Best Online Bachelor's Degree Programs

This list is a comprehensive ranking of undergraduate programs, and the number one institution is a less familiar institution: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University). The University of Illinois in Chicago came in second, followed by the University of Florida in third.

Ohio State, which was No. 1 last year, is tied for No. 4 this year with Oregon State. Also in the top 10 are: Arizona State University (#6), University of Arizona (#7), State University of New York at Buffalo (#8), CUNY SPS College (#8) and University of Georgia (#10 ).

In addition to being among the top 10 schools, there are also some institutions that have made significant progress in the rankings. For example, North Carolina State University's ranking improved to 14th from 39th last year. The University of Missouri, ranked 99th last year, is ranked 14th this year, improving 85 places.

This year's most talked about is the two new professional rankings: business and psychology. Arizona State University and the University of Florida tied for first place in the ranking of undergraduate business programs.

Oregon State University, UMass Amherst and Washington State University all tied for third.

Penn State is ranked #1 for undergraduate online psychology programs. It was followed by four tied for second place: Arizona State University, Loyola University Chicago, Oregon State University and the University of Florida.

In this way, aside from the University of Florida, Penn State is almost the biggest winner of the 2021 online program rankings. On the same day that US.News released the list, Penn state proudly published an article in the school magazine. For the fifth year in a row, the school has been named the most recognized university in U.S. News & World Report's list of the nation's best online degree programs.

In 2021, Penn State ranks in the top 10 for both undergraduate degree program rankings and five graduate program rankings.

Penn State ranks sixth in the overall ranking of undergraduate degree programs. Among the postgraduate courses, engineering courses ranked 4th, online MBA courses ranked 7th, online graduate education ranked 7th, and online graduate computers ranked 8th.