Concordia University, St. Paul’s online bachelor’s programs ranked 37th on U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 college rankings for best online programs. 

To compile the rankings, U.S. News & World Report distributed a statistical questionnaire to nearly 2,000 regionally accredited higher education institutions. Respondents were asked to identify whether they would be offering online bachelor’s degree programs in the 2012-2013 academic year.  Aggregate statistical data was then collected from respondents offering online degree programs, and responses were scored based on the above factors.

U.S. News & World Report determines rankings based on numerous factors, including:

• Best practices
• Graduation rates
• Learning outcome assessments
• Class size
• Retention rates
• Time to degree deadline
• Ph.D. faculty
• Tenured faculty
• Student indebtedness
• Academic support services
• Career support services

Concordia, St. Paul’s online graduate business programs and online graduate education programs were also included in U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings. Concordia, St. Paul offers a variety of fully online bachelor degree programs, including:

• Bachelor of Arts in Accounting
• Bachelor of Arts in Business
• Bachelor of Arts in Child Development
• Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
• Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Science
• Bachelor of Arts in Family Life Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Food Industry Management
• Bachelor of Arts in Health Care
• Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management
• Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management
• Bachelor of Arts in Information and Technology Management
• Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Innovation Management
• Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management and Leadership
• Bachelor of Science in Pulmonary Science
• Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Science Leadership

For more information on Concordia University, St. Paul’s online degree program, visit http://online.csp.edu.