Thomas Edison State College
Tiffin University
Trine University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Maine at Augusta
University of Maryland-University College
University of Minnesota-Crookston
University of Northwestern Ohio
University of the Southwest
University of West Alabama
Washington State University
Western Governors University
Nonprofit Colleges Online is an independent guide to nonprofit online education. In addition to the Students Before Profits Award rankings, the site publishes a number of other resources to help prospective students learn about and connect with schools where they can get a quality online education that puts their needs and success first.
Contact:
Brett Gershon
Editor, Nonprofit Colleges Online
http://nonprofitcollegesonline.com
763.503.0162
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