Albertus Magnus College: 2024 US News & World Report Best Online Programs
Both Online Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs Heralded
Albertus Magnus College lecture in business.
New Haven, Conn., February 7, 2024 – For the fourth year in a row, US News & World Report ranks Albertus Magnus College on its Best Online Programs list. Included this year are Best Online Bachelor’s Programs, Best Online Bachelor’s in Business, Best Online Master’s in Business, and Best Online Master’s in Criminal Justice.
The rankings cover fully online degree programs, defined by US News as those with a vast majority of required coursework that can be completed via distance education courses. Standards are measured by being commensurate with quality in-person programs properly adapted to remote learning.
“Albertus Magnus College is a pioneer in adult education and online degree programs, providing a proven track record in earning power and social mobility,” said Albertus Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty Rosa E. Rivera-Hainaj, Ph.D. “Being recognized by US News for our quality education and the flexibility of our courses only adds to the already strong foundation of critical thinking skills and experiential learning that is at the core of an Albertus values-based liberal arts education.”
Highlights of the survey include:
- Best Online Bachelor’s Programs: Albertus jumped 15 spots in this category.
- Best Online Bachelor’s in Business Programs: This is the first time Albertus has appeared in this ranking, recognized for its overall academic quality.
- Best Online Master’s in Business: The Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership adds the US News Online honors to its long list of distinguished achievements.
- Best Online Master’s in Criminal Justice: This national ranking adds to recent accolades, including being is ranked one of the best in the country by Forbes Advisor, where Albertus’ online program earned the #5 spot nationally and the top spot in the State of Connecticut.
Earlier in this 2023-2024 academic year, along with Forbes Advisor, Money named Albertus one of its Best Colleges in America and US News & World Report named Albertus one of its “Best Colleges” in its overall rankings – receiving special recognition in the area of social mobility and undergraduate teaching.
About Albertus Magnus College
Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. As New England's most diverse Catholic College, Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For eight consecutive years, graduating classes at Albertus have achieved post-graduate employment and graduate school success at a rate of at least 95%. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and 12 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds with nearly the same percentage of undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants and being first generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Public Health, and Supply Chain Management; among its graduate programs is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Just two years from its historic 100 th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, which articulates an inspiring, bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.