Angelo State’s online graduate program ranks nationally

SAN ANGELO – Angelo State University’s (ASU) College of Graduate Studies has been named one of the Top 50 Online Graduate Programs in the U.S. for the second straight year by GraduatePrograms.com.

Overall, ASU’s graduate program is ranked No. 21 and is joined on the Top 50 list by Lamar University, Texas A&M University, Sam Houston State University and Stephen F. Austin State University.

Programs are ranked utilizing ratings and reviews by more than 20,000 students enrolled in over 500 different online graduate programs. Students rate their respective programs using a ten-star system, with one being the worst and ten the best. ASU’s average ranking is 8.72 stars.

Rankings cover a variety of topics, such as academic competitiveness, career support, financial aid and quality of network. For a given graduate program, rankings are determined by calculating the average score based on the 15 ranking categories.

“The GraduatePrograms.com ranking is a further testament to the quality of our graduate program, which has posted new record enrollments for ten straight long semesters and now includes more than 1,000 students. Many of those students are enrolled in our online programs,” said ASU President Brian J. May.

ASU offers online graduate degree programs in business administration, criminal justice, curriculum and instruction, education, homeland security, nursing, psychology and security studies.