CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Value Colleges (www.valuecolleges.com), an independent online guide to the best values in undergraduate and graduate college education, has released its Top 50 Best Value Online Project Management Graduate Programs of 2016 at http://www.valuecolleges.com/rankings/best-online-project-management-programs-2016/
Value Colleges' Top 50 Best Value Online Project Management ranking guides working professionals and aspiring project managers to the best online graduate degrees in the Project Management field. Students can trust the Best Value ranking because Value Colleges selects only regionally-accredited, reputable colleges and universities.
The top 50 are ranked using the U.S. News & World Report Ranking (when applicable), Payscale's 2015-16 Salary Report, and tuition costs. Bonus points are given for GAC Accreditation (Project Management Institute).
The top 3 best values for 2016 are (1) Northeastern University in Boston, MA, (2) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL, and (3) Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC.
All of the schools that made the ranking are listed below (in alphabetical order):
Avila University – Kansas City, MO
Bellevue University – Bellevue, NE
Boston University – Boston, MA
Brandeis University – Waltham, MA
Brenau University – Gainesville, GA
City University of Seattle – Seattle, WA
College of St. Scholastica – Duluth, MN
Colorado State University – Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Technical University – Colorado Springs, CO
Dallas Baptist University – Dallas, TX
DeSales University – Center Valley, PA
Drexel University – Philadelphia, PA
Eastern Michigan University – Ypsilanti, MI
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach, FL
Fayetteville State University – Fayetteville, NC
Florida Institute of Technology – Melbourne, FL
George Washington University – Washington, DC
Golden Gate University – San Francisco, CA
Granite State College – Concord, NH
Lasell College – Newton, MA
Liberty University – Lynchburg, VA
Mississippi State University – Starkville, MS
Missouri State University – Springfield, MO
Northeastern University – Boston, MA
Northern Arizona University – Flagstaff, AZ
Northwestern University – Evanston, IL
Norwich University – Northfield, VT
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State World Campus – University Park, PA
Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN
Regis University – Denver, CO
Saint Leo University – Saint Leo, FL
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota – Winona, MN
Sam Houston State University – Huntsville, TX
Southern New Hampshire University – Hooksett, NH
Stevens Institute of Technology – Hoboken, NJ
University of Alaska-Anchorage – Anchorage, AK
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs – Colorado Springs, CO
University of Dallas – Irving, TX
University of Denver – Denver, CO
University of Mary – Bismarck, ND
University of Maryland-College Park – College Park, MD
University of Michigan-Dearborn – Dearborn, MI
University of North Alabama – Florence, AL
University of Texas-Dallas – Richardson, TX
University of Wisconsin-Platteville – Platteville, WI
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater – Whitewater, WI
Walden University – Minneapolis, MN
Wayland Baptist University – Plainview, TX
Western Carolina University – Cullowhee, NC
Project Management is one of the hottest, fastest-growing careers, and editor Carrie Sealey-Morris explains why: capable project managers are needed everywhere because of "experienced managers aging, retiring, or stepping back from their careers; growing industries such as tech and healthcare needing managers to keep up; and world-wide economic and industrial expansion." With such a need, "working professionals have found it necessary to go back to school for further credentialing to set themselves apart on the job market or to qualify for promotion," and schools have answered with project management concentrations in the MBA and Master of Science, or with specialized Master of Project Management degrees. Since most students looking for graduate degrees in project management are already working professionals, online options are especially important.
Value Colleges is an independent, online resource with one mission: to help prospective students find the best educational value in their chosen field. At Value Colleges, future students can find rankings for the top investments in online and residential college degrees, advice on making the best decisions about finances when in college, and explanations of commonly-misunderstood aspects of college costs.
Carrie Sealey-Morris
Editor, Value Colleges
(512) 710-9901