SEATTLE, March 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Online business education and career guide Top Management Degrees (http://www.topmanagementdegrees.com/) has published a ranking of the 50 best online master's programs in education management: http://www.topmanagementdegrees.com/rankings/best-online-education-management-degree-programs/
The data for this ranking was derived from the most recent publicly available sources, including U.S. News and World Report, the Princeton Review, and the National Center for Education Statistics. Schools were ranked based on reputation, prestige, accreditation, flexibility, and estimated cost.
The top spot in the ranking went to the University of Houston's College of Education in Houston, TX, followed by the University of Florida's College of Education in Gainesville, FL, and the University of Dayton's School of Education and Health Sciences in Dayton, OH.
Other schools making the list include (alphabetically ordered):
Angelo State University – San Angelo, Texas
Appalachian State University – Boone, North Carolina
Arizona State University – Tempe, Arizona
California State University-East Bay – Hayward, California
California University of Pennsylvania – California, Pennsylvania
Cedarville University – Cedarville, Ohio
Concordia University Chicago – River Forest, Illinois
Creighton University – Omaha, Nebraska
Eastern Michigan University – Ypsilanti, Michigan
Emporia State University – Emporia, Kansas
Florida State University – Tallahassee, Florida
Fort Hays State University – Hays, Kansas
George Mason University – Fairfax, Virginia
Hofstra University – Hempstead, New York
Indiana University-Bloomington – Bloomington, Indiana
Kansas State University – Manhattan, Kansas
Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas
Michigan State University – East Lansing, Michigan
Northern Illinois University – DeKalb, Illinois
Old Dominion University – Norfolk, Virginia
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus – University Park, Pennsylvania
Sam Houston State University – Huntsville, Texas
St. John's University – Queens, New York
SUNY-Stony Brook University – Stony Brook, New York
Texas A&M University-College Station – College Station, Texas
Towson University – Towson, Maryland
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – Fayetteville, Arkansas
University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Idaho – Moscow, Idaho
University of Iowa – Iowa City, Iowa
University of Massachusetts – Lowell, Massachusetts
University of Mississippi – Oxford, Mississippi
University of Montana – Missoula, Montana
University of Nebraska-Kearney – Kearney, Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Lincoln, Nebraska
University of New Mexico – Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of North Carolina-Wilmington – Wilmington, North Carolina
University of North Texas – Denton, Texas
University of San Diego – San Diego, California
University of Scranton – Scranton, Pennsylvania
University of South Carolina – Columbia, South Carolina
University of South Dakota – Vermillion, South Dakota
University of Tennessee-Martin – Martin, Tennessee
University of Texas-Arlington – Arlington, Texas
Utah State University – Logan, Utah
West Virginia University – Morgantown, West Virginia
Wright State University – Dayton, Ohio
A master's degree is one of the requirements for a management position in the education field. Tammie Cagle, editor of Top Management Degrees, describes managers in the education field as "managers of teachers and systems that mold our future leaders," thus requiring educated and skilled managers. She explains that this field is growing in demand, and an online master's degree focused on education management "can help teachers start on their path to leadership while still working in the classroom."
Top Management Degrees is an independent online resource for information about business and management education and careers. The site publishes rankings and reviews of top business and management degree programs, financial aid options for business students, career guides, and more.
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