Ten University of Maryland University College’s Online Degree Programs Ranked as “Best Buys” by GetEducated.com

Distance Learning Degree Programs from Regionally Accredited Institutions Surveyed in 2006

For Immediate Release:
October 12, 2007

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ADELPHI, Md. (October 12, 2007) —University of Maryland University College (UMUC) announced today that several of its online degree programs have been ranked as “Best Buys” by GetEducated.com based on a national survey of distance education programs from 37 regionally accredited universities.

“We’re thrilled to be ranked among the nations leading providers of distance degree programs,” said Dr. Susan Aldridge, president of UMUC. “UMUC is dedicated to providing top-notch degree programs at an affordable price to students – making higher education accessible to anyone in the United States and throughout the world.”

Online degree programs were ranked based on a fall 2006 GetEducated.com, LLC survey of publicly posted tuition fee rates at distance bachelor degree programs offered through regionally accredited universities in the United States.

Full list of UMUC degrees and rankings below

• UMUC’s criminal justice undergraduate degree program ranked 8th in the country, which includes degrees for criminal justice, law, legal studies, and homeland security;
• UMUC’s computer science and information technology graduate degree program ranked 8th;
• UMUC’s psychology, social science, and human services undergraduate degree program ranked 11th;
• UMUC’s business and management undergraduate degree program ranked 19th;
• UMUC ranked in the top ten for its human resources undergraduate degree program.

 
“The University of Maryland University College is to be lauded for taking the initiative in making higher education more affordable, and therefore more accessible, for learners nationwide,” commented GetEducated.com’s founder and chief education analyst, Vicky Phillips. “The cost of college is a huge inhibiting factor for most Americans. Distance education is all about making education more accessible, especially for working adults in need of a career specific higher education.”

UMUC, one of 11 accredited, degree-granting institutions in the University System of Maryland, is the second largest university in the state, offering programs and services tailored for working adults and other nontraditional students. The university currently has more than 88,000 students worldwide, over 32,000 of whom are Maryland residents. This public university’s virtual college has previously been rated a Best Buy for their distance master’s in information technology.

About University of Maryland University College
University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is the second-largest university in Maryland, serving 90,000 students and offering undergraduate and graduate programs online and on-site. As demand grows for flexible, high-quality degree programs, the Board of Regents projects that UMUC’s enrollments will grow by 101 percent by 2015. In addition, UMUC is the 12th largest degree-granting university in the United States, is one of the largest public providers of online higher education in the nation, offering more than 130 undergraduate and graduate programs available online and onsite, and more than 100 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs and certificates fully online. The university offers classroom-based instruction at 20 locations throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area and has more than 150 locations worldwide.

About GetEducated.com
Founded in 1989, GetEducated.com, LLC is the safest place in cyberspace to shop for an online degree ™.  The clearinghouse publishes America’s most trusted series of 100% free ebooks to online colleges and issues distance degree ratings and rankings based on nationwide surveys.  Owned by higher education professionals, the clearinghouse’s mission is to help consumers get educated about quality online degrees.  Education analysts employed by the site analyze, evaluate, rank, rate, and compare distance degree options nationwide, including the online MBA, and distance masters in education, justice and law, engineering and computer science. The clearinghouse’s free service, the Diploma Mill Police, helps protects consumers from online degree fraud and degree mills.

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